Microbial Mechanisms of Pathogenicity – Chapter 15 Test Bank (Graded Questions, Complete Content)

Test Bank |




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, Chapter |25: |Circulatory |and |Lymphatic |System |Infections

* |= |Correct |answer

Multiple |Choice
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1. Where |does |oxygenated |blood |enter |the |heart?
A. the |left |atrium*
B. the |left |ventricle
C. the |right |atrium
D. the |right |ventricle

Difficulty: |Easy
|ASM |Standard: |N/A




2. Which |artery |carries |deoxygenated |blood?
A. aorta
B. femoral
C. pulmonary*
D. subclavian

Difficulty: |Easy
|ASM |Standard: |N/A




3. Which |of |the |following |is |an |infection |of |the |inner |lining |of |the |heart?
A. endocarditis*
B. myocarditis
C. pericarditis
D. vasculitis

Difficulty: |Easy
|ASM |Standard: |23




4. Which |pathogen |causes |toxic |shock |syndrome?
A. Enterococcus |faecalis
B. Pseudomonas |aeruginosa
C. Staphylococcus |aureus*
D. Vibrio |cholerae

Difficulty: |Easy
|ASM |Standard: |23




5. Which |pathogen |causes |gas |gangrene?
A. Bacillus |spp.
B. Clostridium |spp.*
C. Staphylococcus |spp.
D. Streptococcus |spp.




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, Difficulty: |Easy
|ASM |Standard: |23




6. What |is |another |name |for |tularemia?
A. brucellosis
B. rabbit |fever*
C. toxic |shock |syndrome
D. Valley |fever

Difficulty: |Easy
|ASM |Standard: |23




7. The |gram-negative |bacterium |Yersinia |pestis |causes |which |disease(s)?
A. bubonic |plague |only
B. bubonic |and |septicemic |plague |only
C. pneumonic |and |septicemic |plague |only
D. bubonic, |pneumonia, |and |septicemic |plague*

Difficulty: |Easy
|ASM |Standard: |23




8. Which |of |the |following |infections |is |transmitted |by |ticks?
A. brucellosis
B. ehrlichiosis*
C. plague
D. rat |bite |fever

Difficulty: |Easy
|ASM |Standard: |N/A




9. Which |organ |of |the |human |body |removes |damaged |red |blood |cells?
A. heart
B. kidneys
C. liver*
D. pancreas

Difficulty: |Moderate
|ASM |Standard: |N/A




10. Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |lymphatic |fluid?
A. It |contains |erythrocytes.
B. It |is |sterile.
C. It |travels |at |slower |speeds |than |blood.*
D. Its |fluid |composition |is |very |different |from |plasma.




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