KINN'S MEDICAL ASSISTANT -
CHAPTER 48 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Antibodies - Correct Answers -Molecular proteins (immunoglobulins) produced by the
blood's plasma cells that specifically destroy a foreign invader or substance that has
infected the body.
Antigens - Correct Answers -Foreign invaders or substances that cause an immune
response in the body in which specific antibodies are produced to attack and destroy it.
Antimicrobial Agents - Correct Answers -A general term for drugs, chemicals, or other
substances that either kill or slow the growth of microbes. Among the antimicrobial
agents are antibacterial drugs, antiviral agents, antifungal agents, and antiparasitic
drugs.
In Vitro - Correct Answers -A term referring to conditions or tests performed outside a
living body.
Macromolecules - Correct Answers -The molecules needed for metabolism:
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Microorganisms - Correct Answers -Organisms of microscopic or submicroscopic size.
Molecule - Correct Answers -A group of like or different atoms help together by
chemical forces.
Normal Flora - Correct Answers -Microorganisms normally present in our bodies; they
perform vital functions and protect the body against infection.
erthrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - Correct Answers -speed at which erythrocytes
settle out of plasma
Westergren method - Correct Answers -method to measure ESR using a self-zeroing
tube calibrated from 0 to 200
RBC indices - Correct Answers -mathematical calculation of the size, volume, and
concentration of hemoglobin for an average RBC
CHAPTER 48 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Antibodies - Correct Answers -Molecular proteins (immunoglobulins) produced by the
blood's plasma cells that specifically destroy a foreign invader or substance that has
infected the body.
Antigens - Correct Answers -Foreign invaders or substances that cause an immune
response in the body in which specific antibodies are produced to attack and destroy it.
Antimicrobial Agents - Correct Answers -A general term for drugs, chemicals, or other
substances that either kill or slow the growth of microbes. Among the antimicrobial
agents are antibacterial drugs, antiviral agents, antifungal agents, and antiparasitic
drugs.
In Vitro - Correct Answers -A term referring to conditions or tests performed outside a
living body.
Macromolecules - Correct Answers -The molecules needed for metabolism:
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Microorganisms - Correct Answers -Organisms of microscopic or submicroscopic size.
Molecule - Correct Answers -A group of like or different atoms help together by
chemical forces.
Normal Flora - Correct Answers -Microorganisms normally present in our bodies; they
perform vital functions and protect the body against infection.
erthrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - Correct Answers -speed at which erythrocytes
settle out of plasma
Westergren method - Correct Answers -method to measure ESR using a self-zeroing
tube calibrated from 0 to 200
RBC indices - Correct Answers -mathematical calculation of the size, volume, and
concentration of hemoglobin for an average RBC
