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The main function of the inflammatory response is to

A) initiate the production of antibodies.
B) remove contaminating microorganisms and initiate repair of damaged tissues.
C) initiate T cell-mediated immune responses.
D) initiate the production of killer cells

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Answer:

B) remove contaminating microorganisms and initiate repair of damaged tissues.

Step-by-step explanation:

Schematically we can divide the inflammation into five stages:

1- Release of mediators. They are molecules, most of them, of elementary structure that are released or

synthesized by the mast cell under the action of certain stimuli.

2- Effect of mediators. Once released, these molecules produce vascular alterations and effects

Chemotactics that favor the arrival of molecules and immune cells to the inflammatory focus.

3- Arrival of molecules and immune cells to the inflammatory focus. They come mostly from the blood, but

also from the areas surrounding the focus.

4- Regulation of the inflammatory process. Like most of the immune responses, the inflammatory phenomenon

It also integrates a series of inhibitory mechanisms aimed at finalizing or balancing the process.

5- Repair. Phase consisting of phenomena that will determine the total or partial repair of tissues

damaged by the aggressor or by the inflammatory response itself.

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