NUR 6501 MIDTERM EXAM ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WALDEN UNIVERSITY
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A normal male and a female carrier for red-green color blindness mate. Given that red-green color blindness is an X-linked recessive trait, what is the likelihood of their children being affected? - ANSWER✔✔Males most affected; no females affected Mutations that do not change the amino acid sequence and thus have no consequence are termed _____ mutations. - ANSWER✔✔Silent An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? - ANSWER✔✔Expressivity The condition in which an extra portion of a chromosome is present in each cell is called: - ANSWER✔✔Partial trisomy
To express a polygenic trait: - ANSWER✔✔Several genes must act together.
While reading a textbook, the student reads the term, "apoptosis." The student recalls that apoptosis is a
condition in which cells program themselves to: - ANSWER✔✔Die
A 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is examined for respiratory disturbance.Examination of his airway (bronchial) reveals that stratified squamous epithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated cells. This type of cellular adaptation is called: - ANSWER✔✔Metaplasia 1 / 2
A 40-year-old female is diagnosed with cervical cancer after a Pap smear. Which of the following cellular changes would the nurse most likely see on the report? - ANSWER✔✔Dysplasia The gradual increase in height among the human population over the past 100 years is an example of: - ANSWER✔✔A multifactorial trait The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing? - ANSWER✔✔Maternal nondisjunction An XXY person asks the nurse what this genetic disorder is called. What is the nurse's best response?This disorder is _____ syndrome. - ANSWER✔✔Klinefelter Which of these conditions follows a multifactorial pattern of inheritance? - ANSWER✔✔Coronary artery disease Mutations that do not change the amino acid sequence and thus have no consequence are termed _____ mutations. - ANSWER✔✔Silent The condition in which an extra portion of a chromosome is present in each cell is called: - ANSWER✔✔Partial trisomy A 50-year-old male sustained a closed head injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident. CT scan revealed a collection of blood between the inner surface of the dura mater and the surface of the brain.Which type of injury will the nurse be caring for? - ANSWER✔✔Subdural hematoma A 55-year-old male has swelling of the feet. Which of the following aided in development of swelling? - ANSWER✔✔Na+ movement into the cell
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