Pathogenic Organisms Are Transmitted Through a Variety of Routes Including

question 31

Multiple Choice

Pathogenic organisms are transmitted through a variety of routes including all of the following except:

• A)eating.
• B)sexual contact.
• C)contaminated food.
• D)respiratory droplets.

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Definitions:

Soft Palate

Posterior muscular portion of the palate, forming an incomplete septum between the mouth and the oropharynx and between the oropharynx and the nasopharynx.

Peristalsis

Peristalsis is the series of wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract from the esophagus to the rectum.

Nasal Cavity

Cavity between the external nares and the pharynx. It is divided into two chambers by the nasal septum and is bounded inferiorly by the hard and soft palates.

Pylorus

The opening from the stomach into the duodenum, regulated by a sphincter that controls the passage of digested food.