Chapter 46 Flashcards
The spiral shaped bacterium pictured here is classifiied as a
Sprillum
Which of the following is a guideline for the preperation and and transportation of a specimen to an outside laboratory for pathologic study?
Maintain the sample in a state as close to its original state as possible
Bacteria are most commonly classified accourding to their
Shape
Which of the following is an inflammation of the heart tissue that occurs most frequently in school age children as a result of an untreated strep throat?
Rheumatic fever
3 yr old tylers parents report that he has had a runny nose and mild cough for the last several days. They brought him to the clinic because the coughing has become “terrible” during the past 24 hrs
Pertusis
Which of the following is true reguarding anaerobes ?
They grow best in the absesnce of oxygen
The comma shaped bacteriua pictured here are
vibrios
Which of the following is the most common staining procedure, which differentiates bacteria according to the chemical composition of their cell walls
Gram stain
Which of the following are characteristics of eukocytosis cells?
They have a complex cell structure containing a nucleus and specialized organelles in the cytoplasm
A sample of a specimen that is placed in or on a substance that allows microorganisms to grow is a
culture
The miccroorganisms pictured here are
fungi
which of the following is characteristic of a subcellur microorganism
noncellur structure on which the nucleic acid is surrounded by a protein coat
creutzfeldt- jakob disease (CJD) and become spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) are caused by a
Prion
Trinity a 9yr old who has a fever, swollen glands, red rash upon examination, the physician found the organism shown in the picture. Which of the following diseases might the physician suspect based on evidence?
Lyme disease
Procedures for packing and labeling a specimen for mail delivery are set by
CDC
The hard protein that the body produces that makes viulizing the fungus possible only in a KOH is
Keratin
Which of the following is included in specimen collection guidelines
Obtain the specimen at time that allows optimal chance at recovery of the microorganisms
A substance that can intensify or deepen the response of a specimen to a stain is called
Mordant
What is the shape of streptococci bacteria ?
Chains
Which of the following is considered the most reliable and timely method of transporting microbilogic specimen
Laboratory pickup
The organism pictured here spreads bacteria that causes lye disease and is considered a
parasitic insect
What is the term for the type of cocci that are in pairs?
Diplococci
Which of the following are examples of diseases caused by viruses
Chickenpox, hepatitis, influenza
Which of the following microorganisms cause diseases that are a leading cause of death in developing countires
Protozoans
An example of subcelluar microorganism is a
Virus
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Wandering baseline caused by the lotion on the skin, re prep the skin with alchohol
