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- Bradykinin
Answer a powerful vasodilator that increases capillary permeability and con- stricts smooth muscle
- Clotting system
Answer Plasma protein system that forms a fibrinous meshwork at the inflamed site to prevent spread of infection, keep mos at sight of greatest phagocytic activity, and form clots.
- Complement system
Answer proteins in the blood that help antibodies and T cells kill their target
- Cytokines
Answer Chemicals released by the immune system communicate with the brain.
- Diapedesis
Answer the passage of blood cells through the intact walls of the capillaries, typically accompanying inflammation.
- Exudate
Answer fluid that accumulates in a wound; may contain serum, cellular debris, bacteria, and white blood cells
- Fibroblasts
Answer Spindle-shaped cells that form connective tissue proper
- Granuloma
Answer a general term used to describe a small, knot-like swelling of gran- ulation tissue in the epidermis
- Histamine
Answer A chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy
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Answer a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues
- Kinin system
Answer functions to activate and assist inflammatory cells
- Macrophages
Answer Found within the lymph nodes, they are phagocytes that destroy bacteria, cancer cells, and other foreign matter in the lymphatic stream.
- Mast cells
Answer Cells that release chemicals (such as histamine) that promote inflammation.
- Margination
Answer neutrophils cling to the walls of capillaries in the injured area
- Monocytes
Answer An agranular leukocyte that is able to migrate into tissues and transform into a macrophage.
- Neutrophils
Answer A type of white blood cell that engulfs invading microbes and contributes to the nonspecific defenses of the body against disease.
- Phagocytes
Answer A type of white blood cell that ingests invading microbes
- Primary intention
Answer primary union of the edges of a wound, progressing to complete scar formation without granulation
- Secondary intention
Answer Wound closure in which the edges are separated; gran- ulation tissue develops to fill the gap; and, finally, epithelium grows in over the granulation, producing a larger scar than results with
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