OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice
1. What is a glomerulus?
A. a capillary bed that contacts a nephron*
B. a connecting duct in the urinary system
C. a part of the urinary bladder
D. the part of the nephron that drains into the ureter
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
2. Urine leaves the urinary bladder through which structure?
A. collecting duct
B. meatus
C. ureter
D. urethra*
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
3. What tube(s) in the male reproductive system transfer(s) sperm to the vas deferens?
A. the epididymis*
B. the prostate
C. the seminal tubules
D. the seminal vesicles
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
4. Which of the following refers to inflammation of the bladder?
A. cystitis*
B. glomerulonephritis
C. orchitis
D. pyelonephritis
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
5. Which of the following is typically true of the kidneys?
A. They are colonized by Candida spp.
B. They are colonized by lactobacilli.
C. They are colonized by staphylococci.
D. They are colonized by no normal microbiota.*
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Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23, 24
6. Which refers to dysuria?
A. bladder pain
B. painful urination*
C. production of urine that contains blood
D. production of urine that contains pus
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
7. In the United States, which sexually transmitted infection is especially common in
individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 years?
A. chlamydia
B. gonorrhea*
C. HIV/AIDs
D. syphilis
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
8. Which condition occurs whenTtEheSnToBrm
AaNl KvaSgEinLaLEiRcr.oCbiOoM
lm ta is unbalanced but there is no
inflammation?
A. bacterial vaginitis
B. bacterial vaginosis*
C. chancroid
D. pelvic inflammatory disease
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 22 23, 24
9. Which of the following STIs is caused by a protozoan?
A. chlamydia
B. genital warts
C. herpes
D. trichomoniasis*
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
10. Which of the following is not a function of the urinary system?
A. excreting wastes
B. filtering blood
C. producing urea*
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Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice
1. What is a glomerulus?
A. a capillary bed that contacts a nephron*
B. a connecting duct in the urinary system
C. a part of the urinary bladder
D. the part of the nephron that drains into the ureter
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
2. Urine leaves the urinary bladder through which structure?
A. collecting duct
B. meatus
C. ureter
D. urethra*
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
3. What tube(s) in the male reproductive system transfer(s) sperm to the vas deferens?
A. the epididymis*
B. the prostate
C. the seminal tubules
D. the seminal vesicles
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
4. Which of the following refers to inflammation of the bladder?
A. cystitis*
B. glomerulonephritis
C. orchitis
D. pyelonephritis
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
5. Which of the following is typically true of the kidneys?
A. They are colonized by Candida spp.
B. They are colonized by lactobacilli.
C. They are colonized by staphylococci.
D. They are colonized by no normal microbiota.*
Page 1 of 15
, OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank
Chapter 23: Urogenital System Infections
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23, 24
6. Which refers to dysuria?
A. bladder pain
B. painful urination*
C. production of urine that contains blood
D. production of urine that contains pus
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
7. In the United States, which sexually transmitted infection is especially common in
individuals between the ages of 15 and 24 years?
A. chlamydia
B. gonorrhea*
C. HIV/AIDs
D. syphilis
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
8. Which condition occurs whenTtEheSnToBrm
AaNl KvaSgEinLaLEiRcr.oCbiOoM
lm ta is unbalanced but there is no
inflammation?
A. bacterial vaginitis
B. bacterial vaginosis*
C. chancroid
D. pelvic inflammatory disease
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 22 23, 24
9. Which of the following STIs is caused by a protozoan?
A. chlamydia
B. genital warts
C. herpes
D. trichomoniasis*
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
10. Which of the following is not a function of the urinary system?
A. excreting wastes
B. filtering blood
C. producing urea*
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