PATHO 3505 EXAMINERS UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔B. Bb - ✔✔A child is born with blue eyes (bb). The child's mother has blue eyes and
the father has brown eyes. Which of the following represents the father?
a. bb
b. Bb
c. BB
d. Bbb
✔✔B. his mother. - ✔✔Hemophilia A has been diagnosed in a young boy. He has
inherited this defective gene from:
a. his father.
b. his mother.
c. both parents.
✔✔D. allele - ✔✔A spontaneous alteration in genetic material that may result from
exposure to harmful substances is termed:
a. autosome.
b. genotype.
C. meiosis.
d. mutation.
e. allele.
✔✔C. genetic engineering. - ✔✔The laboratory practice of changing DNA sequences in
microorganisms is called:
a. the genotype.
b. gene mutation.
c. genetic engineering.
, d. gene therapy.
✔✔E. folic acid - ✔✔Developmental disorders can result from all the following EXCEPT:
a. exposure to radiation
b. mercury in foods and water
c. drugs and alcohol
d. cigarette smoking
e. folic acid
✔✔E. all of the above - ✔✔Which of the following affect adaptation to stress?
a. genetics
b. nutrition
c. age
d. Sleep
e. all of the above
✔✔B. stress results when demands exceed ability to cope - ✔✔Which of he following
accurately describes stress?
a. stress is an objective response to stimuli, and some stressors are universally
stressful
b. stress results when demands exceed ability to cope
C. eustressors result in the inability to cope
d. general adaptation syndrome is the ability of the body to respond to short terms
stress
✔✔C. supresses the immune and inflammatory response - ✔✔Which of the following is
an/are effect(s) of cortisol?
a. increases blood flow to heart, brain, and skeletal muscles
b. constricts blood vessels of the viscera and skin
c. supresses the immune and inflammatory response
d. dilates airways in order to increase oxygen delivery to the blood
✔✔B. stage of exhaustion - ✔✔Selye defined 3 stages in the stress response. The third
stage is designated as the:
a. alarm stage
b. stage of exhaustion
c. resistance stage
d. maladaptive stage
✔✔C. interstitial compartment into the blood - ✔✔When the osmotic pressure of the
blood is elevated above normal, water would shift from the:
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔B. Bb - ✔✔A child is born with blue eyes (bb). The child's mother has blue eyes and
the father has brown eyes. Which of the following represents the father?
a. bb
b. Bb
c. BB
d. Bbb
✔✔B. his mother. - ✔✔Hemophilia A has been diagnosed in a young boy. He has
inherited this defective gene from:
a. his father.
b. his mother.
c. both parents.
✔✔D. allele - ✔✔A spontaneous alteration in genetic material that may result from
exposure to harmful substances is termed:
a. autosome.
b. genotype.
C. meiosis.
d. mutation.
e. allele.
✔✔C. genetic engineering. - ✔✔The laboratory practice of changing DNA sequences in
microorganisms is called:
a. the genotype.
b. gene mutation.
c. genetic engineering.
, d. gene therapy.
✔✔E. folic acid - ✔✔Developmental disorders can result from all the following EXCEPT:
a. exposure to radiation
b. mercury in foods and water
c. drugs and alcohol
d. cigarette smoking
e. folic acid
✔✔E. all of the above - ✔✔Which of the following affect adaptation to stress?
a. genetics
b. nutrition
c. age
d. Sleep
e. all of the above
✔✔B. stress results when demands exceed ability to cope - ✔✔Which of he following
accurately describes stress?
a. stress is an objective response to stimuli, and some stressors are universally
stressful
b. stress results when demands exceed ability to cope
C. eustressors result in the inability to cope
d. general adaptation syndrome is the ability of the body to respond to short terms
stress
✔✔C. supresses the immune and inflammatory response - ✔✔Which of the following is
an/are effect(s) of cortisol?
a. increases blood flow to heart, brain, and skeletal muscles
b. constricts blood vessels of the viscera and skin
c. supresses the immune and inflammatory response
d. dilates airways in order to increase oxygen delivery to the blood
✔✔B. stage of exhaustion - ✔✔Selye defined 3 stages in the stress response. The third
stage is designated as the:
a. alarm stage
b. stage of exhaustion
c. resistance stage
d. maladaptive stage
✔✔C. interstitial compartment into the blood - ✔✔When the osmotic pressure of the
blood is elevated above normal, water would shift from the:
