Keith Wesley C. Ybut Jan.

31, 2018
BSN-III

FLOWCHART OF INFLAMMATORY EVENT

INJURIOUS AGENTS

CELLS DAMAGED

RELEASE KININS, HISTAMINE, AND

OTHER CHEMICALS

BLOOD VESSELS DILATE CAPILLARIES BECOME NEUTROPHILS AND THEN

“LEAKY” MONOCYTES (AND OTHER
WBCs) ENTER AREA

INCREASED BLOOD EDEMA (FLUID IN CLOTTING REMOVAL OF DAMAGED/DEAD

FLOW INTO AREA TISSUE SPACES) PROTEINS TISSUE CELLS AND PATHOGENS
ENTER AREA FROM AREA

REDNESS HEAT PAIN SWELLING

BRINGS MORE FIBRIN

NUTRIENTS AND BARRIER
OXYGEN TO AREA

INCREASES POSSIBLE TEMPORARY

METABOLIC RATE LIMITATION OF JOINT
OF TISSUE CELLS MOVEMENT

HEALING

References
Marieb, E. N. (2014). Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology (10th ed.). USA: Pearson Education
Limited.