Family Integrity · Anatomy & Physiology — Platon’s Lectures
Inflammation
How the body responds to damage and infection through inflammation.
In this lesson, Platon and Alexey look at inflammation as the body’s response to damage or infection. Using the lesson’s three-part scheme — alteration, exudation and proliferation — they move from the initial injury through the inflammatory response toward tissue repair.
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What you will hear in this lesson
The lesson looks at different kinds of damaging factors, the classic signs of inflammation — pain, swelling, redness, heat and loss of function — and the roles of exudation and proliferation. It is an introductory educational explanation, not medical advice or a diagnosis.