PNVN 1811 – Quiz 1, 2026 – Study guide and
practice material
Antiseptic - correct answer ✔✔ a substance that tends to inhibit the growth &
reproduction of microorganisms
Asepsis - correct answer ✔✔ the absence of pathogenic microorganisms
Carrier - correct answer ✔✔ A person or animal who harbors & spreads an
organism
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - correct answer ✔✔
Federal agency that provides facilities & services for investigation,
prevention, & control of disease; headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia
Contamination - correct answer ✔✔ soiled, stained, touched or exposed to
harmful agents
Disinfection - correct answer ✔✔ the process by which pathogens, but not
necessarily their spores are destroyed.
Endogenous - correct answer ✔✔ Growing within the body; originating from
within the body, or produced from internal causes, such as a disease caused
by the structural or functional failure of an organ or system.
Exogenous - correct answer ✔✔ growing outside the body, infection is caused
by microorganisms from another person
