EXERCISES, LESSON 1
INSTRUCTIONS. The following exercises are to be answered by marking the lettered
response that best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement or
by writing the answer in the space provided.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers.
1. List the four major signs of inflammation.
a. ______________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________
2. Sometimes, in addition to the four signs above, there is a fifth sign of inflammation.
This is a ___________________ of _________________.
3. List four beneficial effects of inflammation.
a. ___________ ___________ ______________ the irritants present in the area.
b. ____________ ____________ _____________ and often _________ bacteria,
dead cells, and other debris.
c. ___________________ ___________________ toxic substances.
d. Clotting of the edema fluid ____________ ____________ ____________
__________________ and prevents the inflammation from spreading.
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