​Match the Following Terms or Phrases with the Correct Description

question 28

Multiple Choice

​Match the following terms or phrases with the correct description or definition.
-​Nikolsky's sign

• A)​Diagnostic imaging study using chemical isotopes to view bones or organs.
• B)​An inflammation involving hair follicles caused by bacterial or fungal infection.
• C)​Dilatation of cutaneous capillaries resulting in superficial redness, often in patches.
• D)​The ability of a bacterial pathogen to produce pus.
• E)​Infection involving the female reproductive system including the endometrium following childbirth, abortion, or miscarriage which can progress to septicemia or peritonitis.
• F)​Epidermal skin cellulitis caused by group A streptococci and appears as a bright red rash on the face following strep throat infection or in other areas following surgery or injury.
• G)​The shedding or peeling of epithelial tissues as seen in toxic shock syndrome.
• H)​A professional prediction or forecast of the most likely course or outcome of a disease.
• I)​Sloughing off of skin with manual friction as seen in scalded skin syndrome.
• J)Inflammation of the middle ear seen frequently in children with chronic infections from Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Definitions:

Metaphase

A stage of cell division (mitosis and meiosis) where chromosomes line up at the cell's equator before being separated into the daughter cells.

Cytokinesis

Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm of a parental cell into two daughter cells, occurring immediately after nuclear division in the cell cycle.

Midplane

An imaginary plane that divides a body into two equal halves, commonly used in anatomy and developmental biology to describe symmetry.

Bacterial Chromosome

The self-replicating genetic structure of bacteria, usually a circular DNA molecule containing all the necessary information for the life of the cell.