Microbiology - 2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Moderate-Complexity Test | makes up approximatley 75 percent of lab tests |
High-Complexity Tests | require the skills of pathologists or other medical specialists to perform them |
Sputum Specimen | material collected from lungs and bronchial tubes |
Culturette | a self-contained, disposable plastic tube, containing a sterile swab used for specimen collection in the office |
Gelatin Culture | type of media used to grow microorganisms in the lab |
Gram Stain | applied to specimens to determine if the organism is gram negative (pink stain) |
Culture | propagation of living-tissue cells in special media that are conducive to their growth |
Inoculum | microorganism, serum, or toxic substance that is introduced by innoculation |
Swab | cotton or gauze on the end of a slender stick used for cleansing, applying remedies or obtaining tissue or secretions for bacteriologic examination |
Inocuolate | to inject or transfer a microorganism, serum, or toxic material into the body, onto culture medium or onto a slide |
Hanging Drop Culture | requires the use of a concave depression on the slide |
Wet Mount Culture | performed by inoculating a dry slide by rolling a swab containing the specimen across the surface of a slide |
Gelatin Culture | performed using gelatin on the media |
Streak Culture | performed by spreading of bacteria by drawing a wire containing the inoculum across the surface of the medium (called streaking plate) |
Media | examples are broth and gelatin |
Inoculate | refers to the injection of an antigen, antiserum, or antitoxin into an individual |
Specimens | refer to a part of a thing that is intended to show the kind and quality of the whole, such as specimen of urine |
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