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17 Cards in this Set
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1. A microbicidal agent has what effect? |
Destroys microorganisms |
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2. Microbial control methods that kill ______ are able to sterilize. |
Endospores |
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3. Any process that destroys the non-spore-forming contaminants on inanimate objects is |
Disinfection |
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4. Sanitation is a process by which |
The microbial load on objects is reduced |
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5. An example of an agent that lowers the surface tension of cells is |
Alcohol |
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6. High temperatures ______ and low temperatures ______. |
Kill cells, inhibit cell growth |
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7. The primary action of ______ heat is to ______. |
Moist, denature proteins |
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8. The temperature-pressure combination for an autoclave is |
121 degrees Celsius and 15 psi |
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9. Microbes that are the targets of pasteurization includes |
Mycobacterium species & Salmonella species |
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10. Ionizing radiation removes ______ from atoms. |
Electrons |
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11. The primary mode of action of non-ionizing radiation is to |
Make pyrimidine dimers |
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12. The most versatile method of sterilizing the heat-sensitive liquids is |
Filtration |
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13. ______ is the iodine antiseptic of choice for wound treatment. |
Iodophor |
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14. A chemical with sporicidal properties is |
Glutaraldehyde |
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15. Silver sulfadiazine is used |
In antisepsis of burns |
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16. Detergents are |
Low-level germicides |
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17. Which of the following is an approved sterilant? |
Ethylene oxide |
