Chapter 46

Question 1

The spiral shaped bacterium pictured here is classifiied as a

Answer 1

Sprillum

Question 2

Which of the following is a guideline for the preperation and and transportation of a specimen to an outside laboratory for pathologic study?

Answer 2

Maintain the sample in a state as close to its original state as possible

Question 3

Bacteria are most commonly classified accourding to their

Answer 3

Shape

Question 4

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?

Answer 4

Rheumatic fever

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Pertusis

Question 6

Which of the following is true reguarding anaerobes ?

Answer 6

They grow best in the absesnce of oxygen

Question 7

The comma shaped bacteriua pictured here are

Answer 7

vibrios

Question 8

Which of the following is the most common staining procedure, which differentiates bacteria according to the chemical composition of their cell walls

Answer 8

Gram stain

Question 9

Which of the following are characteristics of eukocytosis cells?

Answer 9

They have a complex cell structure containing a nucleus and specialized organelles in the cytoplasm

Question 10

A sample of a specimen that is placed in or on a substance that allows microorganisms to grow is a

Answer 10

culture

Question 11

The miccroorganisms pictured here are

Answer 11

fungi

Question 12

which of the following is characteristic of a subcellur microorganism

Answer 12

noncellur structure on which the nucleic acid is surrounded by a protein coat

Question 13

creutzfeldt- jakob disease (CJD) and become spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) are caused by a

Answer 13

Prion

Question 14

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?

Answer 14

Lyme disease

Question 15

Procedures for packing and labeling a specimen for mail delivery are set by

Answer 15

CDC

Question 16

The hard protein that the body produces that makes viulizing the fungus possible only in a KOH is

Answer 16

Keratin

Question 17

Which of the following is included in specimen collection guidelines

Answer 17

Obtain the specimen at time that allows optimal chance at recovery of the microorganisms

Question 18

A substance that can intensify or deepen the response of a specimen to a stain is called

Answer 18

Mordant

Question 19

What is the shape of streptococci bacteria ?

Answer 19

Chains

Question 20

Which of the following is considered the most reliable and timely method of transporting microbilogic specimen

Answer 20

Laboratory pickup

Question 21

The organism pictured here spreads bacteria that causes lye disease and is considered a

Answer 21

parasitic insect

Question 22

What is the term for the type of cocci that are in pairs?

Answer 22

Diplococci

Question 23

Which of the following are examples of diseases caused by viruses

Answer 23

Chickenpox, hepatitis, influenza

Question 24

Which of the following microorganisms cause diseases that are a leading cause of death in developing countires

Answer 24

Protozoans

Question 25

An example of subcelluar microorganism is a

Answer 25

Virus

Question 26

j

Answer 26

Wandering baseline caused by the lotion on the skin, re prep the skin with alchohol