Micro/Para Flashcards
Bacterial classification except:
Bacterial Size
Affects the effectiveness of microbial growth?
Species microbes
Aerobes are agents that:
Thrive in an oxygenated environment
Unique type of bacteria that lives within a living cell:
Chlamydia
Mycobacterium identification except:
Gram stain
Rod shaped bacteria
Bacilli
Considerations on collecting type specimen for diagnostic purposes, except:
A. Suspected agent
B. Location of infection
C. Specificity of the test
D. None of the above
C. Specificity of the test
Agents used in direct examination
A. NaCl solution
B. KOH stain
C. Both
D. None of the above
C. Both
A. NaCl solution
B. KOH stain
It is not considered as MOA of antimicrobial agent
A. Destruction of cell wall
B. Inhibition of protein synthesis
C. Damage of DNA
D. None of the above
D. None of the above
It is a form of heat under pressure sterilization
A. Pasteurization
B. Autoclaving
C. Soaking
D. Boiling
B. Autoclaving
Physical form of microbial control
A. Use of extreme temp
B. Use of glutareldehyde
C. Application of germicidal soap
D. Aota
D. Aota
It is form of biguanide
A. Phenol
B. Chlorhexidine
C. Alcohol
D. Triclosan
B. Chlorhexidine
It is an oxidizing halogen?
A. Iodine
B. Triclosan
C. Copper solution
D. Chlorine
D. Chlorine
Removal of Microbes thru mechanical means?
A. Sanitation
B. Disinfection
C. Degerming
D. All of the above
C. Degerming
Use of heat in reducing spoilage of food:
Pasteurization
Chemical agent that has no activity against endospores:
Quats
Factors affecting microbial resistance, except:
A. Indiscriminate use of antibiotic
B. Use in viral infections
C. Route of administration
D. All of the above
C. Route of administration
It is an inhibitor of 30s protein synthesis
A. Lincomycin
B. Tetracycline
C. Chloramphenicol
D. All of the above
B. Tetracycline
Factors to consider in the selection of antibiotic:
A. Length of infection
B. Nature infection
C. Cost of the anti-infective agent
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Leeuwenhoek’s microorganisms include the following except:
A. Protozoan
B. Algae
C. Arthropod
D. Virus
C. Arthropod
Beneficial uses of microbes:
A. Food
B. Medicine
C. Beverage
D. Aota
D. Aota
Smallest form of infectious agent
A. Bacteria
B. Fungi
C. Virus
D. Aota
C. Virus
Affects pathogenecity of
A. Release of toxins by host
B. Production of antibodies
C. Damaging the host cells
D. Aota
C. Damaging the host cells
Known as systemic constitutional signs/symptoms during viral infection except:
A. Fever
B. Knee Pain
C. Myalgia
D. NOTA
B. Knee Pain
Classification of viruses based on genetic components
Subcellular classification
Known as categorical classification of bacteria
A. Species
B. Family
C. Class
D. Genus
A. Species
It is the inhibition of microbial growth
A. Bactericidal
B. Bacteriostatic
C. Sterilization
D. Aota
B. Bacteriostatic
Host that harbors the infection but does not show sign and symptoms:
Reservoir host
Type of symbiotic relationship of E. coli in the GIT:
Mutualism
Fungi A. Food B. Medicine C. Beverage D. Aota
D. Aota
Father of Taxonomy
A. Koch
B. Pasteur
C. Linnaeus
D. Red
C. Linnaeus
Field of Microbiology that deals on identification of disease using antibody testing
Serology
Lives on dead or decomposing matter:
A. Autotrophic
B. Heterotrophic
C. Serotrophic
D. Saprophytic
D. Saprophytic
Woese-Fox Classification except:
Protista
It is a study on the degree of relatedness between groups of living things:
Phylogeny
The ff. are present in prokaryotic cell
Nucleoid with genetic material
The least sensitive agent among the three
A. Staph
B. Escheriachia
C. Pseudomonas
D. None of the above
C. Pseudomonas
The least effective among the agents:
A. Quat
B. Chlorine
C. Phenylphenol
D. Hexacholrophene
D. Hexacholrophene
Which is the broad spectrum agent:
Chlorine
Which is the most diff to control among 3 agents based on above results:
Pseudomonas
Infectious agents can activate the complement system by triggering the cellular substance/s?
A. All of the above
B. Factor B
C. Factor D
D. Properdin
A. All of the above
The end result of all the complement pathways is the production of?
Membrane Attack Complex
Dominic, a 9 yo boy is playing with his new pet cat when he started having repeated bouts of sneezing and colds. He was brought to his pediatrician and was diagnosed to have an allergic reaction. What immune response is mediated by what type of immunoglobulin?
IgE
Microbial component which primarily prevents it from being phagocytized?
Capsule
Microbial component which primarily prevents it from being phagocytized?
Capsule
Staphylococcus epidermis found in skin scraping
They are commensals that are found naturally on human skin
Immunity that is present at birth
Innate immunity
Organism benefits from the other while one is unaffected
Commensalism
Theses cells ingest microbes
Macrophages
A congressman is undergoing a chemotherapy which downregulates his immune system. Which is true of his situation?
A. He is immunocompromised state and all his defenses don’t function fully
B. He should be vigilant of infection
C. Opportunistic infections could set in the
body
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Sebastian was assigned by your professor to perform stool examination of a children in a community who have been reported to have multiple cases of malnutrition. You found out that majority of the children has intestinal worms causing malnutrition. What is true if the child?
The child is considered the host and is harmed by the intestinal worms
One organism benefits by deriving nutrients at the expense of others
Parasitism
You were assigned as a medicolegal officer investigating a crime scene you saw some blood stains on the floor and decided to take a sample to determine if it is a human blood you did an ouchterlogy assay after processing you saw definite white line between the human and the anti-sera and the sample this indicates that there is?
A. Human antibody antigen interaction B. No interaction between human anti sera and antigen C. A need to repeat the test D. Nota
A. Human antibody antigen interaction
Having E. coli in the gastrointestinal tract of humans under normal conditions is an example of which type of symbiotic relationship?
A. Commensalism
B. Parasitism
C. Normal flora
D. Mutualism
D. Mutualism
Every Wednesday, children flock with their mothers to their nearest health center to receive vaccination. Vaccines given at the health center are usually composed of weakened antigens of microorganisms designed to elicit an immune response from the patient producing antibodies which is a form of:
A. Live attenuated vaccine
B. Active immunization
C. Innate immunity
D. Passive immunization
B. Active immunization
You were instructed to perform a complement fixation test. You noted that there is sedimentation at the bottom of the test tube. This means that:
A. There should be precipitation instead of sedimentation
B. There are not enough unbound complement proteins to cause hemolysis
C. A white precipitation line will indicate antibody-antigen reaction
D. There are enough amounts of free complement proteins causing clumping of the sample cells at the bottom of the test tube
B. There are not enough unbound complement proteins to cause hemolysis
You were assigned by your professor to perform stool examination of children in a community who have been reported to have multiple causes of malnutrition. You found out that majority of the children have worms causing malnutrition. In this relationship, what is true of the intestinal worm?
A. The child is harmed by the relationship
B. The intestinal worm does not harm the child.
C. The intestinal worm draws its nutrition from the child and in turn causing…
D. The intestinal worm is in a mutualistic relationship with the child
C. The intestinal worm draws its nutrition from the child and in turn causing…
Rob, a medical clerk rotating at the emergency room, was called in to attend to a trauma case. Upon approaching the patient to assist, he accidentally pricked his finger with an unused needle. He was afterwards, given anti-tetanus immunoglobulin which is a form of:
Passive immunity
Globulins produced in response to antigens:
Immunoglobulins
The ability of an organism to vary expressions in their antigenic property.
Antigenic Variation
Phagocytosis is efficient in which complement protein?
C3b
The ability of an organism to cause disease by overcoming the defense of a host:
Pathogenicity
These toxins are liberated when the bacteria die and the cell walls break apart which can cause illness:
Endotoxins
A microorganism w/c does not ordinarily cause disease but become pathogenic under certain conditions:
Opportunistic
Sansa, a 13 yr old child was brought to the clinic due to 2 days of fever w/ associated maculopapular to petechial rashes on her skin. She was dx to have dengue w/c is spread by getting bitten by an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito. In this case, transmission of dengue via the mosquito is considered as:
Biological transmission
Disease that occurs primarily in wild and domestic animals and can be transmitted to humans.
Zoonoses
Passive transport of pathogens.
Mechanical transmission
You blew your nose on a piece of tissue and decided to place it to the desk beside you. The piece of used tissue can harbor infectious microorganisms and pass it on to your classmates via:
a. Indirect transmission
b. Direct transmission
c. Vehicular transmission
d. Airborne transmission
a. Indirect transmission
Location where adaptive response develops
A. Spleen
B. Thymus
C. Bone marrow
D. Aota
D. Aota
NK cells are prevented from attacking host cellsdue to the inhibition by:
MHC Class
Location where adaptive response develops
A. Spleen
B. Thymus
C. Bone marrow
D. Aota
D. Aota
The boy was playing with his new pet cat when he had repeated bouts of sneezing. He was diagnosed to have allergic reaction. What type of immune response:
IgE
A relationship between two organisms in which at least one is dependent on the other:
Symbiosis
This is system includes serum and membrane bound protein that both function in an innate and adaptive immune response.
Complement system
Immunoglobilin that crosses the placenta:
IgG
Response of complement:
chemotaxis, opsonization, anaphylactic, inflammation
Positive reaction of ouchterlony test
White precipitates of antibody- antigen complexes between positive samples.
A host who harbours the pathogen but does not exhibit signs and symptoms.
Reservoir.
Determine number of microorganism in serulotion test of 1/10. Culture on 5th sample has 30 bacteria colony.if test 1 is 1/10, # of microorgansim
150,1.5million, 1500,
3 million
True of blood typing test?
A. Agglutination of anti sera AB, patients blood type is O
B. Agglutination of anti sera A, patient blood type is A
C. Agglutination of anti sera A, patientd blood type is B
D. Lack of Agglutination of both anti sera A and anti sera b, patients blood type is AB
B. Agglutination of anti sera A, patient blood type is A
The vulnerability of an organism to disease caused by microbes or their products:
Susceptibility
Control of healthcare related infections is achieved through:
Educating staff members about basic infection control measures
Geneticmaterial
Conjugation
Answer
Cytoplasmic membrane
Substance found in bacterial cell wall that renders it resistant to chemicals and acid fastness
Mycolic acid
Threadlike appendages of bacteria used as organ of locomotion
Flagella
Which of the following match its function:
Topoisomerase-relaxes DNA
Which media allow certain types of organisms to grow and inhibit the growth of other organisms:
Selective
Bacterial cell wall owes its strength to the murein layer of:
Peptidoglycan
Biocides acts by:
All of the above (damage to DNA, protein denaturation, disruption of the cell membrane or wall)