Question

Inflammatory response is a nonspecific response to?

a. Phagocytosis of foreign material
b. Local vasodilation
c. Any tissue injury
d. Formation of purulent exudates

Answer 1

The inflammatory response is an immune reaction triggered by any tissue injury, featuring the classic signs of redness, warmth, swelling, and pain due to the increased blood flow and vessel permeability.

Step-by-step explanation:

The inflammatory response is a fundamental aspect of the immune system's defense mechanism, activated by any tissue injury. It is characterized by a sequence of events that include vasodilation, increased blood flow, and fluid leakage into tissues, causing redness, warmth, swelling, and pain. The goal of the response is to isolate and eliminate the cause of the injury, be it a pathogen or damaged cells, and to begin the healing process. The release of chemicals like histamine, leukotrienes, and prostaglandins from injured cells and immune cells like mast cells and basophils leads to increased blood vessel diameter, blood flow, and permeability which are essential to this protective response.

Answer 2

The correct answer is: c. Any tissue injury

Inflammatory response is body reaction to disease or injury. Injury triggers an inflammatory response in order to recruit cells (phagocytes come to the damaged area and destroy present microorganisms) and chemicals to the site of the damage to repair it. This process is called inflammation. Inflammation is accompanied by signs and symptoms that include heat, swelling, redness, and pain and it is controlled by the nervous stimulation and chemical substances-cytokines.