EOC Principles of Biomedical Science
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Respiratory System - Answer Organs in your body that help you breathe.
Organ - Answer A collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.
Nervous System - Answer Receives and interprets stimuli and transmits to the effector
organs.
Digestive System - Answer The group of organs that break down foods into chemical
components that the body can absorb and use for energy and building cells and tissues.
Cardiovascular System - Answer The transport system of the body responsible for carrying
oxygen and nutrients to the body and carrying away carbon dioxide and other wastes.
Virus - Answer A small infectious agent that can replicate only inside living cells of an
organism.
Transmission - Answer The way microbial organisms move from one host to another.
T Lymphocyte (T cells) - Answer A type of lymphocyte responsible for cell-mediated
immunity that differentiates under the influence of the thymus.
Spirillium - Answer A spiral shaped bacterium.
Protozoa - Answer Any protist of the phylum or subkingdom Protozoa.
Phagocyte - Answer Eats cells
Microbiology - Answer A branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life.
Infection - Answer The state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a
suitable host.
, Immunity - Answer Being able to resist a particular disease.
Helminth - Answer A parasitic worm.
Gram Stain - Answer A method for seeing if a bacteria is is Gram positive, or negative.
Fungus - Answer A member of a large group eukaryotic organisms that includes
microorganisms such as yeast, molds, and mushrooms.
Contagious - Answer Communicable by contact.
Coccus - Answer A round bacterium.
B cell - Answer A type of lymphocyte that develops in the bone marrow and later produces
antibodies.
Bacteria - Answer Single-celled microorganisms that are often aggregated into colonies or
motile. A type of pathogen.
Bacillus - Answer A rod-shaped bacterium.
Aseptic Technique - Answer A procedure performed under sterile conditions.
Antibody - Answer Produced by B Cells.
Stroke - Answer Sudden loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion caused by
rupture of obstruction of a blood vessel of the brain.
Stenting - Answer A surgical procedure for inserting a stent, a mold to keep a passageway
open, into an anatomical vessel.
Risk Factor - Answer Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
Metabolic Syndrome - Answer A cluster of conditions such as, increased blood pressure, high
blood pressure level, excess body fat, and abnormal cholesterol levels. These occur together,
which increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, or diabetes.
Study Guide Exam with Correct
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Respiratory System - Answer Organs in your body that help you breathe.
Organ - Answer A collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function.
Nervous System - Answer Receives and interprets stimuli and transmits to the effector
organs.
Digestive System - Answer The group of organs that break down foods into chemical
components that the body can absorb and use for energy and building cells and tissues.
Cardiovascular System - Answer The transport system of the body responsible for carrying
oxygen and nutrients to the body and carrying away carbon dioxide and other wastes.
Virus - Answer A small infectious agent that can replicate only inside living cells of an
organism.
Transmission - Answer The way microbial organisms move from one host to another.
T Lymphocyte (T cells) - Answer A type of lymphocyte responsible for cell-mediated
immunity that differentiates under the influence of the thymus.
Spirillium - Answer A spiral shaped bacterium.
Protozoa - Answer Any protist of the phylum or subkingdom Protozoa.
Phagocyte - Answer Eats cells
Microbiology - Answer A branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life.
Infection - Answer The state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a
suitable host.
, Immunity - Answer Being able to resist a particular disease.
Helminth - Answer A parasitic worm.
Gram Stain - Answer A method for seeing if a bacteria is is Gram positive, or negative.
Fungus - Answer A member of a large group eukaryotic organisms that includes
microorganisms such as yeast, molds, and mushrooms.
Contagious - Answer Communicable by contact.
Coccus - Answer A round bacterium.
B cell - Answer A type of lymphocyte that develops in the bone marrow and later produces
antibodies.
Bacteria - Answer Single-celled microorganisms that are often aggregated into colonies or
motile. A type of pathogen.
Bacillus - Answer A rod-shaped bacterium.
Aseptic Technique - Answer A procedure performed under sterile conditions.
Antibody - Answer Produced by B Cells.
Stroke - Answer Sudden loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion caused by
rupture of obstruction of a blood vessel of the brain.
Stenting - Answer A surgical procedure for inserting a stent, a mold to keep a passageway
open, into an anatomical vessel.
Risk Factor - Answer Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
Metabolic Syndrome - Answer A cluster of conditions such as, increased blood pressure, high
blood pressure level, excess body fat, and abnormal cholesterol levels. These occur together,
which increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, or diabetes.
