PNVN 1811 – Quiz 1, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
Antiseptic - correct answer ✔✔ a substance that tends to inhibit the growth & reproduction of
microorganisms
Asepsis - correct answer ✔✔ the absence of pathogenic microorganisms
Carrier - correct answer ✔✔ A person or animal who harbors & spreads an organism
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - correct answer ✔✔ Federal agency that
provides facilities & services for investigation, prevention, & control of disease; headquartered
in Atlanta, Georgia
Contamination - correct answer ✔✔ soiled, stained, touched or exposed to harmful agents
Disinfection - correct answer ✔✔ the process by which pathogens, but not necessarily their
spores are destroyed.
Endogenous - correct answer ✔✔ Growing within the body; originating from within the body, or
produced from internal causes, such as a disease caused by the structural or functional failure
of an organ or system.
Exogenous - correct answer ✔✔ growing outside the body, infection is caused by
microorganisms from another person
Fomite - correct answer ✔✔ nonliving things such as bed linens, stethoscopes, needles, and
many objects that may host & transfer pathogenic microorganisms
Antiseptic - correct answer ✔✔ a substance that tends to inhibit the growth & reproduction of
microorganisms
Asepsis - correct answer ✔✔ the absence of pathogenic microorganisms
Carrier - correct answer ✔✔ A person or animal who harbors & spreads an organism
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - correct answer ✔✔ Federal agency that
provides facilities & services for investigation, prevention, & control of disease; headquartered
in Atlanta, Georgia
Contamination - correct answer ✔✔ soiled, stained, touched or exposed to harmful agents
Disinfection - correct answer ✔✔ the process by which pathogens, but not necessarily their
spores are destroyed.
Endogenous - correct answer ✔✔ Growing within the body; originating from within the body, or
produced from internal causes, such as a disease caused by the structural or functional failure
of an organ or system.
Exogenous - correct answer ✔✔ growing outside the body, infection is caused by
microorganisms from another person
Fomite - correct answer ✔✔ nonliving things such as bed linens, stethoscopes, needles, and
many objects that may host & transfer pathogenic microorganisms
