Question 1

Which medical asepsis process uses various chemicals that can destroy many pathogenic microorganisms?

Accepted Answer

A) Sanitization 
B) Ultrasound 
C) Disinfection 
D) Sterilization 
A) Sanitization 
B) Ultrasound 
C) Disinfection 
D) Sterilization

Question 2

Which of the following is the most appropriate action of the medical assistant when sanitizing instruments?

Accepted Answer

A) Use bare hands. 
B) Hold instruments with a clamp. 
C) Use heavy gloves. 
D) Rinse well with cold water. 
A) Use bare hands. 
B) Hold instruments with a clamp. 
C) Use heavy gloves. 
D) Rinse well with cold water.

Question 3

Which of the following best defines pathogen?

Accepted Answer

A) Normal flora 
B) Necessary for plant survival 
C) Helps cure disease 
D) Causes infectious disease 
A) Normal flora 
B) Necessary for plant survival 
C) Helps cure disease 
D) Causes infectious disease

Question 4

Which of the following links in the infection cycle would be broken by cleansing and sterilization?

Accepted Answer

A) Portal of exit 
B) Portal of entry 
C) Mode of transmission 
D) Infectious agent 
E) Susceptible host 
A) Portal of exit 
B) Portal of entry 
C) Mode of transmission 
D) Infectious agent 
E) Susceptible host

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an effect of inflammation?

Accepted Answer

A) Forming antigens 
B) Destroying pathogens 
C) Eliminating pathogen by-products 
D) Restricting the amount of damage 
A) Forming antigens 
B) Destroying pathogens 
C) Eliminating pathogen by-products 
D) Restricting the amount of damage

Question 6

Practices such as hand washing, general cleaning, and disinfectant are all part of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Surgical asepsis 
B) Medical asepsis 
C) Infection control 
D) OSHA compliance 
A) Surgical asepsis 
B) Medical asepsis 
C) Infection control 
D) OSHA compliance

Question 7

According to the CDC, standard precautions should be practiced at all times.These practices apply to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Body fluids 
B) Blood 
C) Non-intact skin 
D) All the above 
A) Body fluids 
B) Blood 
C) Non-intact skin 
D) All the above

Question 8

Match the characteristic with the microorganism it describes.

-rickettsiae

Accepted Answer

A)  causes athlete's foot and ringworm 
B)  examples are protozoa and metazoa 
C)  identified by characteristic shapes 
D)  intracellular parasites larger than viruses 
E)  requires a living cell for reproduction 
A)  causes athlete's foot and ringworm 
B)  examples are protozoa and metazoa 
C)  identified by characteristic shapes 
D)  intracellular parasites larger than viruses 
E)  requires a living cell for reproduction

Question 9

Match the characteristic with the microorganism it describes.

-bacteria

Accepted Answer

A)  causes athlete's foot and ringworm 
B)  examples are protozoa and metazoa 
C)  identified by characteristic shapes 
D)  intracellular parasites larger than viruses 
E)  requires a living cell for reproduction 
A)  causes athlete's foot and ringworm 
B)  examples are protozoa and metazoa 
C)  identified by characteristic shapes 
D)  intracellular parasites larger than viruses 
E)  requires a living cell for reproduction

Question 10

Which of the following is the most appropriate action of the medical assistant when removing contaminated gloves?

Accepted Answer

A) Hold hands near the body and pull quickly. 
B) Throw the gloves away in the regular garbage. 
C) Throw the gloves into a separate container. 
D) Turn the gloves inside out one over the other. 
A) Hold hands near the body and pull quickly. 
B) Throw the gloves away in the regular garbage. 
C) Throw the gloves into a separate container. 
D) Turn the gloves inside out one over the other.

Exam 21: Infection Control and Medical Asepsis

Which medical asepsis process uses various chemicals that can destroy many pathogenic microorganisms?

Which of the following is the most appropriate action of the medical assistant when sanitizing instruments?

Which of the following best defines pathogen?

Which of the following links in the infection cycle would be broken by cleansing and sterilization?

Which of the following is NOT an effect of inflammation?

Practices such as hand washing, general cleaning, and disinfectant are all part of which of the following?

According to the CDC, standard precautions should be practiced at all times.These practices apply to which of the following?

Match the characteristic with the microorganism it describes. -rickettsiae

Match the characteristic with the microorganism it describes. -bacteria

Which of the following is the most appropriate action of the medical assistant when removing contaminated gloves?

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