Spirochetes Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AANP-FNP 2023 Test Exam 1 Hegar's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Softening of lower uterine segment Chadwick's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Bluish color of cervix and vagina at 6-8 weeks Goodell's sign - CORRECT ANSWER-Softening of cervix at 4+ weeks Lipids in chronic inactivity - CORRECT ANSWER-Low HDL Lipids in under- or untreated hypothyroidism - CORRECT ANSWER-Elevated total cholesterol, TG, and LDL Lipids in chronic renal insufficiency - CORRECT ANSWER-Elevated total cholesterol and TG Lipids...

OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 9: Microbial Growth Page 1 of 17 Chapter 9: Microbial Growth * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. Bacteria most commonly reproduce using which of the following methods? A. binary fission* B. budding C. meiosis D. mitosis Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 2. Which structure separates new daughter cells in binary fission? A. the crescent B. the division septum* C. the FtsZ D. the spindle apparatus Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 3. W...

Aerobes - ANSWER Bacteria that require oxygen to grow Anaerobes (AN-uh-roebz) - ANSWER Bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen Bacilli (singular,bacillus) - ANSWER Rod shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other diseases Candida - ANSWER A yeast commonly found in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract and sometimes in skin Chancre - ANSWER Painless ulcerating sore Cocci - ANSWER Spherical bacteria cells that reproduce by dividing into two En...

Developed smallpox immunization using cowpox agent - Answer-Edward Jenner Sought a "magic bullet" to destroy pathogens & not host - Answer-Paul Ehrlich Discovered penicillin - Answer-Alexander Fleming Pioneered aseptic surgery, Prevented surgical infections by using mists of phenol - Answer-Joseph Lister Father of Epidemiology (Cholera in London) - Answer-John Snow Pioneered asepsis by discovering that hand washing prevented streptococcal infections in obstetric patients - Answer-Ignaz S...

Function of centrifuge - Separates substances based on density Daily maintenance of centrifuge - clean with 10% bleach periodic maintenance of centrifuges - check speed using tachometer types of pipettes - Measuring, Serological, and Volumetric types of serological pipettes - blow out and drain out types of thermometers - liquid and glass and digital electronic temperature of heat block/water bath - 36-38 C temperature of incubators - 36-38 C What is room temperature - 20-24 C Temperatu...

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) BIOLOGY: Microorganisms And Viruses 82 Questions Correctly Answered | 100% Rated Question1 Gram staining is a helpful technique for differentiating between different types of bacteria. What part of the bacterial envelope is exploited by the gram staining process? Possible Answers: The peptidoglycan layer The plasma membrane The periplasmic space The capsule Correct answer: The peptidoglycan layer Question2 Leukocytes are classified as either granulocytes...

Koch's postulate 1 correct answers the organism must be found in all animals suffering from the disease but not in healthy animals Koch's postulate 2 correct answers the organism must be isolated from a diseased animal and grown in pure culture Koch's postulate 3 correct answers the cultured organism must cause disease when introduced into a healthy laboratory animal Koch's postulate 4 correct answers the organism must be re-isolated (re-cultured) from the experimentally infected an...

Beta-lactams - *Penicillins, Cephalosporins, Monobactams, Carbapenems* - All have beta lactam ring in their structure - Bactericidal - MoA: Cell wall synthesis inhibitors; inhibit the production of enzymes that stabilize the cell wall. Water moves into the hypertonic bacteria and bursts it Naturally Occurring Penicillin - *Penicillin G, Penicillin V* - Gram + cocci (excluding staphylococci & most enterococci) - Gram + rods including anaerobes and spirochetes - Neisseria spp. except penic...

Aerobes - Bacteria that require oxygen to grow Anaerobes (AN-uh-roebz) - Bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen Bacilli (singular,bacillus) - Rod shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other diseases Candida - A yeast commonly found in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract and sometimes in skin Chancre - Painless ulcerating sore Cocci - Spherical bacteria cells that reproduce by dividing into two Endospores - A resistan...

Sharpey's fibers connect periosteum to bone What fibers of the PDL are the most prominent? Oblique fibers Stillman's cleft v shaped loss of gingiva. Due to bad flossing habits McCall's festoon innertube shaped swelling at the marginal gingiva Drug induced gingival hyperplasia Dilantin (Phenytoin) Procardia (Nifedipine) Cyclosporin (immunosuppressant) dihiscence loss of alveolar bone oval shaped root exposure apical to CEJ Fenestration a wind...