Microbiology

Question 1

The English surgeon who established the first principles of aseptic technique

Answer 1

Lister

Question 2

Passage of a fluid through a membrane is:
Mitosis
Meiosis
Osmosis
Symbiosis

Answer 2

Osmosis

Question 3

Oxygen-dependent bacteria are called

Answer 3

Aerobic

Question 4

The destruction of bacteria by white cells during the inflammatory stage is:
Symbiosis
Mitosis
Lymphocytosis
Phagocytosis

Answer 4

Phagocytosis

Question 5

Bacteriostatic means:

Answer 5

Inhibit growth of microorganisms

Question 6

Staphylococcus aureus would most likely be transmitted by:
Urine
Feces
Nose/mouth
Sex organs

Answer 6

Nose/mouth

Question 7

Microbial death occurs when an organism is

Answer 7

no longer capable of reproduction

Question 8

What immune protection is available to the fetus?

Answer 8

Natural passive

Question 9

The clinical syndrome characterized by microbial invasion of the bloodstream

Answer 9

septicemia

Question 10

The body’s first line of defense against the invasion of pathogen

Answer 10

Skin and mucous membranes

Question 11

Rod-like-shaped bacteria are identified as

Answer 11

Bacilli

Question 12

Herpes simplex is commonly called

Answer 12

Cold sore

Question 13

All of the following descriptors refer to the inflammatory process except:
Heat
Pain
Vasoconstriction
Edema

Answer 13

Vasoconstriction

Question 14

Clostridium tetani causes:

Answer 14

Lockjaw

Question 15

A laboratory procedure useful in classifying bacteria using a staining procedure

Answer 15

Gram stain

Question 16

A fulminating infection arising from necrotic tissue and spreading rapidly

Answer 16

Gas gangrene

Question 17

A severe allergic reaction possibly resulting in death

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Anaphylactic shock

Question 18

What organism is responsible for a boil?

Answer 18

S. aureus

Question 19

The organism most frequently found in burns

Answer 19

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 20

Which type of wound would favor the development of gas gangrene?

Answer 20

Ischemic and necrotic

Question 21

Gas gangrene is caused by

Answer 21

C. perfringens

Question 22

The bacteria that are highly resistant to sterilization and disinfection

Answer 22

Spores

Question 23

The bacteria found in the intestinal tract

Answer 23

E. coli

Question 24

The space caused by separation of would edges

Answer 24

Dead space

Question 25

Which body fluid is least likely to transmit HIV?

Answer 25

Saliva

Question 26

Which bacteria are the common cause for postoperative wound infections?

Answer 26

S. aureus

Question 27

Hospital-acquired infections are known as

Answer 27

Nosocomial

Question 28

MRSA is a strain of S. aureus that is resistant to most antibiotics. What is the only drug of choice to treat MRSA at this time?

Answer 28

Vancomycin

Question 29

E. coli is part of the normal flora of the:

Answer 29

Intestinal tract

Question 30

The type of immunity that is acquired by vaccination

Answer 30

Artificial active acquired immunity

Question 31

What gram stain turns red at the end of the staining procedure?

Answer 31

Gram negative

Question 32

What living cells are more complex, have nuclei, and include protozoa, fungi, and green, red, and brown algae?

Answer 32

Eukaryotic

Question 33

Universal precautions is a previously used term. The term used now is:

Answer 33

Standard precautions

Question 34

Asepsis means:

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Absence of microbes

Question 35

The microbes that reside on the skin and are easily removed are referred to as

Answer 35

Transient

Question 36

All factors increase the surgical patient's risk for infection except: Location of the surgery Health of the patient Length of the procedure Position of the patient

Answer 36

Position of the patient

Question 37

What is responsible for bacterial motility?

Answer 37

Flagella

Question 38

Rickettsiae are transmitted by:

Answer 38

Arthropod bites

Question 39

When there is a relationship between two organisms that occupy the same space but one organism benefits and the other does not but is unharmed

Answer 39

Commensalism

Question 40

When there is a relationship between two organisms and one benefits at the expense of the other

Answer 40

Parasitism

Question 41

The basic structural and functional living unit of the body

Answer 41

Cell

Question 42

The biological indicator for ETO

Answer 42

Bacillus subtilis/Bacillus atrophaeus

Question 43

Inflammation in which gland may be used to diagnose the disease mumps?

Answer 43

Parotid

Question 44

What is the term for the division of a reproductive cell into two cells with chromosome cells?

Answer 44

Mitosis

Question 45

An inanimate object that contains microorganisms

Answer 45

Fomite

Question 46

What causes "mad cow" disease?

Answer 46

Prions

Question 47

When there is a continued presence of an infection

Answer 47

Chronic

Question 48

The definition of pandemic

Answer 48

Disease that has spread throughout the world