OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 26: Nervous System Infections
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OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 26: Nervous System Infections
* = Correct answer Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is the innermost membrane surrounding the brain?
A. arachnoid mater
B. dura mater
C. pia mater*
D. ventricle mater
2. Which term describes tingling or numbne...
OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 26: Nervous
System Infections
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is the innermost membrane surrounding the brain?
A. arachnoid mater
B. dura mater
C. pia mater*
D. ventricle mater
2. Which term describes tingling or numbness in peripheral nerves?
A. neuralgia
B. neurological deficit
C. neuropathy*
D. neurotaxis
3. Which part of a neuron releases neurotransmitters?
A. the dendrites
B. the myelin sheath
C. the synapse
D. the synaptic terminals*
4. Which of the following terms describes inflammation of the membranes surrounding the
brain?
A. cephalic tetanus
B. encephalitis
C. meningitis*
D. neuritis
5. Before enrolling in college, students are encouraged to undergo vaccination for which of the
following diseases?
A. botulism
B. candidiasis
C. listeriosis
D. meningococcal meningitis*
6. Hansen’s disease is more commonly known as which of the following?
A. leprosy*
B. pneumococcal meningitis
C. poliomyelitis
D. tetanus
, 7. Which of the following is an example of a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy?
A. chronic wasting disease*
B. St. Louis encephalitis
C. tetanus
D. Zika virus
8. Which term describes a nervous system infection caused by a fungus?
A. bacillary infection
B. dermatomycosis
C. neuromycosis*
D. transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
9. Human African trypanosomiasis is transmitted by which of the following?
A. contaminated water
B. mosquitoes
C. ticks
D. tsetse flies*
10. Schwann cells serve a function similar to that of oligodendrites, but, unlike oligodendrites,
they are located in which part of the nervous system?
A. brain
B. central nervous system
C. peripheral nervous system*
D. spinal cord
11. Which of the following describes the difference between a glial cell and a neuron?
A. Neurons are white matter and glial cells are gray matter.
B. Neurons conduct impulses and glial cells have supportive roles.*
C. Only neurons are technically nervous tissue.
D. Only neurons can contribute to myelination.
12. A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) reveals the presence of leukocytes in the cerebrospinal
fluid. This finding most likely indicates which of the following?
A. an adverse medication reaction
B. head trauma
C. infectious meningitis or encephalitis*
D. leukemia
13. Which of the following is not a common cause of bacterial meningitis?
A. Haemophilus influenzae
B. Neisseria meningitidis
C. Staphylococcus aureus*
D. Streptococcus pneumoniae
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