Pathology & Microbiology Test

An exacerbation

A sudden increase in the severity of a disease is.

Atrophy

A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue.

Infarct

An area of necrotic tissue that results from a faulty blood supply to the area is called a.

Involve tissue fluids

Anasarca and hydrothorax are similar in that both.

Petechiae

Any minute hemorrhagic spots, usually of capillary origin.

Decreasing virulence

Attenuation affects a pathogen by.

Myocardial Infarction

Blockage of a coronary artery is likely to lead to.

I, II, III, IV

Cardinal signs of inflammation include. I. Altered Function IV. Redness II. Pain. V. Pus III. Swelling. VI. Fluid

Parrot Fever

Chlamydia psittaci causes.

Septicemia

Condition characterized by the multiplication of bacteria in blood.

Abatement

Decrease in, such as pain.

Hypermia

Excess of blood in an area of the body.

Clostridium perfringens

Gas gangrene and tissue gas is caused by.

Naturally Acquired Active

Having the disease and recovering from it would create_____type of immunity.

Ingestion

Infections caused by members of the genus Salmonella are primarily transmitted by.

Physiological body defense

Inflammation is primarily a.

An osteoma

Of the following neoplasms, the one that is benign is.

Neisseria

Ophthalmia neonatorum is an infection caused by a species of bacteria which is a member of the genus.

A polyp

A benign tumor commonly found on mucous membranes is.

Thrombus

A blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel or a cavity of the heart and remains at its point of formation.

Aneurysm

A dilated portion of an artery is referred to as a.

Trichinosis

A disease often associated with improperly cooked pork is called.

Addison's Disease

A disease resulting from adrenal gland deficiency and characterized by bronzing of the skin is known as.

Communicable

A disease that may be transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to another.

Functional Disease

A disease, such as diabetes mellitus, in which there are no structural changes.

Malignant tumor of fibrous connective tissue

A fibrosarcoma.

Antigen

A foreign substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies that react specifically with it.

Bacillus

Rod shaped bacteria.

Dehydration

The embalmer receives a body that has died of ulcerative colitis. Which of these can the embalmer expect.

Hemorrhage

The escape of blood from the vascular system is called.

Hematemesis

The expulsion of blood of a gastric origin from the mouth is.

Clostridium

The genus of the organism with the pathogenicity of Tetanus or Lockjaw.

Tubercle

The grabulomatous lesion of tuberculosis is the.

Borrelia burgdorferi

The microorganism that causes Lyme Disease.

7.4

The optimum pH for most pathogenic bacteria is.

Symptoms

The subjective disturbances caused by disease that are felt or experienced by a patient but not directly measurable are called.

Coccus

The type of bacteria that is spherical or ovoid in form.

Mesophilic Bacteria

Those bacteria that grow best at a relatively moderate temperature are called.

Bacilli

Those bacteria that may be capable of forming spores are called.

Syphilis

Treponema pallidum is an organism which will cause.

Bacterial disease

Tuberculosis is an example of a.

Bacteremia

What is a condition in which bacteria are found in the blood but not multiplying there.

Antibodies

What substances are produced by the body in response to the entry of a foreign substance into the body.

Virulence

What term is defined as the degree of the ability of a microorganism to cause disease.

Enzymes

What type of substance is secreted by a living cell that can bring about chemical changes in another substance without undergoing any substantive change themselves.

Fungicide

Which agent destroys yeasts and molds.

Cold temperatures

Which of the following is the least effective in the destruction of microbes.

Race

Which of the following may be considered a predisposing factor of disease.

Entamoeba histolytica

Which of these is an example of a pathogenic Protozoa.

Inflammation

Which of these is an example of a physiological defense mechanism of the body against infection.

Placenta

Congenital disease transmission occurs through the.

Attenuation

Dilution or weakening of virulence of a microorganism.

Empyema

Pus in the pleural cavity is called.

Virulence

Relative power of an organism to produce disease.

Pathological Atrophy

Shrinkage of muscle following paralysis is an example of.

Rheumatic Fever

Streptococcus pyogenes is responsible for the infectious disease.

Abscess

A circumscribed collection of pus surrounded by a wall of inflammatory tissue designates a.

Endemic

A communicable disease which is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree within a community is termed.

Hyperplasia

A controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the number of its component cells describes.

Mechanical Vector

A living organism capable of transmitting infections by carrying the disease agent on its external body parts or surfaces.

Abscess

A localized collection of pus in any part, resulting from an invasion of pus-forming bacteria is called a.

Facultative Anaerobe

A microorganism that prefers an environment devoid of oxygen but has adapted so that it can live and grow in the presence of oxygen.

Neoplasm

A new and abnormal formation of tissue or growth as a.

Ascites

Accumulation of free serous fluid abdominal cavity.

Hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver is called.

Prion

Small proteinaceous infectious agents which almost certainly do not have a nucleic acid genome and therefore resist inactivation by procedures that modify nucleic acids.

Diabetes Mellitus

Which of the following diseases would be characterized by glycosuria.

Droplet Spray

Which of the following is a mode of direct disease transmission.

Staphylococcus

Which of the following is capable of producing an enterotoxin that will cause food poisoning.

Q fever

Which of the following is caused by rickettsia.

Passive Hyperemia

Accumulation of blood in a part due to venous obstruction is called.

Bactericide

An agent that destroys bacteria but not necessarily their spores.

Infarction

An area of tissue in an organ or part that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply.

Leukocytosis

An elevation in the total number of circulating white blood cells.

Gangrene

A form of necrosis combined with putrefaction resulting from a lack of blood supply to tissue.