Staphylococcus Aureus Can Produce a Toxin That Dissolves the Desmosomes

question 54

True/False

Staphylococcus aureus can produce a toxin that dissolves the desmosomes that hold the adjoining cytoplasmic membranes of cells together and causes the patient's skin cells to separate from each other.

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Definitions:

Endometrium

The inner lining of the uterus that thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for possible implantation of an embryo.

Meiosis II

A phase in cell division where a single cell divides once, leading to the creation of four haploid cells from the original diploid cell, primarily occurring in the production of gametes.

Cleavage Divisions

A series of mitotic cell divisions in early embryonic development that leads to an increase in cell number without cell growth.

Blastocyst

An early stage of embryonic development characterized by a hollow sphere of cells, which implants into the uterine wall as part of pregnancy initiation.