Chapter 3 | Key terms

Question 1

simple, microscopic organisms that are widespread throughout the world some produced disease

Answer 1

bacteria

Question 2

What’s the singular term for bacteria?

Answer 2

bacterium

Question 3

round bacteria may be in clusters, chains, and other formations

Answer 3

cocci

clusters: staphylococci
chains: streptococci
singular: coccus

Question 4

what formation is staphylococci in?

Answer 4

clusters

Question 5

what formation is streptococci in?

Answer 5

chains

Question 6

what formation is coccus in?

Answer 6

singular

Question 7

Rod shaped bacteria

Answer 7

bacilli

Question 8

whats the singular term for bactilli?

Answer 8

bactillus

Question 9

Viberios

Answer 9

short curved rods

Question 10

corkscrew shaped bacteria that move with a twisting motion

Answer 10

Spirochetes

Question 11

extremely small bacteria with complex life cycles that grow in living cells, but unlike viruses are susceptible to antibiotics

Answer 11

chlamydia

Question 12

extremely small bacteria that grow in living cells, but are susceptible to antibiotics

Answer 12

rickettsia

Question 13

submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells

Answer 13

Viruses

Question 14

simple non-green plants some of which are parasitic includes yeast and mold

Answer 14

Fungi

Question 15

What is the singular term for fungi?

Answer 15

Fungus

Question 16

Single celled animals

Answer 16

protozoa

Question 17

Helminthis

Answer 17

worms

Question 18

The ingestion of organisms such as invading bacteria or small particles of waste material by a cell

Answer 18

phagocytosis

Question 19

immunity that is developed during life from exposure to disease organisms

Answer 19

adaptive immunity

Question 20

sudden, severe; having a short course

Answer 20

acute

Question 21

not recurrent or malignant, favourable for recovery, describing a tumour that does not spread (metastasize) to other tissues

Answer 21

benign

Question 22

A malignant neoplasm composed of epithelial cells

Answer 22

carcinoma

Question 23

Of long duration, progressing slowly

Answer 23

Chronic

Question 24

an abnormal filled sack or pouch; used as a root meaning a normal bladder or sack, such as the urinary bladder or gallbladder

Answer 24

cyst

Question 25

accumulation of fluid in the tissues swelling

Answer 25

edema

Question 26

The cause of a disease

Answer 26

etiology

Question 27

A laboratory staining procedure that divides bacteria into two groups *gram-positive*, which stains purple & *gram-negative*, which stains red

Answer 27

Gram stain

Question 28

protrusion of an organ through an abnormal opening commonly called a rupture

Answer 28

hernia

Question 29

all our defences against infectious disease

Answer 29

Immunity

Question 30

A localized response to tissue injury, characterized by heat, pain, redness, and swelling

Answer 30

Inflammation

Question 31

A distinct area of damage tissue, an injury or wound

Answer 31

Lesion

Question 32

growing worse, harmful tending to cause death, describing an invasive tumour that can spread (metastasize) to other tissues

Answer 32

Malignant

Question 33

spread from one part of the body to another characteristic of cancer

Answer 33

metastasis

Question 34

an organism too small to be seen without an aid of a microscope

Answer 34

Microorganism

Question 35

death of tissue

Answer 35

necrosis

Question 36

An abnormal and uncontrolled growth of tissue

Answer 36

neoplasia

Question 37

A tumour or abnormal growth which may be benign or malignant

Answer 37

Neoplasm

Question 38

an organism that grows on or in another organism (the host)

Answer 38

Parasite

Question 39

an organism capable of causing disease

Answer 39

Pathogen

Question 40

A dropping or downward displacement of an organ or part

Answer 40

Prolapse

Question 41

A malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue

Answer 41

sarcoma

Question 42

The presence of harmful microorganisms or their toxins in the blood or other tissues

Answer 42

sepsis

Question 43

A physical or psychological wound or injury

Answer 43

trauma