UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CANADIAN EDITION CHAPTER 42 ACTUAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ What type of mutation does not change the amino acid sequence
and thus has no observable consequence?
a. Silent
b. Polygenic
c. Spontaneous.
Answer: A. silent
◉ Why do identical twins grow up to be so different; one an athlete,
the other a cardiac patient before age 55?
A. Epigenetics
B. Nature vs nuture
C. Luck, bad luck.
Answer: A. Epigenetics
,◉ The epigenome, methyl group, is thought to effect the gene by:
a. Inhibiting gene expression.
b. Boosting gene exression.
Answer: A. Inhibiting gene expression.
◉ Epigentic changes can endure cell division which means they
could effect an organism for life.
true or false.
Answer: true
◉ The epigenome engages in a lifelong dialogue between the genes
and the environment. Which of the following are thought to affect
this live long dialogue?
Select one or more:
a. gender
b. chemical exposure
c. diet
d. medications
e. age.
,Answer: chemical exposure, diet, medication
◉ Research has demonstrated that neural stem cells have an
impaired ability to differentiate into functional neurons when
subjected to:
A. Marijuana
B. Smoking, poor oxygenation
C. Alcohol (ETOH).
Answer: C. Alcohol (ETOH)
◉ During which stage of human development does the role of
epigenetics have the greatest impact on the development of
epigenetic abnormalities?
A. Puberty
B. Middle age
C. In utero.
Answer: C. in utero
◉ The nurse is assessing a patient with a diagnosis of inflammation.
The nurse would expect to find which of the following signs and
symptoms consistent with acute inflammation?
, Select one or more:
a. paleness
b. loss of function
c. heat/warmth
d. pain
e. redness (erythema).
Answer: loss of function, heat/warmth, pain, redness (erythema)
◉ Which of the following terms describes the type of immunity that
occurs when preformed antibodies transfer from donor to recipient?
A. Passive
B. Cellular
C. Active
D. Memory.
Answer: A. Passive
◉ The predominant phagocyte of early inflammation is the:
A. macrophage.
B. neutrophil.
CANADIAN EDITION CHAPTER 42 ACTUAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ What type of mutation does not change the amino acid sequence
and thus has no observable consequence?
a. Silent
b. Polygenic
c. Spontaneous.
Answer: A. silent
◉ Why do identical twins grow up to be so different; one an athlete,
the other a cardiac patient before age 55?
A. Epigenetics
B. Nature vs nuture
C. Luck, bad luck.
Answer: A. Epigenetics
,◉ The epigenome, methyl group, is thought to effect the gene by:
a. Inhibiting gene expression.
b. Boosting gene exression.
Answer: A. Inhibiting gene expression.
◉ Epigentic changes can endure cell division which means they
could effect an organism for life.
true or false.
Answer: true
◉ The epigenome engages in a lifelong dialogue between the genes
and the environment. Which of the following are thought to affect
this live long dialogue?
Select one or more:
a. gender
b. chemical exposure
c. diet
d. medications
e. age.
,Answer: chemical exposure, diet, medication
◉ Research has demonstrated that neural stem cells have an
impaired ability to differentiate into functional neurons when
subjected to:
A. Marijuana
B. Smoking, poor oxygenation
C. Alcohol (ETOH).
Answer: C. Alcohol (ETOH)
◉ During which stage of human development does the role of
epigenetics have the greatest impact on the development of
epigenetic abnormalities?
A. Puberty
B. Middle age
C. In utero.
Answer: C. in utero
◉ The nurse is assessing a patient with a diagnosis of inflammation.
The nurse would expect to find which of the following signs and
symptoms consistent with acute inflammation?
, Select one or more:
a. paleness
b. loss of function
c. heat/warmth
d. pain
e. redness (erythema).
Answer: loss of function, heat/warmth, pain, redness (erythema)
◉ Which of the following terms describes the type of immunity that
occurs when preformed antibodies transfer from donor to recipient?
A. Passive
B. Cellular
C. Active
D. Memory.
Answer: A. Passive
◉ The predominant phagocyte of early inflammation is the:
A. macrophage.
B. neutrophil.
