Soft tissue healing - inflammation stage 0.0 / 5 ? OtherInjuries and IllnessUniversityAll boards Created by: Hayleigh WrightCreated on: 03-02-15 20:35 What is inflammation? The body's normal reaction to tissue damage and infection 1 of 12 How many characteristics of inflammation are there? 5 2 of 12 1 - what is redness/rubor caused by? Increase in blood flow to the surface of the skin 3 of 12 2 - what is swelling/tumor caused by? Inflammatory exudate (cells and fluid that has seeped out of blood vessels or an organ) 4 of 12 3 - what is heat/calor cacused by? Increase in blood 5 of 12 4 - what is pain/dolar caused by? chemical or mechanical irritation of nociceptors (pain receptors) 6 of 12 What is the last characteristic? Loss of function 7 of 12 What two cells enter the wound site? Leukocytes and macrophages 8 of 12 What do leukocytes do? Kill any bacteria which is present in the wound 9 of 12 What do macrophages do? They cleanse the wound of any cellular debris 10 of 12 What do macrophages produce? A number of cytokines and growth factors 11 of 12 What do they also attract? They attract contractual cells to encourage the contraction of the wound 12 of 12
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