Chapter 22 MicroBio OpenStax Multiple choice and fill in the blank

Lacrimal glands

Which of the following is not directly connected to the nasopharynx?

Goblet cells

What type of cells produce the mucus for the mucous membranes?

Pharynx → larynx → trachea → bronchi

Which of these correctly orders the structures through which air passes during inhalation?

Larynx

The ___________ separates the upper and lower respiratory tract.

Adhesins

Which microbial virulence factor is most important for attachment to host respiratory tissues?

Q fever

Which of the following does not involve a bacterial exotoxin?

Paroxysmal

In which stage of pertussis is the characteristic whooping sound made?

Coxiella burnetii

What is the causative agent of Q fever

Paroxysmal

In which stage of pertussis is the characteristic whooping sound made?

Coxiella burnetii

What is the causative agent of Q fever?

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Which of these microbes causes “walking pneumonia”?

Varicella-zoster virus

Which of the following viruses is not commonly associated with the common cold?

Small pox

Which of the following viral diseases has been eliminated from the general population worldwide?

Syncytia

What term refers to multinucleated cells that form when many host cells fuse together during infections?

German measles

Which of the following diseases is not associated with coronavirus infections?

Varicella-zoster virus

Which of these viruses is responsible for causing shingles?

Coccidioidomycosis

Which of these infections is also referred to as Valley fever?

Aspergillosis

Which of the following is not caused by a dimorphic fungus?

Mucormycosis

Which of the following is caused by infections by bread molds?

In the Mississippi river valley

In the United States, most histoplasmosis cases occur

Histoplasmosis

Which of the following infections can be diagnosed using a skin test similar to the tuberculin test?

mucociliary effect.

Unattached microbes are moved from the lungs to the epiglottis by the

capsules
to evade phagocytosis.

Many bacterial pathogens produce

IgA

The main type of antibody in the mucous membrane defenses is

Laryngitis

_______ results from an inflammation of the “voice box.”

Alveolar macrophages

_____ phagocytize potential pathogens in the lower lung.

Ghon complexes
form in the lungs of patients with TB.

Calcified lesions called

otitis media

An inflammation of the middle ear is called

Quellung reaction

The____is used to serologically identify Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates.

Psittacosis

______ is a zoonotic infection that can be contracted by people who handle birds.

erythrogenic toxin.

The main virulence factor involved in scarlet fever is the

rubella

The__virus is responsible for causing German measles.

cytokine storm

A(n)__is an uncontrolled positive feedback loop between cytokines and leucocytes.

acyclovir

In cases of shingles, the antiviral drug___may be prescribed.

antigenic drift.

The slow accumulation of genetic changes to an influenza virus over time is referred to as

MMR

The___vaccine is effective in controlling both measles and rubella.

spherules

In coccidioidomycosis,_containing many endospores form in the lungs.

Capsule

In cryptococcosis, the main fungal virulence factor is the__which helps the pathogen avoid phagocytosis.

aspergillomas

In some mycoses, fungal balls called__form in the lungs.

the desert Southwest

Most US cases of coccidioidomycosis occur in

arthroconidia

Coccidioidomycosis may develop when Coccidioides immitis__are inhaled.