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

Test Bank

, Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections

* = Correct answer

Multiple Choice

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.

, 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.