Exam 1 Quiz Questions Flashcards
(110 cards)
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Rod shaped bacteria are called
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bacilli
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comma shaped bacteria are called
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vibrio
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long whip-like appendages used for swimming are called
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flagella
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separating persons of having a disease from healthy people is known as
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isolation
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T or F? Most microorganisms cause disease
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Correct answer is False
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T or F? Viral infections can be treated with a variety of antibiotics
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Correct answer is False
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An example of a disease transmitted vertically is
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opthalmia neonatorum
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T or F? Viruses are not considered living organisms because they do not independently grow; metabolize or reproduce
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Correct answer is True
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Structure formed by nacteria and packaged in a tough outer coat to resist destruction by harsh environments are called
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endospores
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T or F? When a disease always occurs at low levels in a population; this is called a “pandemic”
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Correct answer is False
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T or F? Soil is a reservoir
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Correct answer is True
12
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The cause of disease is know as
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etiology
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A disease caused by a virus is best classified as
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infectious
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Which of the following is important in determining a diagnosis: Patient interview; patient history; physical examination; all of the above
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all of the above
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The scientific study of disease is known as
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pathology
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Symptoms and signs of a disease disappear at least temporarily during
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remission
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Which diagnostic method is used to determine if a disease is hereditary? Urinalysis; MRI; family history; x ray
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family history
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Humoral immunity includees
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antibodies
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What offers localized protection at mucosal surfaces? IgA; TgD; IgG; IgM
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IgA
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Which cells kill virus infected cells?
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cytotoxic T cells
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The attraction of white blood cells to the site of inflammation is called
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chemotaxis
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T lymphocytes that are capable of killing invading organisms are
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cytotoxic
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Resistance of the skin to invading organisms is what immunity
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innate
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Which of the following is not a sign of inflammatio? Pain; swelling; heat; fever
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fever
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Which is correct about active immunity? Long lived; requires T lymphocytes; type of innate immunity; obtained with gamm globulin injections
long lived
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What produces antibodies
Plasma Cells
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T or F? Systemic lupus erythematosis is a contagious inflammatory skin disease
Correct answer is False
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Which is an autoimmune disease? AIDS; lupus erthematosus; type 1 hypersensitivity; anaphylactic shock
lupus erythematosus
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What type of hypersensitivity is produced by bee venom; foods or pollen?
type 1
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T or F? In autoimmune diseases; the body fails to recognize its own antigens
Correct answer is False
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Rh incompatibility during pregnancy is what type of hypersensitivity
Type 2
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HIV infect primarily
helper t lymphocytes
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T or F? There is a vaccine available for HIV
Correct answer is False
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T or F? HIV is a retrovirus
Correct answer is True
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Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with ? Cancer
stomach
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The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a
biopsy
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T or F? The five year survival rate of liver cancer is greater thatn 50%
Correct answer is False
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A definitive diagnosis of cancer is made pending the results of a
biopsy
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Neoplasia means
new growth
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T or F? Benign tumors are classified according to tissue origin
Correct answer is True
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The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammography in women over the age of
40
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T or F? Colon cancer is the most common maligancy worldwide
Correct answer is False
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The development of cancer is termed
carciogenesis
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Greater than 90% of esophageal cancer is attributed to
tobacco use
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T or F? A skin cancer of pigment producing cells is associated with exposure to ultraviolet radiation
Correct answer is True
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The risk for testicular cancer is greatest in men in this age ranges
30s to 40s
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The most common sign/symptom of bladder cancer is
hematuria
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the most important risk of bladder cancer in approximately 65% of males and 30% of females is
cigarette smoking
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T or F? Asbestos is considered a carcinogen
Correct answer is True
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T or F? The leading cause of cancer mortality is colon cancer
Correct answer is False
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T or F? Having an extrac chromosome is lethal
Correct answer is False
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T or F? Turner's syndrome is a recessive gene defect
Correct answer is False
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What kind of trait tends to appear in each generation
Dominant
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Sex linked implies
x chromosome inheritance
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Down syndrome is the result of
trisomy 21
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The genes that cause albinism are
recessive
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T or F? Men have more chromosomes than women
Correct answer is False
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If a person has only x type of sex chromosomes that person would be
female
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A chart showing a family genetic background is called a
pedigree
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T or F? It takes two genes to express a particular trait
Correct answer is False
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? Data allows the determination of the impact and signifance of a disease for a given population
Prevalence
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Cigarette smoking causes about ?% of all cancer deaths in the United States
30%
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Malignant tumors
are not encapsulated; making excision more difficult
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T or F? Congenital diseases can be transmitted to offspring
Correct answer is True
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T or F? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acts as a coordinating authority on international public health
Correct answer is True
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Treatment aims to ? A disease or reduce the severity of its signs and symptoms
cure
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Hydrocephalus is a ? Disorder
congenital
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infectious diseasses transmitted directly by human contact are said to be
contagious or communicable
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T or F? A down syndrome child is always mentally impared to some degree
Correct answer is True
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T or F? Congenital diseases can by acquired through heredity or acquired during development in the uterus
Correct answer is True
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Helper t cells become activated by ? That was engulfed and digested by a phagocyte
an antigen
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the hallmark symptoms of ? Are dry eyes and mouth
sjogren's syndrome
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bacteria that have spherical (round) shpes are called
cocci
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T or F? Scleroderma is fout times more common in women than in men
Correct answer is True
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T or F? Sarcomas metastasize primarily through the blood
Correct answer is False
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Disease caused by an abnormality in an individual's genes or chromosomes
hereditary
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? Is the use of xrays to form a still or moving picutre of the inside of the body
radiography
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? Cause uncontrolled cell division that may result in cancer
oncogenes
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T or F? A significant disturbance in the homeostasis of the body leads to disease
Correct answer is True
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T or F? Normal flora microorganisms may become harmful and become oportunistic pathogens
Correct answer is False
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The delay in Type IV hypersensitivity occurs because the allergy is due to the action of
T cells
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Some aleles always produce their trait when inherited and are said to be
Dominant
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marfan syndrome is an ? Disorder
autosomal dominant
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T or F? AIDS indicator diseases are infections that do not normally occur in a person protected by a healthy immune system
Correct answer is True
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T or F? Healthcare workers who have antibodies to HBV either from preexposure vaccination or prior infection are not at risk for contracting hepatitis B
Correct answer is True
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By eliminating know ? For a disease; a person may reduce the chance of developoing that disease
risk factors
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There are several different types of hypersensitivity. Type 3 is know as
immune-complex
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? Are responsible for cell mediated immunity
T cells
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T or F? Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotic microorganisms
Correct answer is True
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T or F? Vertical transmission of infectious diseases can occur either directly or indirectly
Correct answer is False
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The etiology of Hodgkin's lymphoma is
idiopathic
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? Is a chronic; progressive autoimmune disease that affects the exocine glands of the body
sjogren's syndrome
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The human papillomavirus is linked to ? Cancer
cervical
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T or F? A chronic disease has a sudden onset and short duration
Correct answer is False
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T or F? The etiology of scleroderm is idiopathic
Correct answer is True
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the word ? Is dervied from Greek words that mean "to cause sufferig"
pathogen
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? Transmission of an infectious disease occurs when an individual is infected by contact with the reservoir
Direct horizontal
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The most common initial signs and symptoms of ? Are secondary raynaud's phenomenon; thickening and tightening of the skin of the fingers; and pain in two or more joints
scleroderma
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T or F? A relapse describes the return of a disease weeks or months after its apparent cure
Correct answer is True
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T or F? Helicobacter pylori increases the risk for gastric cancer
Correct answer is True
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the goal of ? Treatment is to provide comfort and relieve pain
palliative
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Only gametes contain 23 chromosomes; one chromosome of each pair; a condition called
haploid
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the predicted course and outcome of the disease is know as the
prognosis
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T or F? Bacteria that are comma shaped are called vibrios
Correct answer is True
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T or F? The first exposure to an antigen triggers cell mediated immunity
Correct answer is False
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? Secrete chemicals that cause pores to form in the membrane of abnormal cells; leading to cell death
natural killer cellls
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the rash associated with cutaneous lupus is commonly know as a discoid rash because the areas of the rash are
circular
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rubella is caused by the rubella
virus
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T or F? If a disease occurs in unusually large nummber over a specific area; it is said to be epidemic
Correct answer is True
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T or F? Signs and symptoms are measures of various physiological statistics in order to assess the most basic body functions; and vary with age; sex; weight; exercise tolerance; and physical condition
Correct answer is True
