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HSC 411 Exam 1 Questions with All Correct Answers What is inflammation? - Answer- oA reaction of a living tissue & its micro-circulation to a pathogenic/mechanical insult. oA mechanism for survival Why does inflammation occur? - Answer- oThe vascular & cellular responses of inflammation are mediated by: oChemical factors (derived from blood plasma or cells) oTriggered by inflammatory stimulus: - Stress - Trauma - Tissue injury or death --Release chemical mediators of inflammat...

HSC 411 Final Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Which of the following tissue types typically does not undergo mitosis after growth causes but may do so in the event of injury? - Answer- Stabile Epithelial tissue is an example of which type of tissue? - Answer- Labile Which of the following is true regarding scar tissue - Answer- Is largely produced by fibroblasts Which of the following is true for secondary healing vs. primary healing? - Answer- Involve wound contraction A...

HSC 411 Final Test Questions and Answers All Correct Which of the following are true with regard to Major Histocompatibility Complexes? - Answer- A. MHC protein cell surface receptors are coded for on Chromosome 6 B. MHC I molecules offer evidence of cell mutations or viral invaded cells C. MHC II proteins are displayed on the surface of certain phagocytes after engulfment of extracellular molecules Macrophages play a central role in immunity by acting as antigen presenting cells. A...

A 68 year-old female with decompensated alcoholic liver cirrhosis and refractory ascites, initially presented to the Clinic in June 2020. She was an alcoholic for 40 years and quit just a few years ago. Cirrhosis was diagnosed in 2011, and fluid began building in her abdomen approximately 4 years ago. Physical examination revealed a blood pressure of 110/64 mm/Hg, temperature of 97.7°F, and pulse of 68. Bilateral edema was present on both legs (+3) and there was a notable absence of periphera...

Tolerance - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to distinguish between self and foreign antigens is MHC II - CORRECT ANSWER-A molecule that is found on antigen presenting cells, and offers information about extracellular abnormalities B lymphocytes - CORRECT ANSWER-Which of the following lymphocytes are responsible for antibody mediated immunity? IgM - CORRECT ANSWER-Which antibodies are first produced when exposed to a new pathogen? IL-1 - CORRECT ANSWER-Clonal Expansion is associated with ...