ANATOMY AND PHYSIO MIDTERM 1 TCDHA WEEK5-7 COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

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ANATOMY AND PHYSIO MIDTERM 1 TCDHA
WEEK5-7 COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT AND VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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What are the different types of treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER>>1) Mainstream
2) Complementary Medicine
3) Alternative Medicine

Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER>>Seek to stop disease before it actually happens

What are some health promotion organizations? - CORRECT ANSWER>>- The WHO
- Public Health Agency Canada (PHAC)
- The CDC (Centre for Disease control and prevention)

Pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER>>Organisms that cause disease

Parasites - CORRECT ANSWER>>Microscopic organisms that take nourishment from hosts

Host - CORRECT ANSWER>>An organism on which a parasite lives.

Infection: Invasion by Pathogens - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. Local
2. Systemic

Opportunistic Infection - CORRECT ANSWER>>Infections that occur when the body's defenses
are weakened

What are two modes of transmission? - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. Directly; physical contact
between individuals
2. Indirectly; through touch objects, dust, or vectors

What are the portals of Entry? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Skin
Respiratory Tract
Digestive System
Urinary and Reproductive Systems

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Normal flora - CORRECT ANSWER>>Microorganisms that reside in or on the body without
causing disease
What are some benefits of Normal Flora? - CORRECT ANSWER>>- Helps break down food
- Produces Nutrients (Vitamin K)
- Helps immune system from childhood

What are the disadvantages of Normal Flora? - CORRECT ANSWER>>- Can cause disease (HIV or
Acne)
- Antibiotics can disrupt the balance of ecosystem

What are different shapes of Bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. Cocci: Round
2. Bacilli: Straight thin rods
3. Curved Rods

What are some types of Cocci shaped bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER>>In Pairs;Diplococci
(Gonorrhea)
Chains;Streptococci
Clusters;Staphylococi

What are some examples of Bacilli shaped bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Endospores
Tetanus
Tuberculosis

What re some examples of Curved rods shaped bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Vibrios (Slightly
curved)
Spirilla (Corkscrew)
Spirochetes (Spirals, but can twist around)

What are some examples of specialized bacteria? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Endospores
Tetanus
Botulism
Anthrax

Endospores - CORRECT ANSWER>>- Become airborne easily
- Resistant to ordinary methods of disinfection

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- These type of bacterias are dangerous

Where can Tetanus, botulism and anthrax live? - CORRECT ANSWER>>They can live in dryness
for a very long time
What is an infectious protein? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Prions

Prions - CORRECT ANSWER>>- Smaller than viruses
- Slow incubation and hard to destroy
- Produces spongy degeneration of brain tissue

What are some examples of prions diseases? - CORRECT ANSWER>>- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
(CJD)
- Bocine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
- Mad cow disease

Fungi - CORRECT ANSWER>>- An organism that absorbs nutrients from the environment. -
Reproduces by cell division or by the production of spores

What are the types of Fungi? - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. Yeasts
2. Molds

TRUE OR FALSE:
Yeasts are multicellular forms of fungi - CORRECT ANSWER>>FALSE!

They're single-celled forms of fungi

Out of the two types of Fungi, which one is a multicellular form? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Molds;
Fuzzy and Filamentous; Very few systemic diseases

What can molds cause? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Mycotic infections

Mycotic infections - CORRECT ANSWER>>Fungal infections

What are some examples of fungi infections? - CORRECT ANSWER>>1. Tinea (ringworm or
athletes foot)
This fungal infection is cutaneous