Module 8: Quiz Flashcards
A medical assistant should identify that which of the following types of bacteria has a structure with a shape similar to a comma?
(A) Coccus
(B) Spirillum
(C) Vibrio
(D) Bacillus
(C) Vibrio
Which of the following components of the body’s cells provides the energy the cell needs to perform its specific functions?
(A) Mitochondrion
(B) Centriole
(C) Lysosome
(D) Cilia
(A) Mitochondrion
Which of the following components of the body’s cells plays a part in cell division?
(A) Cytoplasm
(B) Centriole
(C) Golgi apparatus
(D) Endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Centriole
A medical assistant is talking with a patient who has a new diagnosis of mononucleosis. The assistant should explain that which of the following viruses causes this infection?
(A) Human papillomavirus
(B) Parvovirus
(C) Human immunodeficiency virus
(D) Epstein-Barr virus
(D) Epstein-Barr virus
A medical assistant should identify which of the following types of microorganisms is a mold when it is multicellular?
(A) Bacteria
(B) Viruses
(C) Fungi
(D) Protozoa
(C) Fungi
A medical assistant should identify which of the following microorganisms as having a helpful function in the human body?
(A) Clostridium botulinum
(B) Lactobacillus acidophilus
(C) Treponema pallidum
(D) Haemophilus influenzae
(B) Lactobacillus acidophilus
A medical assistant is talking with a patient who has a vaginal yeast infection. The assistant should explain that which of the following microorganisms causes this type of infection?
(A) Pneumocystis carinii
(B) Legionella pneumophila
(C) Helicobacter pylori
(D) Candida albicans
(D) Candida albicans
A medical assistant is talking with a patient who has Lyme disease. The assistant should explain that which of the following is the means of transmission for this infection?
(A) Fomite
(B) Droplet
(C) Vector
(D) Airborne
(C) Vector
A medical assistant is talking with a patient who has a new prescription for amoxicillin. The assistant should explain that this medication will aid in the destruction of which of the following types of microorganisms?
(A) Bacteria
(B) Viruses
(C) Fungi
(D) Protozoa
(A) Bacteria
Which of the following structures in a human cell sorts and synthesizes glycoproteins?
(A) Ribosome
(B) Cytoskeleton
(C) Endoplasmic reticulum
(D) Golgi apparatus
(D) Golgi apparatus
A medical assistant is talking with the parent of a child who has molluscum contagiosum warts. The assistant should explain that which of the following is the mode of transmission for this infection?
(A) Foodborne
(B) Droplet
(C) Fomite
(D) Contact
(D) Contact
Which of the following structures in a human cell contains the cell’s genetic information?
(A) Nucleus
(B) Cytoplasm
(C) Plasma membrane
(D) Nucleolus
(A) Nucleus
A medical assistant is talking with a patient who just found out she has Pediculus humanus capitis. The assistant should explain that this is an infestation of which of the following multicellular parasites?
(A) Public lice
(B) Pinworms
(C) Head lice
(D) Tapeworms
(C) Head lice
Which of the following components of the body’s cells helps propel substances through passageways in the body?
(A) Cilia
(B) Flagellum
(C) Cytoskeleton
(D) Microvilli
(A) Cilia
A medical assistant should understand that which of the following links initiates the chain of infection?
(A) Portal of entry
(B) Infectious agent
(C) Susceptible host
(D) Mode of transmission
(B) Infectious agent