Inflammation ____.

Question

Inflammation ____.​
A) ​is triggered by activated complement
B) ​is a specific immune response
C) ​results in redness due to decreased blood flow
D) ​results in swelling due to the loss of water from damaged tissue
E) ​is caused by fever

Accepted Answer

Inflammation is a nonspecific immune response triggered by various factors, including activated complement proteins. It involves increased blood flow (not decreased, as stated in C) to the affected area, which contributes to the redness and warmth. Swelling is due to increased fluid leaking from blood vessels into tissues (not loss of water from tissues as stated in D), and fever can be a result of inflammation but is not its cause (E). B is incorrect because inflammation is a nonspecific response, not a specific one like antibody or T-cell responses.

Inflammation ____.​

Inflammation ____.