Microbiology Unit 1
Microbiology Unit 2
Microbiology Unit 3
Microbiology History
Microbiology Mix
100

Ferdinand Cohn

Discovered and made a detailed description of heat-resistant bacterial endospores (thus clarifying why heat would sometimes fail to eliminate all microorganisms)

100

Scientific names are _________ when written in print and ____________when written by hand.

Italicized, Underlined

100

TDP

Thermal Death Point

100

Scraped plaque and looked at it

Antoine Yan Leeowenhoek

100

Who is the father of microbiology

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

200

Who introduced the modern word "sterile"?

Ferdinand Cohn

200

Name the three ways prokaryotes and Eukaryotes differ?

1. The way their DNA is packaged
2. The makeup of their cell wall
3. Their internal structures

200

AHP

Accelerated hydrogen peroxide

200

Robert Hook

Discovered cell structures/cells by looking at a tree

200

True or false: Disinfection kills bacterial endospores.

False

300

Name the 6 types of microorganisms?

1. Bacteria
2. Archaea
3. Protozoa
4. Fungi
5. Helminths
6. Viruses

300

Name three ways bacteria can be arranged?

1. Diploccus (pairs)
2. Streptococcus (chains)
3. Staphylococcus (cluster)

300

________ devices do not touch the client or only touch intact skin and require low-level disinfection.

non-critical devices

300

Discovered micro-organisms cause disease

Oliver Wendell Holmes and Semme Lewis

300

Name the 4 methods of microbial control used outside the body?

1. Sterilization
2. Disinfection
3. Decontamination (also called sanitization)
4. Antisepsis

400

Name some bacteria causing diseases

1. Streptococcus Pneumoniae
2. Streptococcus Pyogenes
3. Staphylococcus aureus
4. Clostridium Tetani

400

True or False: A glycocalyx is called a CAPSULE when it is more tightly bound to the sell then the slime layer is.

True

400

Causes Of Sterilization FailurePotential Problems

Improper cleaning of instruments
Improper packaging
Improper loading of sterilizer
Improper timing
Improper temperature
Improper method of sterilization

400

Hand Hygiene

Holmes/Semmelweis

400

List examples of Helminths

Tapeworms, flukes, roundworms

500

What is spontaneous generation?

the belief that invisible vital forces present in matter led to the creation of life

500

What is the cytoplasmic membrane?

It surrounds the cytoplasm and is composed of lipids and protein substances

500

Seven Steps to Instrument Processing

Holding (presoaking)
Precleaning
Corrosion control, drying, lubrication
Packaging
Sterilization or high-level disinfection
Sterilization monitoring
Handling processed instruments

500

Infrared radiation to irradiate bacterial spores

Tyndall

500

Capsules aid in their adhesion to the host. Because of their consistency, they avoid_____________ by the host defense cell.

Phagocytosis