Lec 2

Question 1

Define human microbiome

Answer 1

Genomes of all microbiota that inhabit our body

Question 2

Define human microbiota

Answer 2

All microorganisms that inhabit our body

Question 3

T/F microbes outnumber human cells 10 to 1

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Metabolic functions of microbiome

Answer 4

Produce vitamins
Produce amino acids
Produce bile acid
Produce mucus

Question 5

Protective functions of microbiome

Answer 5

Colonization resistance
Innate and adaptive immunity activation
Cytokine regulation
Antimicrobial secretion

Question 6

Microbiome effect on immune system development

Answer 6

Lymphatic system enlargement
B and T cell development
Barrier fortification

Question 7

Microbiome effect on structural and histological functions

Answer 7

Epithelial cell growth and differentiation regulation
Intestinal villi and crypts development
Mucus layer

Question 8

T/F ulcerative colitis can occur anywhere in the GI tract

Answer 8

False, only in the colon

Question 9

T/F Crohn’s disease can occur anywhere between mouth and anus

Answer 9

True