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Innate Immunity: Inflammation & Wound Healing

Hannah Lehrer MSN, RN
Horizontales
__________ are found in the blood and probably function in the same way as tissue mast cells.
_____________ is the process by which a cell ingests and disposes of foreign material, including microorganisms.
Wounds that take much longer to heal and do not have approximated edges are said to be healing by __________ intention.
The inflammatory response is activated to protect the body from further injury, prevent ________ of injured tissues, and promote healing.
Scar tissue is composed primarily of __________ that fills in the lesions and restores strength, but cannot carry out physiologic function of the destroyed tissue.
The primary role of a neutrophil include removal of ________ and dead cells in sterile lesions & destruction of bacteria in nonsterile lesions.
_____________ are durgs that block the binding of histamine to its receptors, thus decreasing inflammation.
Innate barriers are the ______ line of defense, second comes the _____________ response, then lastly adaptive immunity.
Mast cells are filled with granules and located in the loose __________ tissues close to blood vessels near the body's outer surfaces.
Normal flora resides on the body surfaces (skin, eye mucus membranes, lower GI tract, urethra, and vagina) and is a spectrum of ______________ microorganisms which means they do not cause infection.
_________ immunity is also known as natural or native immunity.
Microscopic inflammatory changes that occur within seconds of tissue injury: ____________, increased vascular permeability, and WBC adherence to the inner walls of the blood vessel.
When a wound pulls apart at the incision line, patients often report that something "gave away."
Platelets are activated to slow _________, degranulation, and release growth factors that promote wound healing.
Verticales
Repair of a wound is the replacement of destroyed tissue with _____ tissue.
_____________ work to serve as the body's primary defense against parasites & help regulate vascular mediators released from mast cells.
T ____________ are generally an acquired immune response that are active during proliferative phase of wound healing.
____________ cause increased permeability, neutrophil chemotaxis, and pain by direct effects on nerves.
____________ organisms can cause disease if an individual's defenses are compromised.
Tissue healing starts during the ______ _____________ phase.
______________ are slow reacting substances of anaphylaxis that produce histamine like effects.
__________ causes constriction of smooth muscle and dilation of the postcapillary venules to increase blood flow into the microcirculation.
The ______ immune system is programmed to respond to damage to the body.
________ intention is wound healing under conditions of minimal tissue loss (wound edges are together).
Adaptive immunity is also known as _______ or specific immunity.
The ______ cell is the most important cellular activator of the inflammatory response.
The classic symptoms of _______ inflammation include: redness, swelling, pain, and loss of function.