Section: Multiple Choice
1. The majority of the microorganisms on the surface of the human skin are ________
Gram-positive bacteria.
Gram-negative bacteria. approximately equal numbers of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
Spore-forming bacteria.
Enteric.
2. The outer layer of the skin is the _________ while the deeper layer is the _________ cutaneous, keratin. dermis, sebum. mucous, epidermis. epidermis, dermis. sebum, keratin.
3. A massive lesion caused by the spread of Staphylococcus aureus infection (often on the neck and upper back) is called a ________ boil. furuncle.
Carbuncle.
abscess. pustule. 4. Scalded skin syndrome is caused by exotoxins (exfoliatins)