MOR 224: Section 10 Quiz

Question 1

Haemophilu influenza is the causative agent for the flu. (T/F)

Answer 1

False

Question 2

This bacteria causes a form of food poisoning and produces one of the strongest neurotoxins known.

Answer 2

Clostridium botulinum

Question 3

This bacteria is usually the cause of nosocomial infections and secondary infections in burns

Answer 3

• Proteus

* Pseudomonas

Question 4

Grave’s disease is usually accompanied by:

Answer 4

A goiter

Question 5

This disease is a deficiency of the adrenal glands and is characterized by an increased pigmentation to the skin and mucous membranes.

Answer 5

Addison’s disease

Question 6

A condition of hypothyroidism that affects middle aged individuals and causes thickened skin and slow mentation

Answer 6

Myxedema

Question 7

The vector responsible for transmitting Lyme disease

Answer 7

• Deer tick

* Ixodes tick

Question 8

Shigellosis is another name for

Answer 8

Bacillary dysentery

Question 9

This bacteria causes swollen lymph nodes called buboes

Answer 9

Yersinia pestis

Question 10

This bacteria is a tightly coiled spirochete shaped like a question mark and may be transmitted through dried animal urine.

Answer 10

Leptospira interrogans

Question 11

Borrelia burgdorferi causes

Answer 11

Lyme disease

Question 12

The bacteria causes a form of pneumonia, is opportunistic

Answer 12

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Question 13

This disease results from insufficient production of thyroxin and leads to stunted mental and physical development

Answer 13

Cretinism

Question 14

The vector responsible for transmitting the plague

Answer 14

Rat flea

Question 15

A disease of middle aged persons in which the cells of the pituitary produce excess amount of growth hormones.

Answer 15

Acromegaly

Question 16

A chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism with hyperglycemia that results from the inadequate production or use of insulin.

Answer 16

Diabetes mellitus