SCI250 Week 7 Chapter 24 Nervous System Quiz     Section: Multiple Choice       1. Which of the following is associated with serious infection of the meninges?     · Clogging of blood vessels · Increased pressure within the skull · Decreased cerebrospinal fluid flow · Impaired central nervous system function · All of the above       2. Which of the following is NOT true of the nervous system?     · Consists of central and peripheral systems · Central nervous system is composed of brain and spinal cord · Ganglia are part of brain · Meninges is membrane that covers brain and spinal cord · Normally free of microbes       3. Which of the following is a common cause of meningitis in non-immunized young children?     · Streptococcus pneumoniae · Escherichia coli · Staphylococcus · Haemophilus influenzae · None of the above       4. A complication of infection with this organism (Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome) can occur if the   organism becomes widely distributed in the body, leading to endotoxin shock and death. What is this   organism?     · Haemophilus influenzae · Neisseria meningitidis · Streptococcus pneumoniae · Listeria monocytogenes · None of the above       5. What is the microorganism that causes most cases of meningitis among adults?     · Haemophilus influenzae · Neisseria meningitidis · Listeria monocytogenes   · Streptococcus pneumoniae         6. Which of the following bacteria that may cause meningitis is Gram positive and therefore does not cause   endotoxin shock in infected individuals?     · Escherichia coli   · Neisseria meningitidis   · Listeria monocytogenes   · Haemophilus influenzae   · None of the above         7. The disease associated with Chronic meningitis is caused by ________   A. Streptococcus pneumoniae.   B. Mycobacterium tuberculosis.   C. Staphylococcus.   D. Treponema pallidum.   E. B and D     8. Meningitis caused by Listeria monocytogenes is usually transmitted by ________     · food.   · water.   · aerosols.   · sexual contact.   · physical contact.         9. What causes Hansen’s disease (leprosy)?     · Mycobacterium tuberculosis   · Mycobacterium leprae   · Listeria monocytogenes   · Clostridium botulinum   · Prions         10. What is the only bacterium known to damage peripheral nerves?     · Naegleria fowleri   · Mycobacterium leprae   · Streptococcus pneumoniae · Neisseria meningitidis   · Haemophilus influenzae         11. Muscle spasms that can lead to an arched back and spasms of the jaw muscles (lockjaw) can be caused   by infections with ________     · Clostridium tetani.   · Clostridium botulinum.   · Mycobacterium leprae.   · Mycobacterium tuberculosis.   · Poliovirus.         12. A vaccine that was developed in 1933 has proven effective in reducing the incidence of disease caused   by ________     · Clostridium botulinum.   · Mycobacterium leprae.   · Clostridium tetani.   · Streptococcus pneumoniae.   · Listeria monocytogenes.     13. What is the most common form of disease caused by Clostridium botulinum?   · Infant   · Wound   · Lung, followed by exposure to aerosols   · Foodborne   · None of the above         14. A toxin that causes paralysis by preventing the release of acetylcholine at the junctions between neurons   and muscles is produced by strains of ________     · Clostridium botulinum.   · Mycobacterium leprae.   · Streptococcus thermicos.   · Clostridium tetani.   · Listeria monocytogenes.         15. Preventing African sleeping sickness is nearly impossible because ________   A. the trypanosomes change their surface glycoproteins evading the host immune response.   B. the tsetse fly has a wide range and eradication is difficult. C. vaccines must target many antigens.   D. All of the above   E. A and B     16. Poliovirus infections may cause no symptoms and go undetected in ________     · small children.   · teenagers.   · young adults.   · elderly.   · All of the above         17. Which form of poliovirus vaccine is better at eliminating viruses in the gastrointestinal tract?     · Live attenuated vaccine   · Formalin-killed vaccine         18. A major difference between infections with prions and other agents is that infections with prions:     · Do not lead to an inflammatory response   · Are not transmissible   · Do not cause an increase in the size of astrocytes   · Are not fatal   · All of the above           Section: Matching         19. Tissue necrosis, brain edema, headache, fever, occasionally seizures     · Bacterial meningitis   · Listeriosis   · Rabies   · Encephalitis   · Hansen’s disease   · Tetanus   · Botulism   · Poliomyelitis   · Transmissable spongiform encephalopathies · Chagas’ disease         20. A kind of meningitis seen in fetuses and immunodeficient patients     · Bacterial meningitis   · Listeriosis   · Rabies   · Encephalitis   · Hansen’s disease   · Tetanus   · Botulism   · Poliomyelitis   · Transmissable spongiform encephalopathies   · Chagas’ disease         21. Invades nerves and brain; headache, fever, nausea, partial paralysis, coma, and death ensue unless   patient has immunity     · Bacterial meningitis   · Listeriosis   · Rabies   · Encephalitis   · Hansen’s disease   · Tetanus   · Botulism   · Poliomyelitis   · Transmissable spongiform encephalopathies   · Chagas’ disease         22. Range of symptoms from loss of skin pigment and sensation to lepromas and erosion of skin and bone     · Bacterial meningitis   · Listeriosis   · Rabies   · Encephalitis   · Hansen’s disease · Tetanus   · Botulism   · Poliomyelitis   · Transmissable spongiform encephalopathies   · Chagas’ disease         23. Fever, back pain, muscle spasms, partial or complete flaccid paralysis from destruction of motor neurons     · Bacterial meningitis   · Listeriosis   · Rabies   · Encephalitis   · Hansen’s disease   · Tetanus   · Botulism   · Poliomyelitis   · Transmissable spongiform encephalopathies   · Chagas’ disease         24. Death of brain cells leave holes, creating spongiform brain tissue; amyloid plaques form; long delay   before symptoms appear; then spasms rapidly worsening to collapse; no cure     · Bacterial meningitis   · Listeriosis   · Rabies   · Encephalitis   · Hansen’s disease   · Tetanus   · Botulism   · Poliomyelitis   · Transmissable spongiform encephalopathies   · Chagas’ disease         25. Subcutaneous inflammation, damage to lymphatic tissues, muscle, and nerve ganglia; muscle pain and   paralysis of intestinal, heart, and skeletal muscle · Bacterial meningitis   · Listeriosis   · Rabies   · Encephalitis   · Hansen’s disease   · Tetanus   · Botulism   · Poliomyelitis   · Transmissable spongiform encephalopathies   · Chagas’ disease SCROLL AT THE VERY BOTTOM TO PURCHASE THE ANSWER  Other CHEAP Resources:SCI 250 v3 appendix Chttp://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/sci-250-v3-appendix-cSCI250 Week 1 Chapter 3 Staining Lab Quizhttp://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/sci250-week-1-chapter-3-staining-lab-quizSCI250 Week 5 Chapter 19 Integumentary System Quizhttp://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/sci250-week-5-chapter-19-integumentary-system-quiz SCI250 Week 6 Chapter 21 Respiratory System Quizhttp://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/sci250-week-6-chapter-21-respiratory-system-quiz SCI250 Week 7 Final Examinationhttp://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/sci250-week-7-final-examination SCI250 Week 7 Chapter 24 Nervous System Quiz http://www.homeworkmarket.com/content/sci250-week-7-chapter-24-nervous-system-quiz