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Micro-Test #3
Microbial Control & Destruction-Chapter 6 Pierce
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where are antibodies found? | The blood |
| What is the name for a disease that is constant locally? | Endemic |
| What is another name for pus formation? | Pyogenic |
| What brings on allergy symptoms? | Allergen |
| What inhibits the growth of microbes? | Bacteriostatic |
| What is responsible for boils on the skin? | Staph aureus |
| What is the name of the narrow spectrum antibiotic? | Erythromycin |
| What do microbes need to metabolize? | Water |
| Ultraviolet, infrared and X-rays are considered what type of bacteria killer? | Germicides |
| Another name for contagious is: | Communicable |
| What is the term for an object that is free of all microbes and their spores? | Sterile |
| What is used for the treatment of anaphylaxis? | Epinephrine |
| Do microbes prefer low or high temperatures? | Low |
| What could a patient be diagnosed with if microbes are found in the blood? | Septicemia |
| What is the term for inoculation with a vaccine? | Vaccination |
| What is the name a infection acquired in a hospital? You may see it abbreviated as HAI. | Nosocomial |
| What is the best method of microbe destruction? | Heat |
| What type of infection is caused by normal flora? | Intrinsic |
| What is the term for a substance which induces the formation of antibodies? | Antigen |
| What is the term for a protein substance developed by the body in response to the presence of an antigen? | Antibody |
| What is the name of an antibody capable of neutralizing a specific toxin? | Antitoxin |
| What is the process of rendering a patient immune? | Immunization |
| Redness, Heat, Swelling, and Pain are the 4 signs of what? | Inflammation |
| What is the name for a toxin treated so as to destroy its toxicity, but still capable of inducing formation of antibodies on injection? | Toxoid |
| Intact skin, mucous membranes, gastric secretions, tears, cerumen, saliva, and normal flora are part of the bodies _____line of defense. | 1st |
| Phagocytes, serum proteins and interferon are part of the bodies_____ line of defense. | 2nd |
| Antibodies are the bodies _____line of defense. | 3rd |
| Are b-cells involved in the cell-mediated response? | No |
| Which type of immunity is programmed into one's genetic makeup? | Genetic Inborn Immunity |
| What type of immunity is created when a person is vaccinated? | Artificially acquired active immunity |
| An individual contracts a disease, and produces their own antibodies and antigens, their immunity is long-term. What type of immunity is this? | Naturally acquired active immunity |
| What kind of immunity involves the use of antibodies? It can be naturally acquired or artificially acquired and can also be active or passive. | Acquired |
| What type of pH do the majority of microbes prefer? | Neutral pH of 7 |
| What is the term for an abnormal hypersensitivity by an individual to one or more substances? | Allergy |
| The ability of a microorganism to resist destruction by microbial therapy is called what? | Antibiotic Resistance |
| What is the name of bacterial toxins which are liberated only when the bacterial cell is destroyed? | Endotoxins |
| What is the name for the bacterial toxins which diffuse from bacterial cells into surrounding medium | Exotoxins |
| When something is not susceptible or responsive to a disease or having a high degree of resistance to a disease it mean that it is ______________to that disease. | Immune |
| A science that deals with the occurrence and causes of immunity is called: | Immunology |
| The bodies non-specific reaction to an injury or infection that causes redness, heat, swelling, and pain is called? | Inflammation |
| What type of pressure is developed when the pressure within the cell equals the solution pressure outside of the cell? | Osmotic |
| What is the term for a droplet of moisture that is small enough to remain suspended in the air and can carry microbes with it? | Aerosol Droplet |
| Pollen, Cats, Insects, Foods, Grass, etc. are examples of what? | Allergens |
| What does it mean when a vaccine has been made less virulent? | Attenuated |
| The reaction of the body to a foreign substance or substance interpreted as foreign is called what? | Immune Response |
| An antiviral protein produced by cells infected with a virus and by T cell lymphocytes is called? | Interferon |
| What consists of T and B cells, these are white blood cells that help with immunity? | Lymphocytes |
| What type of white blood cells are responsible for engulfing foreign particles? | Macrophage |
| What is the act of a cell engulfing a foreign particle? | Phagocytosis |
| What are a suspension of infectious agents given to establish resistance to an infectious disease? | Vaccine |
| Localize infection, Prevent the spread of pathogens, Destroy Pathogens and heal & repair damaged tissue are the purposes of what? | Inflammation |
| What type of immune response is the bone-marrow production of T cells? | Cell- Mediated |
| True or False. T & B cells are involved in Cell-mediated immune response? | False. Only T cells are involved |
| What type of immune response may produce immunity or hypersensitivity, memory B cells stand guard ready to initiate the production of antibodies if the antigen is reintroduced. | Humoral |
| What is the resistance to infection after the antigen has penetrated the skin? | Immunity |
| This occurs when one's immune system goes away and produces antibodies to its own tissues, destroying them? | Autoimmunity |
| What are the most reliable methods of destruction of microbes? | Heat, Moisture, and Steam |
| Cold temperatures cause what kind of effect on bacteria? | Bacteriostatic |
| What inhibits the growth of bacteria? | Bacteriostatic |
| What is the term for the destruction of bacteria? | Bacteriocidal |
| How small can the particles be that can be removed by HEPA filters? | 0.3 um |
| What type of filters are utilized in the OR? | HEPA |
| What is another name for chemotherapeutic agents? | Antineoplastic |
| Most chemotherapeutic agents are derived from what? | Fungi |
| What type of bacteria causes boils? | Staphlococcus aureus |
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