Microbiology for Embalmers Midterm
Questions
Chlamydia - ANS-a group of non-motile, gram negative intracellular parasites
Bacteria - ANS-a prokaryotic one celled microorganism of the Kingdom Monera, existing
as a free living organisms or as parasites
Pathogens - ANS-microorganisms that cause disease in humans
Joseph Lister - ANS-recognized that phenol killed microorganisms
Sarcinae - ANS-Cocci in groups of eight
Bacillus - ANS-rod shaped bacteria
pili - ANS-short, hair like projections composed of protein emanating from the surface of
some bacteria
Five - ANS-Portals of entry and exit by which pathogens may enter or exit the body
0.2-2.0 - ANS-The diameter of bacteria in micrometers
Endemic - ANS-Disease that occurs continually in a particular region but has low
mortality
Mycology - ANS-The study of fungi
Mesophiles - ANS-Grow best at moderate temperatures between 25 and 40 degrees
celsius
Heterotroph - ANS-organisms that live on organic material
Genus - ANS-the species name for the bacteria that causes the disease anthrax is
Bacillus anthracis. Bacillus is the
Microaerophilic - ANS-Microorganisms that require little free oxygen (about 2%-10%)
, Synergism - ANS-When both populations of organisms benefit from a non-obligatory
relationship
5 - ANS-Cardinal signs of inflammation
Placental transfer - ANS-Natural passive immunity is the result of
Aerotolerant Organisms - ANS-Bacteria that can grow in the absence or presence of
free oxygen
Fomites - ANS-the mere presence of microorganisms on an inanimate object
Pathological changes and disease - ANS-the term pathogenicity refers to the ability of
microorganisms
Opportunistic infection - ANS-Infections caused by microbes that are usually harmless
but that may cause disease when a person's resistance is low
Attenuation - ANS-Refers to the weakening or diluting the degree of pathogenicity of a
microorganism by chemical or physical means
Coming in contact with respiratory secretions - ANS-Not a form of direct contact
Biological vector - ANS-Arthropod that is infected with a pathogen
Fomite - ANS-an inanimate object
Droplet infections - ANS-how respiratory infections are easily spread
Septicemia - ANS-a condition characterized by the multiplication of bacteria in the blood
Naturally acquired passive immunity - ANS-Colostrum provides which type of immunity
Artificially acquired passive immunity - ANS-Immune serums provide which type of
immunity
Asexual process (binary fission) - ANS-How bacteria reproduce
Hydrophobic portion - ANS-The lipid part of the phospholipids
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