Capsid covering Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final Exam Definitions to know: • Immunology: Study of the body’s specific defenses against pathogens. • Halophiles: salt lovers environment • Spirochete: Group of helical, Gram-negative bacteria with axial filaments that cause the organism to corkscrew, enabling it to burrow into a host’s tissues. • Mutualism: Symbiotic relationship in which both members benefit from their interaction. • Signs: Objective manifestations of disease observed or measured by others • Symptoms:...

What are the characteristics of parasites? - ANSWER -live inside or outside the living host -need nutrients & protection -produce some degree of harm to the host Describe what Pasteur did in his spontaneous generation experiment. - ANSWER -two swan-naked flasks (open-end tube) -heated the broth in the two flasks (microbes died in broth) - broke one neck of the flask (there microbes growing in the broth) -other neck of the flask, he did not break the neck (no microbes that grew in the bro...

MICROBIO 242 Midterm Exam Questions ANSWERS MICROBIO 242 Midterm Exam Questions ANSWERS 1. Which of the following is ‘not’ a microscopic organism that Leewenhook was able to observe under the microscope he constructed in 1674? a. Algae b. Bacteria c. Archaea d. Viruses e. Small multicellular animals 2. Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding Archaea? a. They are known as extremophiles b. They have external features called hami c. They are grouped in the domain eu...

Exam (elaborations) NR511 COMPLETED MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE WORKSHEET (NR511) NR511 Midterm Study Guide Worksheet Disease Risk Subjective Finding Objective Findings Diagnostics Treatment Education GI DISORDERS Appendicitis -Most common between 10-30yrs; but can occur at any age; rare in infants and older adults -men more at risk - Diets low in fiber, high in fat, refined sugars, & other carbs at increased risk. - Obstruction of appendix is cause of majority of appendicitis - contri...

NR 511 Disease Risk Subjective Finding Objective Findings Diagnostics Treatment Education GI DISORDERS Appendicitis -Most common between 10-30yrs; but can occur at any age; rare in infants and olde r adults -men more at risk - Diets low in fiber, high in fat, refined sugars, & other carbs at increased risk. - Obstruction of appendix is cause of majority of appendicitis - contributing factors: Intra-abdominal tumors, positive family hx - Recent roundworm infection or viral GI infection -Dx made c...

NR 511 Disease Risk Subjective Finding Objective Findings Diagnostics Treatment Education GI DISORDERS Appendicitis -Most common between 10-30yrs; but can occur at any age; rare in infants and olde r adults -men more at risk - Diets low in fiber, high in fat, refined sugars, & other carbs at increased risk. - Obstruction of appendix is cause of majority of appendicitis - contributing factors: Intra-abdominal tumors, positive family hx - Recent roundworm infection or viral GI infection -Dx made c...