PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM ms
Exam Solution ms
Genetics NURG 533 Advance Pathophysiology McCance ms ms ms ms ms
and Huether 8th Edition Chapter 4 to 6 2026 A+ GRAD
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
ms ms ms ms ms ms
WERS (789E5) ms
QUESTION 1 ms
Huntington disease ms
ANSWER
hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
movements and mental deterioration autosomal dominant
ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 2 ms
Of the nitrogenous bases in DNA, adenine pairs with cytosine and guanine pairs with t
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
hymine. True or False ms ms ms
ANSWER
False, Adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 3 ms
Translation occurs in the _____. ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Ribosome Translation is the process by which mRNA interacts with transfer RNA (tRNA) in the ribo
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
some and results in the formation of amino acid sequences that bind together to form polypeptides
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
and eventually proteins.
ms ms
QUESTION 4 ms
True or False The 23rd pair of chromosomes contains the pair of sex chromosomes.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
,ANSWER
True, The pair of sex chromosomes makes up the 23rd pair of chromosomes. Males have XY chromo
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
somes and females have XX chromosomes.
ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 5 ms
True or False, A male child receives the Y chromosome from his mother and the X chr
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
omosome from his father. ms ms ms
ANSWER
False, A male child receives the X chromosome from his mother (females have XX chromosomes) an
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
d the Y chromosome from his father (males have XY chromosomes).
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 6 ms
True or False Mitosis is a type of cell division particular to reproduction.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
False, Meiosis is a type of cell division particular to reproduction (reproduction of the gametes: sper
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
m and egg cells). Mitosis is the process by which the nucleus of a cell divides to create two nuclei,
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
each containing an identical copy of DNA.
ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 7 ms
Polyploidy
ANSWER
Occurs when abnormal gametogenesis leads to the embryo having three (triploidy) or even four (tet
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
raploidy) times the normal number of chromosomes. Triploidy and tetraploidy account for about 10
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
% of miscarriages and are incompatible with survival of the fetus.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 8 ms
Euploid cell ms
ANSWER
A euploid cell or embryo has the normal 46 number of chromosomes, i.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
e. it is an exact multiple of a single set of the normal 23 unpaired chromosomes.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 9 ms
What is the difference between Euploidy and polyploidy?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
, Aneuploidy results from variations in the number of individual chromosomes (not sets), so that the
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
chromosome number is not an exact multiple of the haploid set of chromosomes. Monoploidy and p
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
olyploidy involve complete sets of chromosomes, and so both are cases of euploidy.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 10 ms
Aneuploidy results from what? ms ms ms
ANSWER
Aneuploidy results from variations in the number of individual chromosomes (not sets)
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 11 ms
Forms of Aneuuploidy ms ms
ANSWER
The three most common forms of aneuploidy are Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, and Klinefelter
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms m
syndrome.
s
QUESTION 12 ms
Down syndrome characteristics
ms ms
ANSWER
upslanting eyes with inner epicanthal folds, flat nasal bridge, small broad flat nose, protruding thick
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
tongue, ear dysplasia. Trisomy 21 Congenital heart disease and later development of Alzheimer symp
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
toms Severe mental retardation
ms ms ms
QUESTION 13 ms
Turner Syndrome (45, X) ms ms ms
ANSWER
Nondisjunction during meiosis Monosomy X Clinical features - ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
short stature, webbed neck, cystic hygroma (neck swelling) at birth, primary amenorrhea (no perio
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
d), gonadal dysgenesis, 'streak ovaries', Nevi (brown spots on body), wide set nipples, pedal edema
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
at birth -
ms ms
many are mosaics (some cells = X, some XX or XXX). cells w/ 45, X have no Barr bodies Found only
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
in Females
ms ms
QUESTION 14 ms
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) ms ms
Exam Solution ms
Genetics NURG 533 Advance Pathophysiology McCance ms ms ms ms ms
and Huether 8th Edition Chapter 4 to 6 2026 A+ GRAD
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
ms ms ms ms ms ms
WERS (789E5) ms
QUESTION 1 ms
Huntington disease ms
ANSWER
hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
movements and mental deterioration autosomal dominant
ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 2 ms
Of the nitrogenous bases in DNA, adenine pairs with cytosine and guanine pairs with t
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
hymine. True or False ms ms ms
ANSWER
False, Adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 3 ms
Translation occurs in the _____. ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
Ribosome Translation is the process by which mRNA interacts with transfer RNA (tRNA) in the ribo
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
some and results in the formation of amino acid sequences that bind together to form polypeptides
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
and eventually proteins.
ms ms
QUESTION 4 ms
True or False The 23rd pair of chromosomes contains the pair of sex chromosomes.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
,ANSWER
True, The pair of sex chromosomes makes up the 23rd pair of chromosomes. Males have XY chromo
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
somes and females have XX chromosomes.
ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 5 ms
True or False, A male child receives the Y chromosome from his mother and the X chr
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
omosome from his father. ms ms ms
ANSWER
False, A male child receives the X chromosome from his mother (females have XX chromosomes) an
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
d the Y chromosome from his father (males have XY chromosomes).
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 6 ms
True or False Mitosis is a type of cell division particular to reproduction.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
False, Meiosis is a type of cell division particular to reproduction (reproduction of the gametes: sper
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
m and egg cells). Mitosis is the process by which the nucleus of a cell divides to create two nuclei,
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
each containing an identical copy of DNA.
ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 7 ms
Polyploidy
ANSWER
Occurs when abnormal gametogenesis leads to the embryo having three (triploidy) or even four (tet
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
raploidy) times the normal number of chromosomes. Triploidy and tetraploidy account for about 10
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
% of miscarriages and are incompatible with survival of the fetus.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 8 ms
Euploid cell ms
ANSWER
A euploid cell or embryo has the normal 46 number of chromosomes, i.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
e. it is an exact multiple of a single set of the normal 23 unpaired chromosomes.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 9 ms
What is the difference between Euploidy and polyploidy?
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
ANSWER
, Aneuploidy results from variations in the number of individual chromosomes (not sets), so that the
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
chromosome number is not an exact multiple of the haploid set of chromosomes. Monoploidy and p
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
olyploidy involve complete sets of chromosomes, and so both are cases of euploidy.
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 10 ms
Aneuploidy results from what? ms ms ms
ANSWER
Aneuploidy results from variations in the number of individual chromosomes (not sets)
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
QUESTION 11 ms
Forms of Aneuuploidy ms ms
ANSWER
The three most common forms of aneuploidy are Down syndrome, Turner syndrome, and Klinefelter
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms m
syndrome.
s
QUESTION 12 ms
Down syndrome characteristics
ms ms
ANSWER
upslanting eyes with inner epicanthal folds, flat nasal bridge, small broad flat nose, protruding thick
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
tongue, ear dysplasia. Trisomy 21 Congenital heart disease and later development of Alzheimer symp
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
toms Severe mental retardation
ms ms ms
QUESTION 13 ms
Turner Syndrome (45, X) ms ms ms
ANSWER
Nondisjunction during meiosis Monosomy X Clinical features - ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
short stature, webbed neck, cystic hygroma (neck swelling) at birth, primary amenorrhea (no perio
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
d), gonadal dysgenesis, 'streak ovaries', Nevi (brown spots on body), wide set nipples, pedal edema
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
at birth -
ms ms
many are mosaics (some cells = X, some XX or XXX). cells w/ 45, X have no Barr bodies Found only
ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms ms
in Females
ms ms
QUESTION 14 ms
Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) ms ms