​Match the Following Terms or Phrases with the Correct Description

question 22

Multiple Choice

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.
-​Trismus

• A)​Any microbial agent or protein capable of inhibiting the growth of or killing bacteria.
• B)​A spasm of the masseter muscles of the face often referred to as lockjaw and seen in tetanus infections.
• C)​Molecules of a substance attracted to and held on the surface of another substance rather than permeating as in an absorbed substance.
• D)​The process of removing or extracting internal structures or organs as in the abdomen or rupture of the membranes of the eye.
• E)​An inflammatory reaction to generalized sepsis involving all body organs, often fatal.
• F)​Relating to an untoward or adverse effect caused by medical treatment.
• G)​Yellowing of the skin or conjunctiva of the eye due to excess bilirubin in the blood.
• H)​Microbes which use dead or decaying substances as their nutritional source.
• I)​Loss of muscle function, tone, and reflexes as seen in "floppy baby syndrome" from infant botulism.
• J)The aggregate community or population of microorganisms found in the body or specific body systems.

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Definitions:

Favourable Consequences

Positive outcomes or rewards that are likely to encourage a particular behavior to be repeated.

Primary Reinforcer

A stimulus that satisfies a basic survival need and thus inherently reinforces and increases the likelihood of a behavior associated with it.

Secondary Reinforcer

A stimulus that becomes reinforcing through its association with a primary reinforcer, not inherently rewarding but has learned value.

Operant Conditioning

A pedagogical process that modifies the intensity of behavior with either encouragement or discipline.