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Microbiology Prac + Anatomy Flashcards

1
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What do you use to wash your hands to remove the most microorganisms

A

Chlorhexidine-based antiseptic and water
followed by water only and then a bar of soap

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What is the structure of gram positive bacteria

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Thick layer of peptidoglycan on top of cell membrane

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3
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What is the structure of gram negative bacteria

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lipopolysaccharide and protein layer, then a thin layer of peptidoglycan then the cell membrane

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4
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What is used to identify different types of bacteria

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dichotomous key

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5
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What is used to identify plaque on teeth

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Plaque disclosing solution

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6
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What colours does the plaque disclosing solution make

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  • pink
  • dark blue
  • aqua
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7
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What does pink plaque from plaque disclosing solution mean

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plaque is less than 48 hours old (new plaque)

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8
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What does dark blue plaque from plaque disclosing solution mean

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Plaque which is more than 48 hours old (old plaque)

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9
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What does Aqua plaque from plaque disclosing solution mean

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acid producing plaque - it is very acidic and aggressive plaque

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10
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What order do you put on PPE

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  1. Lab coat
  2. Wash hands
  3. Mask
  4. Safety goggles
  5. Hand sanitizer
  6. Gloves
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11
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What colour is gram positive bacteria

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purple

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12
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What colour is gram negative bacteria

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pink

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13
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What is the function of iodine in gram stain test

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Fixes the crystal violet into cell wall of bacteria

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14
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What causes the colour in gram stain

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crystal violet

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15
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Does red mean origins or insertions

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origins

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16
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Does blue mean origins or insertions

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insertions

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17
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do muscles move towards origins or insertions

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move towards origins

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18
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Melanocytes are responsible for pigment production are found in what layer of the epidermis

A

stratum basale

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19
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During which phase of bacteria growth does the population size begin to stop due to depletion of nutrients

A

stationary phase

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20
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Which process transforms the embryonic disc into 3 layered discs

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gastrulation

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21
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How many chromosomes do human somatic cells have during S2

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92

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22
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The rate limiting step of glycolysis involves which enzyme

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Phosphofructokinase

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23
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The rate limiting step of TCA involves which enzyme

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isocitrate dehydrogenase (step 3)

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24
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What is the main bacteria cause risk in contaminated dental unit lines

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P auruginosa

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25
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Which species picks up 2 carbon from acetyl CoA at the start of TCA

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Oxaloacetate

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26
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What happens if alanine is placed in aq solution at pH=2

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Both amino and carboxyl group will be protonated (acidic, like to give away H+)

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27
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What is the rule to identify the most likely student to have the infected candy

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the third student before the one with a large increase in bacterial colony

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28
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What unwinds the DNA strand from transcription

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RNA polymerase (II)

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29
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Give reasons why you would need to study microbiology as a dentist

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  • Associations with caries, periodontal disease and other diseases and their complications
  • infection control
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30
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If a patient is allergic to penicillin what drug can they not have

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Amoxicillin

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31
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What type of infection is cold sores

A

reactivated

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32
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What is the most contagious disease

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measles

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33
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What are viruses typically consist of

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  • DNA or RNA
  • capsid
  • maybe an envelope
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34
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What is HSV

A

Herpes

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35
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How is HSV transmitted

A

Contact with saliva

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36
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How is measles transmitted

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  • contact with saliva
  • contact with aerosols
  • contact with fomites
    (highly contagious)
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37
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The depth of the periodontal pockets has decreased but there are reddened areas on his tongue and buccal mucosa. The infection is

A

Erthematous candidiasis (fungal infection)

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38
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What is a drug target in fungi

A
  • ergosterol - it resides on the cell membranes of fungi
  • mammalian cholesterol
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39
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What is homeostasis

A

set of parameters to maintain optimal body function

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40
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What is the primary function of signal transduction in cells

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to convert extracellular signals into intracellular responses

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41
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what does post translational modification do to a protein

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alters its function

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42
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Name examples of post translational modification

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  • phosphorylation
  • methylation
  • glycosylation
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43
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Why are nuclear receptor ligands are usually hydrophobic

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they have to be able to diffuse across membrane to get to receptor. Hydrophilic ligands have to bind to outside

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44
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What are examples of second messengers

A

cAMP

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45
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What enzyme is often the target of G-protein coupled receptor signaling pathways

A

adenylate cyclase

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46
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When a K+ channel opens what happens to the cytosolic K+ concentration

A

decreases

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47
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What type of signaling is this

A

Paracrine

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48
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What type of signaling is this

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Endocrine

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49
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What type of receptor is this

A

Nuclear receptor

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50
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What type of receptor is involved in intracellular signaling

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nuclear receptor

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51
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Which domain of receptor tyrosine kinase is responsible for initiating downstream signaling cascades upon ligand binding

A

intracellular kinase domain

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52
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What type of receptor directly activates intracellular enzymes upon ligand binding

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enzyme linked receptors

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53
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What type of signaling is this

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autocrine signaling

54
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microvilli

55
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A

stratified squamous (non keratinised)

56
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simple cuboidal epithelium

57
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A

stratified cuboidal epithelium

58
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A

simple columnar epithelium

59
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A

stratified columnar epithelium

60
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A

Ciliated Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

61
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A

transitional epithelium

62
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A

papillary layer

63
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A

Reticular layer

64
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A

stratum corneum

65
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A

stratum granulosum

66
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A

Dermal Papillae

67
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A

Dermis

68
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A

Hypodermis

69
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A

eccrine gland

70
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apocrine gland

71
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A

Sebaceous gland

72
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What type of microorganism

A

Bacteria

73
Q
A

Parasite

74
Q

What type of microorganism

A

Prion

75
Q

What type of microorganism

A

Fungi

76
Q

What type of microorganism

A

Viruses

77
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What type of microorganism

A

Parasite

78
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A

gram positive

79
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What are the characteristics of gram positive

A
  • stains purple
  • contains teichoic acid
  • large peptidoglycan layer
80
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A

Gram indeterminate

81
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What are the characteristics of gram indeterminate

A
  • mycolic acid
  • doesn’t stain
82
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A

Gram negative

83
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What are the characteristics of gram negative

A
  • 2 membranes
  • lipopolysaccharides
  • stains pink
84
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A

Mycoplasma

85
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Characteristics of Mycoplasma

A

no cell wall and is protected from osmotic pressure as they live inside other cells

86
Q

What type of genetic transfer mechanisms is this

A

Transformation

87
Q

What type of genetic transfer mechanisms is this

A

Transduction

88
Q

What type of genetic transfer mechanisms is this

A

Conjugation

89
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A

Translocation

90
Q
A

endocytosis

91
Q
A

cell surface fusion

92
Q

What are the red complex bacteria

A
  • P gingivalis
  • T forsythia
  • T Denticola
93
Q

Explain ecological plaque hypothesis for periodontal disease

A

plaque accumulation
inflammatory response - increased inflammation
Environmental change - High GCF flow, higher pH, higher temperature, decrease in oxygen
Ecological shift - gram negative bacteria and obligate anaerobes

94
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A

infectious agent

95
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A

reservoir

96
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A

portal of exit

97
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A

mode of transmission

98
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A

Portal of entry

99
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A

susceptible host

100
Q

A

A

Beta - completely kills the red blood cells

101
Q

B

A

Alpha (green colour) - incomplete haemolysis produces a greenish discoloration around the colony

102
Q

C

A

Gamma haemolysis - no effect on the red cells

103
Q

What is selective media

A

chemical compounds have been added to prevent the growth of a certain microorganisms but not others (e.g. high salt concentration)

104
Q

What is differential media

A

has an indicator usually a dye added that allow differentiation of bacteria on the basis of the chemical reactions that occur during growth

105
Q

What is the minimum volume of blood to transmit HBV

A

0.04 uL

106
Q

What is the minimum volume of blood to transmit HCV

A

0.6-8 uL

107
Q

What is the minimum volume of blood to transmit HIV

A

100 uL

108
Q

Risk of infection following needlestick injury from a seropositive patient of HBV

A

7-30%

109
Q

Risk of infection following needlestick injury from a seropositive patient of HCV

A

1.8%

110
Q

Risk of infection following needlestick injury from a seropositive patient of HIV

A

0.3%

111
Q

What type of disease is Hep B

A

Enveloped DNA virus
affects the liver

112
Q

What type of disease is HIV and what does it target

A

Enveloped single strand RNA retrovirus
targets helper t cells

113
Q

What type of disease is pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

gram negative bacillus
opportunist pathogen

114
Q
A

ligand gated ion channels

115
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A

g-protein coupled receptor

116
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A

kinase linked receptors

117
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A

nuclear receptor

118
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A

endocrine signalling

119
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A

paracrine

120
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A

neuronal

121
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A

direct signaling

122
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A

autocrine signaling

123
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What type of signaling

A

endocrine signalling

124
Q

what is the threshold pH

A

5.5

125
Q

What percentage of minerals in the teeth are lost for caries to develop

A

30-40%

126
Q

1

A

resting state - resting membrane potential

127
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2

A

Depolarization

128
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3

A

repolarization

129
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A

epimysium

130
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A

Perimysium

131
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A

Endomysium

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