Chapter 10 Infection TEST BANK PATHOPHYSIOLOGY THE BIOLOGIC BASIS FOR DISEASE IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN 8TH EDITION
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
1. What is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide?
a. Starvation
b. Traumatic injury
c. Cardiovascular disease
d. Infectious disease
ANS: D
Despite the wide-scale implementation of progressive public health and immunization policies, infectious disease remains a sign...
Test Bank - Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children (8th Edition)
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide?
a. Starvation
, Test Bank - Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children (8th Edition)
b. Traumatic injury
c. Cardiovascular disease
d. Infectious disease
ANS: D
Despite the wide-scale implementation of progressive public health and immunization policies,
infectious disease remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The other options are not as
significant.
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2. What is the first stage in the infectious process?
a. Invasion
b. Colonization
c. Spread
d. Multiplication
ANS: B
From the perspective of the microorganisms that cause disease, the infectious process undergoes four
separate stages of progression: (1) colonization, (2) invasion, (3) multiplication, and (4) spread.
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3. Which type of microorganism reproduces on the skin?
a. Viruses
b. Bacteria and fungi
c. Protozoa and Rickettsiae
d. Mycoplasma
ANS: B
Only bacteria and fungi have the capacity to reproduce on the skin.
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4. Phagocytosis involves neutrophils actively attacking, engulfing, and destroying which microorganisms?
a. Bacteria
b. Fungi
c. Viruses
d. Yeasts
ANS: A
Invasion is the direct confrontation with an individual’s primary defense mechanisms against only
bacteria, which include the complement system, antibodies, and phagocytes, such as neutrophils and
macrophages. Fungi, viruses, and yeasts are not phagocytosed.
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5. Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells
actively attack?
a. Bacteria
b. Fungi
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