OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 25: Circulatory and
Lymphatic System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice
1. Where does oxygenated blood enter the heart?
A. the left atrium*
B. the left ventricle
C. the right atrium
D. the right ventricle
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
2. Which artery carries deoxygenated blood?
A. aorta
B. femoral
C. pulmonary*
D. subclavian
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
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3. Which of the following is an infection of the inner lining of the heart?
A. endocarditis*
B. myocarditis
C. pericarditis
D. vasculitis
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
4. Which pathogen causes toxic shock syndrome?
A. Enterococcus faecalis
B. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
C. Staphylococcus aureus*
D. Vibrio cholerae
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
5. Which pathogen causes gas gangrene?
A. Bacillus spp.
B. Clostridium spp.*
C. Staphylococcus spp.
D. Streptococcus spp.
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
6. What is another name for tularemia?
A. brucellosis
B. rabbit fever*
C. toxic shock syndrome
D. Valley fever
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
7. The gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis causes which disease(s)?
A. bubonic plague only
B. bubonic and septicemic plague only
C. pneumonic and septicemic plague only
D. bubonic, pneumonia, and septicemic plague*
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
8. Which of the following infections is transmitted by ticks?
A. brucellosis TESTBANKSELLER.COM
B. ehrlichiosis*
C. plague
D. rat bite fever
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
9. Which organ of the human body removes damaged red blood cells?
A. heart
B. kidneys
C. liver*
D. pancreas
Difficulty: Moderate
ASM Standard: N/A
10. Which of the following is true of lymphatic fluid?
A. It contains erythrocytes.
B. It is sterile.
C. It travels at slower speeds than blood.*
D. Its fluid composition is very different from plasma.
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Lymphatic System Infections
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
* = Correct answer
Multiple Choice
1. Where does oxygenated blood enter the heart?
A. the left atrium*
B. the left ventricle
C. the right atrium
D. the right ventricle
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
2. Which artery carries deoxygenated blood?
A. aorta
B. femoral
C. pulmonary*
D. subclavian
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
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3. Which of the following is an infection of the inner lining of the heart?
A. endocarditis*
B. myocarditis
C. pericarditis
D. vasculitis
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
4. Which pathogen causes toxic shock syndrome?
A. Enterococcus faecalis
B. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
C. Staphylococcus aureus*
D. Vibrio cholerae
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
5. Which pathogen causes gas gangrene?
A. Bacillus spp.
B. Clostridium spp.*
C. Staphylococcus spp.
D. Streptococcus spp.
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Chapter 25: Circulatory and Lymphatic System Infections
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
6. What is another name for tularemia?
A. brucellosis
B. rabbit fever*
C. toxic shock syndrome
D. Valley fever
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
7. The gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis causes which disease(s)?
A. bubonic plague only
B. bubonic and septicemic plague only
C. pneumonic and septicemic plague only
D. bubonic, pneumonia, and septicemic plague*
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: 23
8. Which of the following infections is transmitted by ticks?
A. brucellosis TESTBANKSELLER.COM
B. ehrlichiosis*
C. plague
D. rat bite fever
Difficulty: Easy
ASM Standard: N/A
9. Which organ of the human body removes damaged red blood cells?
A. heart
B. kidneys
C. liver*
D. pancreas
Difficulty: Moderate
ASM Standard: N/A
10. Which of the following is true of lymphatic fluid?
A. It contains erythrocytes.
B. It is sterile.
C. It travels at slower speeds than blood.*
D. Its fluid composition is very different from plasma.
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