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NBCE Part 1
LaRose Fungi
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08/22/2012

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Term
1.       Fungi are eukaryotic organisms with _____ in their cell membranes.
Definition
ERGOSTEROL
Term
2.       Fungi reproduce by _____.
Definition
SPORULATION
Term
3.       _____ is asexual sporulation.
Definition
CONIDIA
Term
4.       _____ is sexual sporulation.
Definition
ZYGOSPORES
Term
5.       Fungi grows best on _____ medium.
Definition
SABOURAUD’S MEDIUM
Term
6.       Some fungi can exist in two forms (dimorphic) either as a _____ or as a _____.
Definition
MOLD; YEAST
Term
7.       These 5 fungi tend to cause systemic infections.
Definition
1) CANDIDA ALBICANS, 2) HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM, 3) COCCIDIODES IMMITIS, 4) BLASTOMYCES DERMATIDIS, 5) PARACOCCIDIODES BRAILENSIS
Term
8.       What is the ideal temperature for growing mold?
Definition
25DEG C
Term
9.       What is the ideal temperature for growing yeast?
Definition
37DEG C
Term
10.   Mold is _____ with branching _____ or non-septate _____.
Definition
MULTICELLULAR, SEPTAE, HYPHAE
Term
11.   Yeast is _____ which reproduces by _____.
Definition
UNICELLULAR, BUDDING
Term
12.   _____ are fungi that infect the skin.
Definition
DERMATOPHYTES
Term
13.   Dermatophytes are fungal organisms which require _____ for growth.
Definition
KERATIN
Term
14.   _____ are dermatophytes that affect the skin, hair and nails.
Definition
TRICHOPHYTON
Term
15.   _____ are dermatophytes that affect the hair and skin, and use pets as reservoirs.
Definition
MICROSPORUM
Term
16.   _____ are dermatophytes that affects nails and skin.
Definition
EPIDERMOPHYTON
Term
17.   _____ means ringworm.
Definition
TINEA
Term
18.   _____ is ring worm that affects the head.
Definition
TINEA CAPITIS
Term
19.   _____ is ring worm that affects the body.
Definition
TINEA CORPORIS
Term
20.   _____ is ring worm that affects the groin and causes jock itch.
Definition
TINEA CRURIS
Term
21.   _____ is ring worm that affects the feet and causes athletes foot.
Definition
TINEA PEDIS
Term
22.   _____ is ring worm that affects the hands.
Definition
TINEA MANUM
Term
23.   _____ is ring worm that affects the nails.
Definition
UNGUIUM
Term
24.   _____ is a condition caused by fungi that produces fine scaly patches of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation on the skin.
Definition
PITYRIASIS VERSICOLOR
Term
25.   Pitryiasis versicolor is caused by this fungi.
Definition
MALASSEZIA FURFUR
Term
26.   Pitryiasis versicolor is characterized by these 3 things.
Definition
1) DEGRADATION OF LIPIDS IN SKIN INHIBITNG MELANIN PRODUCTION, 2) SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALL APPEARANCE ON THE SKIN, 3) KOH TREATED SKIN SCRAPINGS
Term
27.   _____ is a fungi that causes an itching red rash in moist places like armpits, vagina, or groin in infants.
Definition
CANDIDA ALBICANS
Term
28.   Candida albicans has an increased incidence in _____ and patients on _____.
Definition
DIABETICS, ANTIBIOTICS
Term
29.   _____ is a fungi that causes black nodules on hair.
Definition
PIEDRA HORTAE
Term
30.   _____ is a fungi that causes white or beige nodules on hair.
Definition
TRICHOSPORUM BEIGELLI
Term
31.   _____ is a subcutaneous dimorphic fungi that lives on vegetation. It causes bumpy skin lesions on legs or arms of rose growers or gardeners.
Definition
SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII
Term
32.   _____ is a subcutaneous fungi that causes warty lesions on the feet of wood-cutters (Madura foot).
Definition
MADURELLA MYCETOMATIS
Term
33.   _____ is a condition found in the Mississippi river valley that causes a systemic infection in immunocompromised patients affecting the lungs, spleen, liver and adrenals.
Definition
HISTOPLASMOSIS
Term
34.   This microorganism causes histplasmosis.
Definition
HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM
Term
35.   Histoplasmosis is transmitted by _____ and not from person to person.
Definition
INHALATION OF SPORES FROM BAT DROPPINGS AND CHICKEN POOP
Term
36.   What is another name of histoplasmosis?
Definition
OHIO VALLEY FEVER
Term
37.   _____ is a fungal condition found in the desert areas of the south-western united states. It causes a systemic infection of the lungs, joints, and erythema nodosum.
Definition
COCCIDIOMYCOSIS
Term
38.   How is coccidiomycosis transmitted?
Definition
INHALATION OF SPORES
Term
39.   What is another name of coccidiomycosis?
Definition
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FEVER
Term
40.   _____ is a fungal condition that affects the east coast of the US causing skin, bone and lung infections.
Definition
BLASTOMYCES DERMATIDIS
Term
41.   Blastomyces dermatidis causes this condition in the US.
Definition
NORTH AMERICAN BLASTOMYCOSIS
Term
42.   _____ is a fungus that is common in Latin America. It has spores with multiple buds like the spokes of a wheel, and it causes mouth and nose ulcerations.
Definition
PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILENSIS
Term
43.   Paracoccidioides brasilensis causes this condition in Latin America.
Definition
SOUTH AMERICA BLASTOMYCOSIS
Term
44.   _____ is an opportunistic fungi that lives on decaying vegetation. It causes fungal balls in lungs of immunocompromised patients.
Definition
ASPERGILLIS FUMIGATUS
Term
45.   _____ is an opportunistic fungi found in bird droppings that causes pneumonia, meningitis, and brain abscesses in immunocompromised patients.
Definition
CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS
Term
46.   Indian ink preparation of Cryptococcus neoformans shows _____.
Definition
OWL EYE APPEARANCE
Term
47.   _____ is an opportunistic fungi that causes severe systemic infections in HIV/AIDS patients.
Definition
CANDIDA ALBICANS
Term
48.   Candida albicans causes _____ which presents with a severe sore throat and dysphagia.
Definition
THRUSH
Term
49.   Candida albicans shows _____ and _____ on tissue scrapings.
Definition
PSEUDOHYPHAE, BUDDING YEASTS
Term
50.   _____ is an opportunistic fungi that causes pneumonia with a ground glass appearance on chest x-rays of HIV/AIDS patients.
Definition
PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI
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