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EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Patch test - ANS Inside of arm, elbow, small area of face and wait 24 hours
Allergy Test - ANS Predisposition Test
Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) - ANS Regulates employee safety
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANS Testing and approving drugs sold
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - ANS Registers all types of disinfectants sold and
used
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ANS Protective clothing and devices to protect
individuals from blood born pathogens
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - ANS Studying diseases and prevent spread
Universal Precautions (UP) - ANS Employer and employee to assume that there are
pathogens present in human blood that can spread disease in humans
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, Standard Precautions - ANS Introduced by the CDC in 1996, Workers must assume all blood
and bodily fluids are potential risks of infection
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) - ANS Contains information on product safety and
possible hazards (calling poison control or 911)
Infection Control - ANS Methods to reduce transmission of infectious organisms
Bacteria - ANS Single cell microorganisms
Nonpathogenic - ANS Harmless organisms that may preform useful functions
Pathogenic - ANS Harmful organisms that cause disease and infection
Cocci - ANS Round shaped bacteria (self-movement)
Staphylococci - ANS Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like grapes
Streptococci - ANS Pus-forming bacteria that curve like a string of beads
Diplococci - ANS Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs (DI=2) causes pneumonia
Bacilli - ANS Short rod-shaped bacteria
Spirilla - ANS Spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria
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Flagella - ANS Slender, hair like extensions used by parasites for locomotion (moving about)
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, Cilia - ANS Hair like extensions, but shorter and and move in a rowing-like motion
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - ANS infectious bacteria that is high
resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics
Viruses - ANS Parasitic submicroscopic particles that infects and resides in cells, Does not
have a cell or nucleus, it is a protein. ex. Common colds, measles, mumps, chicken pox,
smallpox, HIV/AIDS
Fungi - ANS Microscopic plant parasites that include mold, mildew, and yeast
Dermatophytes - ANS Fungi that causes skin, hair, and nail infections
Tinea Pedis - ANS Ringworm fungus of the foot
Parasites - ANS Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in a host
Scabies - ANS Contagious skin disease caused by itch mite
Pediculosis - ANS Infestation of head lice
Cleaning - ANS Washing with soap and water
Disinfection - ANS Chemical disinfectant that destroys most but not all organisms (must be in
for 10 minutes)
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Bactericidal - ANS Kills bacteria
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EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Patch test - ANS Inside of arm, elbow, small area of face and wait 24 hours
Allergy Test - ANS Predisposition Test
Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) - ANS Regulates employee safety
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANS Testing and approving drugs sold
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - ANS Registers all types of disinfectants sold and
used
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - ANS Protective clothing and devices to protect
individuals from blood born pathogens
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - ANS Studying diseases and prevent spread
Universal Precautions (UP) - ANS Employer and employee to assume that there are
pathogens present in human blood that can spread disease in humans
1
Page
@COPYRIGHT SIRJOEL 2025/2026
, Standard Precautions - ANS Introduced by the CDC in 1996, Workers must assume all blood
and bodily fluids are potential risks of infection
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) - ANS Contains information on product safety and
possible hazards (calling poison control or 911)
Infection Control - ANS Methods to reduce transmission of infectious organisms
Bacteria - ANS Single cell microorganisms
Nonpathogenic - ANS Harmless organisms that may preform useful functions
Pathogenic - ANS Harmful organisms that cause disease and infection
Cocci - ANS Round shaped bacteria (self-movement)
Staphylococci - ANS Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like grapes
Streptococci - ANS Pus-forming bacteria that curve like a string of beads
Diplococci - ANS Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs (DI=2) causes pneumonia
Bacilli - ANS Short rod-shaped bacteria
Spirilla - ANS Spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria
2
Flagella - ANS Slender, hair like extensions used by parasites for locomotion (moving about)
Page
snake like motion
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, Cilia - ANS Hair like extensions, but shorter and and move in a rowing-like motion
Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - ANS infectious bacteria that is high
resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics
Viruses - ANS Parasitic submicroscopic particles that infects and resides in cells, Does not
have a cell or nucleus, it is a protein. ex. Common colds, measles, mumps, chicken pox,
smallpox, HIV/AIDS
Fungi - ANS Microscopic plant parasites that include mold, mildew, and yeast
Dermatophytes - ANS Fungi that causes skin, hair, and nail infections
Tinea Pedis - ANS Ringworm fungus of the foot
Parasites - ANS Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in a host
Scabies - ANS Contagious skin disease caused by itch mite
Pediculosis - ANS Infestation of head lice
Cleaning - ANS Washing with soap and water
Disinfection - ANS Chemical disinfectant that destroys most but not all organisms (must be in
for 10 minutes)
3
Page
Bactericidal - ANS Kills bacteria
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