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The GI Tract and Its Defenses
Normal Biota of the GI Tract
Salmonella
Periodontal Diseases
GI Tract Diseases Caused by Helminths
100
What is another name of the GI tract
What is Digestive tract
100
Are the accessory organs free of microorganisms ( True or False)
What is True
100
Name two animals that have normal intestinal biota of Salmonella
What is cattle, rodents, poultry, reptiles.
100
What can happen to teeth with periodontitis if left untreated
What is the tooth can be lost
100
What are the three categories of helminths
What is nematodes, trematodes, cestodes
200
What are all intestinal surfaces coated with that confers mechanical protection.
What is a layer of mucus
200
What is a mucinous glycoprotein covering on the tooth
What is pellicle
200
Where does the most common illnesses for Salmonella take place in the body
What is GI tract
200
What is the only prevention of periodontitis
What is oral hygiene
200
How many life and transmission cycles of helminths exist
What is four
300
What contains the antimicrobial proteins lysozyme and lactoferrin.
What is saliva
300
Numerous species of normal biota bacteria live on the teeth and they are called
What is dental plaque
300
What toxin is an important virulence factor for Salmonella
What is endotoxin
300
What are 2 common signs of gingivits
What is swelling, loss of normal contour, patches of redness, and increased bleeding of gums.
300
What is the name of the infection transmitted by eating pork
What is trichinosis
400
The walls of the GI tract keep food moving by the action of
What is peristalsis
400
What part of the GI tract was thought to be sterile because of its low pH until 2008 when they found microorganisms
What is stomach
400
These pathogens are resistant to _______ ,which are the basis for isolation on selective media
What is chemicals
400
Plaque becomes mineralized with calcium and phosphate crystals to produce a hard substance called
What is calculus
400
Worm infections usually provoke an increase in granular leukocytes. What is this increase called
What is eosinophilia
500
Name three accessory organs of the GI tract
What is Salivary Glands, Liver,Gallbladder, and Pancreas
500
How many species populate the oral cavity alone
What is 550
500
What is the only prevention of Salmonella
What is avoiding contact
500
Dental diseases are mediated by ____ of microorganisms rather than ____ organisms.
What is communtities, single
500
What kind of worm is Taenia Solium
What is tapeworm