Chapter 25 Microbial Diseases of the Digestive System
25.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is directly involved in the initiation of dental caries? A) sucrose
B) lysozyme
C) lactic acid
D) crevicular fluid
E) dentin Answer: C Section: 25.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 5.2
Learning Outcome: 25.3
2) Clostridium difficile- associated diarrhea is usually preceded by
A) eating contaminated food. B) a blood transfusion.
C) extended use of antibiotics. D) improper food storage.
E) travel to an underdeveloped country. Answer: C
Section: 25.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 25.4
3) Which of the following statements about salmonellosis is FALSE? A) It is a bacterial
infection.
B) Severity of disease depends on number of organisms ingested. C) A healthy carrier state
exists.
D) The mortality rate is high.
E) It is often associated with poultry products. Answer: D
Section: 25.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 25.4
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4) Disease-causing exotoxins are produced by all of the following organisms EXCEPT A)
Clostridium perfringens.
B) Vibrio cholerae.
C) Shigella dysenteriae.
D) Staphylococcus aureus.
E) Clostridium botulinum.
Answer: C Section: 25.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyzing
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 25.4
Global Outcome: 2
5) Which one of the following diseases of the gastrointestinal system is transmitted by the
respiratory route?
A) staphylococcal enterotoxicosis
B) mumps
C) Vibrio gastroenteritis
D) bacillary dysentery E) traveler's diarrhea Answer: B
Section: 25.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 25.5
6) The digestive tract is essentially one long tube. The order of the structures, beginning with
the mouth, is
A) pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. B) esophagus, pharynx,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine. C) pharynx, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small
intestine. D) esophagus, stomach, pharynx, small intestine, large intestine. E) pharynx,
stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine. Answer: A
Section: 25.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 25.1
7) Which of the following helminthic diseases is a common infestation found in the
southeastern
United States?
A) Enterobius vermicularis
B) Ascaris lumbricoides
C) Taenia saginata
D) Trichuris trichiura
E) Echinococcus granulosus
25.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is directly involved in the initiation of dental caries? A) sucrose
B) lysozyme
C) lactic acid
D) crevicular fluid
E) dentin Answer: C Section: 25.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
ASMcue Outcome: 5.2
Learning Outcome: 25.3
2) Clostridium difficile- associated diarrhea is usually preceded by
A) eating contaminated food. B) a blood transfusion.
C) extended use of antibiotics. D) improper food storage.
E) travel to an underdeveloped country. Answer: C
Section: 25.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 25.4
3) Which of the following statements about salmonellosis is FALSE? A) It is a bacterial
infection.
B) Severity of disease depends on number of organisms ingested. C) A healthy carrier state
exists.
D) The mortality rate is high.
E) It is often associated with poultry products. Answer: D
Section: 25.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 25.4
,lO M oA 4 4 70 89
, lO M oA 4 4 70 89
4) Disease-causing exotoxins are produced by all of the following organisms EXCEPT A)
Clostridium perfringens.
B) Vibrio cholerae.
C) Shigella dysenteriae.
D) Staphylococcus aureus.
E) Clostridium botulinum.
Answer: C Section: 25.4
Bloom's Taxonomy: Analyzing
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 25.4
Global Outcome: 2
5) Which one of the following diseases of the gastrointestinal system is transmitted by the
respiratory route?
A) staphylococcal enterotoxicosis
B) mumps
C) Vibrio gastroenteritis
D) bacillary dysentery E) traveler's diarrhea Answer: B
Section: 25.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
ASMcue Outcome: 5.4
Learning Outcome: 25.5
6) The digestive tract is essentially one long tube. The order of the structures, beginning with
the mouth, is
A) pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. B) esophagus, pharynx,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine. C) pharynx, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small
intestine. D) esophagus, stomach, pharynx, small intestine, large intestine. E) pharynx,
stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine. Answer: A
Section: 25.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
Learning Outcome: 25.1
7) Which of the following helminthic diseases is a common infestation found in the
southeastern
United States?
A) Enterobius vermicularis
B) Ascaris lumbricoides
C) Taenia saginata
D) Trichuris trichiura
E) Echinococcus granulosus
