Patho - T2b Test1
Huma's first patho test.
- 1.Which of the following defines pathology?
- A.
It is cause and effect
- B.
It is a medical procedure
- C.
It is the science of disease
- D.
It is the applied science of medicine
- 2.Which term is defined as the sequence of cellular and tissue events that takes place at initial contact with a causative agent until the disease is expressed?
- A.
Etiology
- B.
Sequelae
- C.
Pathogenesis
- D.
Manifestation
- 3.Which of the following statements concerning rubeola is TRUE?
- A.
Rubeola is a form of skin cancer
- B.
Rubeola is treated with light, reflexive manipulations
- C.
Rubeola is the same disease as Rubella as they are both caused by myxovirus
- D.
Rubeola appears as a rash that starts from the face and moves to the extremities
- 4.Which one of the following describes the appearance of varicella?
- A.
Koplik spots surrounded by a bright halo
- B.
Raise red vesicles that later dry out and crust over
- C.
Grouped vesicles that follow a dermatomal pattern
- D.
Condylomata acuminatum found on the soles of the feet
- 5.Which one of the following skin diseases is a latent virus that travels along a sensory nerve and causes severe pain along the nerve's distribution?
- A.
Rubella
- B.
Uticaria
- C.
Myxovirus
- D.
Herpes Zoster
- 6.Which one of the following statements regarding infectious disesase is FALSE?
- A.
It is normal for certain fungus to live in humans
- B.
Humans and microorganisms have beneficial contact
- C.
It is normal and healthy for parasites to live in the human intestine
- D.
Competition between fungi and bacteria for the same food souce keep the populations under control in the human intestine.
- 7.Which one of the following terms describes the presence of normal, harmless inhabitance of bacteria in humans?
- A.
Host
- B.
Infection
- C.
Microflora
- D.
Colonization
- 8.Which one of te following terms describes microbial infection when only the infecting organism is benefiting from the relationship?
- A.
Microflora
- B.
Parasitic flora
- C.
Mutualistic flora
- D.
Commensal flora
- 9.Which one of the following terms describes microbial infection when both the host and the infecting organism benefit from the relationship?
- A.
Microflora
- B.
Parasitic flora
- C.
Mutualistic flora
- D.
Commensal flora
- 10.Which one of the following statements describes virulence?
- A.
The ability of a human tissue to support microbial growth
- B.
Disease producing potential of the invading microorganism
- C.
Free living organisms that digest decaying organic material
- D.
A pathological infection resulting from a weakened immune state
- 11.Which one of the following microbes is an obligate intracellular pathogen?
- A.
Virus
- B.
Fungus
- C.
Bacteria
- D.
Eukaryote
- 12.Which one of the following microbes is capable of living outside the human host and forms large communities called biofilms?
- A.
Virus
- B.
Prion
- C.
Fungus
- D.
Bacteria
- 13.Which one of the following events will occur when a viral infection is oncogenic?
- A.
The hose will die of sepsis
- B.
The host will grow new healthy tissue
- C.
The host will develop cancer as a result of the infection
- D.
The host will be unaffected as the virus will remain latent
- 14.Which one of the following terms describes the spread of disease across continents with the potential to affect the entire globe?
- A.
Systemic
- B.
Endemic
- C.
Epidemic
- D.
Pandemic
- 15.Which one of the following terms regarding the course of a disease is characterized by containment of the infection, repair of damaged tissue, and progressive elimination of the pathogen?
- A.
Resolution
- B.
Acute stage
- C.
Prodromal stage
- D.
Convalescent period
- 16.Some bacteria can live with and without oxygen are called:
- A.
Anaerobes
- B.
Aerobes
- C.
Facultative
- D.
Germinative
- 17.A self-limiting condition, caused by salmonella, characterized by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever is called:
- A.
Gastroenteritis
- B.
Enteric fever
- C.
Traveler's diarrhea
- D.
Cholera
- 18.An acute, viral infection, highly contageous with a wide range of manifestations, including non-specific, minor illness, aseptic meningitis, and flaccid weakness of many muscle groups is:
- A.
Muscular dystrophy
- B.
Poliomyelitis
- C.
Multiple sclerosis
- D.
Parkinson's disease
- 19.Protein particles that lack any kind of genetic material, and have been identified in a number of incurable and transmissible degenerative neurological disease are called:
- A.
Lignin
- B.
Leukotrine
- C.
Prion
- D.
Oncogenic
- 20.These infections are acquired during a stay in the hospital.
- A.
Community acquired infections
- B.
Air borne infections
- C.
Transmissible infections
- D.
Nosocomial infections
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