Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The most common cause of cystitis is Escherichia coli.
2. The most common cause of urethritis is Chlamydia trachomatis.
3. The yeast Candida albicans is one of the three most common causes of vaginitis in the United States.
4. Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the three major causes of bacterial meningitis.
5. Meningitis could be caused by a virus, a bacterium, a fungus, or a protozoan.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The population most likely to be affected by catheter-associated urinary tract infections is

A. women who have recently delivered a baby by caesarean section. B. women who abuse intravenous drugs. C. urban sex workers. D. elderly women in a nursing home.

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What are the projections on epithelial tissue

found in the upper airways that will help move mucus?

a. cilia b. microvilli c. flagella d. pseudopodia e. none of these

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The type of cleavage pattern represented in Figure 51-1 is:


a. holoblastic and radial.
b. holoblastic and spiral.
c. meroblastic and radial.
d. meroblastic and spiral.
e. holoblastic and mosaic.

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