Fibrosis and Repair Practice Questions

Question 1

Wound contraction can be most effectively minimized by:

Accepted Answer

Full thickness grafting

Answer

Allowing secondary granulation

Answer

Split skin graft

Answer

Dressing with placenta

Question 2

Fibroblasts in healing wound are derived from -

Accepted Answer

Local mesenchyme

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Epithelium

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Endothelium

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Bone marrow

Question 3

Which of the following helps in cell-to-cell adhesion?

Accepted Answer

E-Cadherin

Answer

Interleukins

Answer

Interferons

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Matrix metalloproteinases

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a pathological manifestation of chronic alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

Piecemeal necrosis

Answer

Microvesicular fatty changes

Answer

Central hyaline sclerosis

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Ballooning degeneration

Question 5

Which of the following statements about wound healing is false?

Accepted Answer

Hematomas promote wound healing

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Inhibited by diabetes mellitus (DM)

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Inhibited by foreign body

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Inhibited by infection

Question 6

What is the mechanism of secondary healing?

Accepted Answer

Granulation tissue

Answer

Neovascularization

Answer

Scab formation

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Granuloma formation

Question 7

Which vitamin is known to inhibit wound healing?

Accepted Answer

Vitamin E

Answer

Vitamin A

Answer

Vitamin C

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Vitamin B complex

Question 8

Which statement about macrophages is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

M2 type involved in inflammation

Answer

Phagocytic cells

Answer

Activation by IFN-γ

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Major cells in chronic inflammation

Question 9

Which of the following type of collagen is present in healing and granulation tissue?

Accepted Answer

Type III

Answer

Type II

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Type I

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Type IV

Question 10

Which is NOT a feature of chronic inflammation?

Accepted Answer

Neutrophil predominance

Answer

Mononuclear cells

Answer

Fibrosis

Answer

Granulation tissue

Fibrosis and Repair — MCQs

Fibrosis and Repair — MCQs

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