DETAILED FINAL EXAM WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What houses cellular genetic information? - Correct Ans-Nucleus
What is cellular suicide? - Correct Ans-Apoptosis
What happens with impaired cellular metabolism? - Correct Ans-Accumulation of waste
products, impaired ATP production
How does water move between inter and extracellular space? - Correct Ans-Osmosis
What protein detects the presence of a neural tube defect in a fetus? - Correct Ans-
Increased Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP)
What are common defects seen in Trisomy 21? - Correct Ans--Flat nose
-Wide spaced eyes
-No creases in palms
-Heart defects
-Low set ears
-IQ 70 or less
What cells within wound healing and inflammation maintain the status of the cell? -
Correct Ans-Housekeeping
What happens if a newborn does not have enough collectin protein? - Correct Ans-
Increased risk of respiratory infection
What is active acquired immunity? - Correct Ans-Gathered through exposure to a virus
or through vaccination.
Where do B lymphocytes mature? - Correct Ans-Bone marrow
What is a type II hypersensitivity? - Correct Ans-Allergic reaction
Why do we give Rhogram? And to who? - Correct Ans-Prevents hemolytic anemia. Give
to Rh- mom with Rh+ baby.
, When are exotoxins released? - Correct Ans-With bacterial growth
What type of cells control fungal infections? - Correct Ans--T lymphocytes
-Phagocytes
What hormone is affected by stress? - Correct Ans-Cortisol
How does stress affect blood glucose? - Correct Ans-Increases due to cortisol release
When a patient develops MODS, what helps cells change to a proinflammation state? -
Correct Ans-Interleukins
How dehydrated does a child have to be to be hypotensive? - Correct Ans-10%
Why do we worry about urinary function in children with electrical burns? - Correct Ans-
Immature kidneys, damaged muscles release myoglobulin which cannot be processed
by kidneys.
What kind of cancer can be avoided with exercise? - Correct Ans-Colon cancer
Exposure to what virus has a carcinogenic effect on children? - Correct Ans-Epstein
Barre Virus
Exposure to what increases a child's risk of cancer? - Correct Ans--Chemotherapy
-EBV
-Ionizing radiation
-2nd hand cigarette smoke
What are granulocytes with vasoactive histamine? - Correct Ans-Basophils
What is it called when you cannot absorb B12? - Correct Ans-Pernicious anemia
What is aplastic anemia? - Correct Ans-Pancytopenia, deficits in erythrocytes,
lymphocytes, and thrombocytes
What sex is hemophilia highest in? - Correct Ans-Men
What gene is hemophilia dependent on? - Correct Ans-X-linked recessive
What does B12 deficiency cause? - Correct Ans-Degranulation of the myelin sheath
What genetic materials will translocate in CML? - Correct Ans-Genes 9 & 22 abnormally
fuse and make BCRABL1