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WGU D027 Review 2023 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 1.Which of the following is not a cellular function? Reproduction Combustion Absorption
Excretion:
combustion 2.Which if the following can cause edema? Decreased capillary hydrostatic pressure Increased lymphatic pressure Increased plasma pressure
Decreased capillary permeability: Increased lymphatic pressure
3.Which of the following best describes the result of cellular reproduction? During anaphase, the centromeres come together.During telophase, a nuclear membrane is formed around 23 chromosomes. Two diploid cells, called daughter cells, are produced.Cellular reproduction has a long interphase.: Two diploid cells, called 1 / 4
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daughter cells, are produced.
4.What is an example of both hyperplasia and hypertrophy? Liver enlargement after partial removal Uterine enlargement due to pregnancy Cardiac enlargement due to hypertension
Muscle enlargement due to work: Uterine enlargement due to pregnancy
5.deifine hyperplasia & hypertrophy: Hyperplasia is the increase in the
number of cells of an organ or tissue, while hypertrophy is the enlargement of the cells of a given organ or tissue without a change in the number of cells. Muscle cells grow and enlarge (hypertrophy) in response to increased work or stress from exercise or increased cardiovascular pressures. When a liver is damaged or part of it is removed, it is the one internal solid organ capable of regeneration to repair itself creating more cells (hyperplasia). During pregnancy, the uterus must both grow to create more cells and enlarge those existing cells in preparation for the support of a fetus.Previousquestion 6.What regulates the sodium balance? Chloride Aldosterone Renin
Potassium: aldosterone 2 / 4
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7.When in excess, what do buffers absorb? Oxygen Hydrogen Potassium
Bicarbonate: Hydrogen; Think Chem!. H+ is acid
8.describe translation and transcription: Translation refers to this
process. Transcription is another process in which RNA is synthesized
9.What is the recurrence rate for autosomal dominant disease?: 50% for
a couple in which one or both partners are affected by the disease, the chance of each child being heterozygous affected is 50%.
10.Which of the following statements is true about autosomal recessive disease?It affects only women.It affects both men and women equally.It affects men and women, but men more
often. It affects men only.: men and women
equal 11.What is the proportion of the population affected by a disease at 3 / 4
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the specific point in time?Relative risk Incidence rate At-risk rate
Prevalence rate: prevalence
Incidence rate refers to how many new cases there are of a disease within a period of time divided by the number of the population's individuals. The prevalence rate is affected by the incidence rate and how long the affected patients survive. Risk factor is anything that could lead to disease. Relative risk is the measure of a risk factor effect.Previousquestion
12.Which action is the purpose of the inflammatory: To destroy foreign,
inva- sive microorganisms
13.What causes edema that occurs during the inflammatory process?: -
Increased pressure in the vasculature secondary to the vasodilatory effects of inflammation will result in the leakage of fluid into third spaces (i.e., edema).
14.In what structure do B lymphocytes mature and become B cells?:
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