Test Bank for Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology, 12th Edition by Barry Chess and Kathleen Park Talaro | Chap 13 to 27
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Biology 121
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Biology 121
Test Bank for Talaro's Foundations in Microbiology, 12e 12th Edition by Barry Chess and Kathleen Park Talaro | Chap 13 to 27. Complete chapters test bank are included in bundle product.
CHAPTER 13- Microbe–Human Interactions: Infection, Disease, and Epidemiology
CHAPTER 14- An Introduction to...
Components of the first line of defense include all the following, except
the tough cell sheet of the upper epidermis of the skin.
nasal hairs.
flushing action of tears and blinking.
flushing action of urine.
phagocytic white blood cells.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 14.01
2. Award: 10.00 points
Nonspecific chemical defenses include
lysozyme.
lactic acid and electrolytes of sweat.
skin's acidic pH and fatty acids.
stomach hydrochloric acid.
All of these choices are correct.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 14.01
,3. Award: 10.00 points
The chemical found in tears and saliva that hydrolyzes the peptidoglycan in certain bacterial cell
walls is
lactic acid.
hydrochloric acid.
lysozyme.
histamine.
bile.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 14.01
4. Award: 10.00 points
The body region where a ciliary escalator helps to sweep microbes trapped in mucus away from
that body site is the
skin.
respiratory tract.
digestive tract.
urinary tract.
eyes.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 14.01
,5. Award: 10.00 points
Which body region is protected by fatty acids, acidic pH, lactic acid, and a tough cell barrier with its
own normal microbiota?
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Skin
Respiratory tract
Digestive tract
Urinary tract
Eyes
References
Multiple Choice Section: 14.01
6. Award: 10.00 points
Plasma
is the liquid portion of blood in which blood cells are suspended.
is mostly water.
contains albumin and globulins.
contains fibrinogen.
All of these choices are correct.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 14.02
, 7. Award: 10.00 points
Which of the following is an example of GALT?
Appendix
Lymph nodes
Spleen
Tonsils
Thymus gland
References
Multiple Choice Section: 14.02
8. Award: 10.00 points
The blood cells that particularly target parasitic worms and fungi are
basophils.
eosinophils.
neutrophils.
monocytes.
lymphocytes.
References
Multiple Choice Section: 14.02
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