BIOL 202 (BIOL202)

1. Question: What part of the immune system is designed to offer some protection to the brain? 2. Question: What is the mechanism by which fluoride present in toothpaste reduces dental decay? 3. Question: What microorganism will you find that causes inflammation in the nasal sinuses? 4. Question: What appears as small hemorrhages in folds on the surface of skin? 5. Question: What is used to describe an infection that leads to fluid accumulation in the lungs? 6. Question: What is the conditi...

BIOL202 Week 5 Project topic submission Head Lice APU

Week 5:Immunityand Probiotics For this discussion, I chose Activia yogurt. 1. Whatpartofimmunityorourimmunesystemmightprobioticsexertaneffect,ifany? 2. Explaintheproposedmechanism(s)ofhowprobioticswork? 3. Doesone have tobuyaspecialbrandof theproductsforittowork? 4. Youonlychoseoneofthetopics,butwhatisthecommondenominatorfromallof them(it'samicrobe)?

Lab5:GrowthofMicroorganisms(100points)  Eachquestiononthelabworksheetmustbeansweredcompletely,thoroughly,incompletesentencesand correctlyin orderto beconsideredforfullcredit  Ifthequestionasksyoutodoresearchorfindasource,areputable,credibleand/orscholarlysourcecitationmustbeincluded inorder tobeconsidered for fullcredit  Ifamathformulaisrequiredtoarrivetoananswer,workmustbeshownotherwise,nocreditwill beawarded Pre-LabQuestions 1. Why don’t microorganisms in cultures exhibit c...

1. Question: What does the immune system recognize as foreign and is what is also responsible for the induction of the immune response? 2. Question: What enters capillaries and venules and causes vasodilation when an inflammatory response is turned on? 3. Question: What describes how a host defends itself against an invading pathogen? 4. Question: What is excluded in the group of cellular defenses of macrophage? 5. Question: How are antigens described? 6. Question: What cells specialize to ...

Week 4:AntibioticResistance IchosetobethepatientwithpossibleMRSA. 1. IsthisinfectionlikelyMRSA? 2. What would a MRSA infection look like on a patient; for example,describehowthewoundpresents. 3. WasthepatientexposedtoMRSAinthehospitalprep,duringthesurgery theweek previously orsometimeafterwards(post-discharge)? 4. Where does liability for this (potential) infection rest? Is it theresponsibilityofthepatient(makingsureshefollowedherdischargeinstructions,etc),nurse(s),scrubtechnicians,physic...

Lab4:StructureandMicroscopy(100points)  Eachquestiononthelabworksheetmustbeansweredcompletely,thoroughly,incomplete sentences and correctly in order to be considered for full credit  If the question asks you to do research or find a source, a reputable, credible and/or scholarly source citation must be included in order to be considered for full credit  If a math formula is required to arrive to an answer, work must be shown otherwise, no credit will be awarded *Note-This lab is d...

1. Question: Which describes a random, unpredictable, and an infectious disease? 2. Question: This is considered true about an outbreak. 3. Question: Which statement is excluded as one of the mechanisms that antimicrobial agents work? 4. Question: This method is ineffective in keeping microbes from developing resistance to drugs in use against them. 5. Question: In this scenario, a pathogen is able to rapidly move from one animal to another animal. 6. Question: This does not influence the p...

W3:YourFavoriteVirus RSV The virus that I chose is RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). The infectious virusknownasrespiratorysyncytialvirus(RSV)affectstherespiratorysystemandthelungs. RSV is a negative single-stranded RNA virus. Infants, older individuals,those with weakened immune systems, and those who have lung disease maybe more severely affected by this virus. After being exposed to RSV, symptomsdon't often appear for two to eight days. Typically, symptoms persist for three toseven days...

Lab3:CulturingandAsepticTechnique(100points)  Eachquestiononthelabworksheetmustbeansweredcompletely,thoroughly,incompletesentencesand correctlyin orderto beconsideredforfullcredit  Ifthequestionasksyoutodoresearchorfindasource,areputable,credibleand/orscholarlysourcecitationmustbeincluded inorder tobeconsidered for fullcredit  Ifamathformulaisrequiredtoarrivetoananswer,workmustbeshownotherwise,nocreditwill beawarded Pre-LabQuestions 1. Proper aseptic technique is crucial to ensur...