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Chapter 3
Microbiology
Question | Answer |
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Passage fluids through a cell membrane is called | Osmosis |
Oxygen-dependent bacteria are said to be | Aerobic |
The destruction of bacteria by white cells during inflammatory process is called | Phagocytosis |
Bacteriostatic means | to inhibit growth of microorganisms |
Staphylococcus aureus would most likely be transmitted by | Nose and Mouth |
Microbial death occurs when an organism is | No longer capable of reproduction |
What immune protectionis available to the fetus | Natural Passive |
The clinical syndrome characterized by microbial invasion of the bloodstream is | Septicemia |
The body's first line of defense against the invasion of pathogens | skin and mucous membrane linings |
Rod-like shaped bacteria are identified microscopically as | Bacilli |
Herpes simplex is commonly called | Cold sore |
Clostridium tetani causes | Lock Jaw |
Alaboratory procedure useful in classifying bacteria using a staining procedure is | Gram stain |
Which bacteria is commonly found in soil | Clostridium tetani |
A fulminating infection arising from necrotic tissue and spreading rapidly is | Gas gangrene |
A severe allergic reaction possibly resulting in death is called | anaphylactic shock |
What organism is responsible for a boil | S. Aureus |
The organism most frequently found in burns is | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
A bacterial pathogen most frequently invading damaged skin is | S. aureus |
Which type of wound would favor the development of gas gangrene | necrotic |
Gas gangrene is caused by | C perfringens |
The bacteria highly resistant to sterilization and disingection is | Spores |
A bacteria found in the intestinal tract is | E.Coli |
The burn classificaton that is characterized by a dry, pearly white, or charred-appearing surface is | third |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a govermental regulation agency whose aim is to | excute requirements designed to prevent transmission of blood-borne pathogens in the work enviroment |
Inflammation is characterized by pain, redness, heat, swelling, and loss of function. The redness can be attributed to | vasodilation bringing more blood to the area |
if tissue is approximated to tighly it can cause | ischemia |
The subtance that unites with thrombin to form fibrin, the basic structural material of blood clots is | Fibrinogen |
Keloids are | a raised, thickened scar |
A wound that is infected or one in which there is excessive loss of tissue heals by | SECONDARY INTENTION |
The type of wound healing that requires debridment is | THIRD |
Wound healing that employs a technique allowing the wound to heal from the bottom up is called | SECOND INTENTION |
Which body fluid is least likely to transmit HIV | Saliva |
A band of scar tissue that binds together two anatomical surfaces that are normally seperate from each other is called | Adhesions |
Whaat spore is used to test steam under pressure (steam sterilization) | Bacillus stearothermophilus |
Hospital aquire infections are known as | NOSOCOMIAL |
MRSA can be trated by | Vancomycin |
What GRAM Stain turns RED at the end of the staining procedure | Gram-negative |
What living cells are more complex, have nuclei, and include protozoa, fungi, green, red, and brown algae | Eukaryotic |
Universal precautions is a previous policy, it is now called | Standard precautions |
The microbes that reside on the skin and are easily removed are referred to as | transient |
What is the classification of a wound that is indicated by a delayed closure | THIRD INTENTION |
Complications of wound closure when the organs protrude through the edges of the wound is | Evisceration |
Arrange the three phases of wound healing | INFLAMMATION-PROLIFERATION-REMODELING |
Tissue breakdown at the wound margings | Dehiscene |
A wound is described as ________ when there is a collection of pus around the incision | suppurative |