IPLab:Lab 3:Objectives
- List the 4 cardinal signs of inflammation and the pathogenesis of each.
 - List the cells of the inflammatory process, their activity, and whether they are involved in acute or chronic inflammation or both.
 - Describe the vascular and cellular events of acute inflammation.
 - Define exudate, transudate, edema, and pus.
 - List 5 mediators of acute inflammation and their activities.
 - Discuss chronic inflammation including how it arises, its cells, mediators, and histology.
 - Distinguish granulomatous inflammation as to causes and morphology.
 - Define the following: fibrinous, serous, suppurative, and catarrhal inflammation; abscess; ulcer; and cellulitis.
 - Define labile, stable, and permanent cells relative to the healing process. Give tissue examples.
 - Describe the process of wound healing by first intention and second intention.
 - Describe systemic and local influences that may modify the repair process.
 
An abscess is a collection of pus (white blood cells) within a cavity formed by disintegrated tissue.