questions with answers |\ |\
What are opportunistic microorganisms?
|\ |\ |\
A. A bacterium, virus, protozoan or fungus, that live symbiotically
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with their host.
|\ |\ |\
B. A bacterium, virus, protozoan or fungus that takes advantage
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of certain opportunities to cause disease.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. A bacterium, virus, protozoan or fungus that are that help
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
protect their host by fighting bacteria.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. A bacterium, virus, protozoan or fungus that keep other
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
microorganisms from entering the body. |\ |\ |\ |\
B. A bacterium, virus, protozoan or fungus that takes advantage
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of certain opportunities to cause disease.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A 20-year-old male received a knife wound to the arm during an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
altercation. Which of the following types of immunity was
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
compromised?
A. Innate immunity
|\ |\
B. Inflammatory response
|\ |\
C. Adaptive immunity
|\ |\
D. Specific immunity
|\ |\
A. Innate immunity
|\ |\
,A child fell off the swing and scraped the right knee. The injured
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
area becomes painful. What else will the nurse observe upon
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
assessment?
A. Vasoconstriction at injured site
|\ |\ |\ |\
B. Decreased RBC concentration at injured site
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
C. Pale skin at injured site
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Edema at injured site
|\ |\ |\ |\
D. Edema at injured site
|\ |\ |\ |\
The microorganisms that make up the normal human flora are
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
important for: |\
A. Regulating inflammation
|\ |\
B. Secreting bacteriostatic substances
|\ |\ |\
C. Activating white blood cells
|\ |\ |\ |\
D. Preventing the colonization and multiplication of pathogens
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
D. Preventing the colonization and multiplication of pathogens
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A nurse recalls the mast cell, a major activator of inflammation,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
initiates the inflammatory response through the process of:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Chemotaxis
|\
B. Endocytosis
|\
C. Degranulation
|\
,D. Opsonization
|\
C. Degranulation
|\
The directional migration of leukocytes along a chemical gradient
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
is termed:
|\ |\
A. Chemotaxis
|\
B. Endocytosis
|\
C. Margination
|\
D. Diapedesis
|\
A. Chemotaxis
|\
A 20-year-old male shoots his hand with a nail gun while
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
replacing roofing shingles. Which of the following cell types would
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
be the first to aid in killing bacteria to prevent infection in his
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hand?
A. Eosinophils
|\
B. Neutrophils
|\
C. Leukotrienes
|\
D. Monocytes
|\
B. Neutrophils
|\
A 25-year-old female experiences a headache and takes aspirin
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for relief. A nurse recalls aspirin relieves the headache by:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, A. Decreasing leukotriene production
|\ |\ |\
B. Increasing histamine release
|\ |\ |\
C. Decreasing prostaglandin production
|\ |\ |\
D. Increasing platelet-activating factor
|\ |\ |\
C. Decreasing prostaglandin production
|\ |\ |\
A 25-year-old male is in a car accident and sustains a fracture to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
his left femur with extensive soft tissue injury. The pain
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
associated with the injury is related to:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A. Histamine and serotonin
|\ |\ |\
B. Kinins and prostaglandins
|\ |\ |\
C. Vasoconstriction
|\
D. Immune complex formation
|\ |\ |\
B. Kinins and prostaglandins
|\ |\ |\
A 5-year-old male is diagnosed with a bacterial infection. Cultures
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the bacteria revealed lipopolysaccharides on the bacterial cell
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
surface. Which of the complement pathways would be activated
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in this case?
|\ |\
A. Classical pathway
|\ |\
B. Lectin pathway
|\ |\
C. Alternative pathway
|\ |\
D. Kinin pathway
|\ |\
C. Alternative pathway
|\ |\