Microorganisms that are capable of producing disease under favorable conditions.
What is a Pathogen?
100
A chemical agent that kills most microbes, but usually not spores; usually used on inanimate objects as those compounds are too strong to be used on living tissues
What is a Disinfectant?
100
The structure that is known as the control center of the cell.
What is the Nucleus?
100
Healing that occurs with a primary union that is typical of an incision opened under ideal conditions.
What is First Intention Healing?
100
The Symbol for Sodium Chloride.
What is NaCl?
200
A disease that occurs quickly and has a rapid recovery.
What is an Acute Disease?
200
The methods used to prevent contamination of the sterile field by microorganisms; protection of the patient against infection causing microbes preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively.
What is Sterile Technique?
200
Another name for cell "eating."
What is Phagocytosis?
200
Normal scar formation is also know as this.
What is Cicatrix?
200
A constant relationship between unlike species of organisms.
What is Symbiosis?
300
The smallest living microorganism that must live within another cell.
What is Virus?
300
Sterility determined by how package is handled rather than time elapsed; package is considered sterile until opened or integrity of packaging material is damaged.
What is Event Related Sterility?
300
An organelle that contains an enzyme that destroys foreign substances within the cell.
What is a Lysosome?
300
A tract between 2 epithelium-lined surfaces that is open at both ends.
What is a Fistula?
300
Inorganic compounds usually lack this.
What is Carbon?
400
The term that describes someone known as a "host" who has an infection but displays no symptoms.
What is a Carrier?
400
The contamination of a sterile field that occurs through the passage of fluid through or a puncture in a microbial barrier
What is Strike Through Contamination?
400
A vegetative resting state of some bacilli is know as this.
What is a Spore?
400
Healing that occurs when a wound fails to heal by primary union.
What is Second Intention/Granulation? (either answer is acceptable.)
400
The division of the parent cell's cytoplasm and organelles.
What is Cytokinesis?
500
The division of a reproductive cell into 2 cells with 23 chromosomes.
What is Meiosis?
500
Meaning to render items safe to handle by high-level disinfection.
What is Terminal Disinfection?
500
Malaria and Dysentery are caused by this.
What is Protozoa?
500
This phase begins within minutes of injury and lasts apporximately 3-5 days.
What is Lag Phase/Inflammatory Response Phase? (either answer is acceptable.)
500
Microorganism responsible for causing gastric ulcer disease.