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Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 2nd ed. by Cowan Chapter 13 Third line of defense Correct Answer- Adaptive immunity acquired only after an immunizing event such as infection B and T lymphocytes undergo a selective process that prepares them for reacting only to one specific antigen Immunocompetence Correct Answer- The ability of the body to react with countless foreign substances develops when B and T lymphocytes undergo a selective process that prepares them for re...

Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 2nd ed. by Cowan Chapter 12 Host defense mechanisms Correct Answer- Multilevel network of innate, nonspecific protections and specific immunities First line of defense Correct Answer- Protective barrier (skin & mucous membranes) Any barrier that blocks invasion at the portal of entry Limits access to the internal tissues of the body Not considered a true immune response because it does not involve recognition of foreign substances, is ...

Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 2nd ed. by Cowan Chapter 11 The Human Host Correct Answer- The human body is in a state of dynamic equilibrium with microorganisms Healthy individuals have a peaceful coexistence with microbes and a lack of disease Occasionally the balance tips in favor of microbes and disease results Infectious Disease Correct Answer- Disruption of a tissue or organism caused by microbes or their products Contact progresses to infection and ends in d...

Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 2nd ed. by Cowan Chapter 10 Goal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Correct Answer- Administer a drug to an infected person that destroys the infective agent without harming the host's cells A drug must be easy to administer and able to reach the infectious agent anywhere in the body, be absolutely toxic to the infectious agent and absolutely nontoxic to the host, and remain in the body as long as needed and be safely and easily broken down...

Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 2nd ed. by Cowan Chapter 9 Outcomes of Methods of Microbial Control Outside the Body Correct AnswerSterilization Disinfection Decontamination/Sanitization Antisepsis Sterilization Correct Answer- Autoclave Destroys everything including viruses & spores Disinfection Correct Answer- Chemicals Bleach Iodine Boiling Kills everything except spores Decontamination/Sanitization Correct Answer- Detergents Soaps Commercial dishwashers Remo...

Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 2nd ed. by Cowan Chapter 8 Genetics Correct Answer- The study of inheritance, or heredity, of living things Explores... -transmission of biologic properties (traits) from parent to offspring -the expression and variation of those traits -structure and function of the genetic material -how genetic material changes Genomes Correct Answer- Sum total of genetic material of an organism Most of the genome exists in the form of chromosomes Som...

Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 2nd ed. by Cowan Chapter 7 Metabolism Correct Answer- Pertains to all chemical reactions and physical workings of the cell Assembles smaller molecules into larger macromolecules as needed for the cell; ATP is utilized to form bonds (anabolism) Degrades macromolecules into smaller molecules, a process which yields energy (catabolism) Stores energy in the form of ATP Anabolism Correct Answer- Any process that results in synthesis of cell...

Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 2nd ed. by Cowan Chapter 5 Viruses Correct Answers- infect EVERY type of cell, including bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa, plants, and animals louis Pasteur Correct Answers- postulated that a living thing smaller than bacteria caused these diseases; Also proposed the term virus = poison Ivanovski and Beijerinck Correct Answers- showed that a disease in tobacco was caused by a virus Loeffler and Frosch Correct Answers- discovered that an...

Microbiology Fundamentals: Clinical Approach, 2nd ed. by Cowan Chapter2 Bacteria Correct Answer- Category of prokaryotes with peptidoglycan in their cell walls and circular chromosome(s). This group of small cells is widely distributed in the earth's habitats Colony Correct Answer- A macroscopic cluster of cells appearing on a solid medium, each arising from the multiplication of a single cell. Culture Correct Answer- The visible accumulation of microorganisms in or on a nutrient m...

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