Question 1
A 25 year old female with type 1 diabetes mellitus presents to an outpatient medical clinic
complaining of thirst, frequent urination, and weakness. She feels "lightheaded" when she
stands. Because of nausea and vomiting after a meal in a restauraunt the previous day, she
stopped eating and taking her insulin. On examination, she is dehydrated and hypotensive.
Her breathing is rapid and deep. Considering this patient's case, dehydration and
hypotension are __________ of her clinical disorder; her thirst, frequent urination, and
weakness are _________ of her endocrine imbalance.
A. signs, sequelae
B. symptoms, signs
C. signs, symptoms
D. sequelae, signs
E. sequalae, symptoms
CORRECT ANSWER
C. signs, symptoms
Question 2
Normal reference laboratory values:
A. are always tightly controlled with a narrow range
B. are fixed values that do not vary within individuals
C. are always loosely controlled within a wide range
D. may differ from one population to another
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,E. apply only to healthy adults
CORRECT ANSWER
D. may differ from one population to another
Question 3
All of the following are considered to be single gene autosomal recessive disorders except:
A. Phenylketonuria
B. Neurofibromatosis
C. Tay-Sachs Disease
D. Cystic Fibrosis
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Neurofibromatosis
Question 4
An individual born with Cystic Fibrosis has:
A. a loss of spinal motor neurons
B. an abnormal development of the Basal Ganglia
C. a deficiency of the enzyme Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
D. an extra copy of Chromosome 21
E. an abnormal accumulation of Viscid Mucus in the Bronchi
CORRECT ANSWER
E. an abnormal accumulation of Viscid Mucus in the Bronchi
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,Question 5
Klinefelter Syndrome results from an absence of all or part of the X Chromosome, whereas
Turner Syndrome results from one or more additional X chromosomes in excess of the
normal XY chromosomal complement
A. True
B. False
CORRECT ANSWER
B. False
Question 6
An environmental agent that produces abnormalities during embryonic development is
known as a _________
A. Mitogen
B. Cytokine
C. Kinin
D. Teratogen
E. Growth Factor
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Teratogen
Question 7
Which of the following Leukocytes is the first cell recruited to an acute inflammatory site?
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, A. Neutrophil
B. Esinophil
C. Basophil
D. Macrophage
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Neutrophil
Question 8
Which of the following of Stages of Fever is clinically defined by the initiation of sweating?
A. Flush
B. Chill
C. Defervescence
D. Prodromal Period
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Defervescence
Question 9
Which of the following most accurately describes the effect that Hypoxia has on a cell?
A. Hypoxia stimulates aerobic metabolism, increasing the cellular ATP production
B. Hypoxia impairs the function of the Na+/K+ -ATPase pump, which leads to an increase in
intracellular [Na+] and [H2O], and a decrease in intracellular [K+]
C. Hypoxia induces an increase in cellular pH as the cell reverts to anaerobic metabolism,
yielding lactic acid
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A 25 year old female with type 1 diabetes mellitus presents to an outpatient medical clinic
complaining of thirst, frequent urination, and weakness. She feels "lightheaded" when she
stands. Because of nausea and vomiting after a meal in a restauraunt the previous day, she
stopped eating and taking her insulin. On examination, she is dehydrated and hypotensive.
Her breathing is rapid and deep. Considering this patient's case, dehydration and
hypotension are __________ of her clinical disorder; her thirst, frequent urination, and
weakness are _________ of her endocrine imbalance.
A. signs, sequelae
B. symptoms, signs
C. signs, symptoms
D. sequelae, signs
E. sequalae, symptoms
CORRECT ANSWER
C. signs, symptoms
Question 2
Normal reference laboratory values:
A. are always tightly controlled with a narrow range
B. are fixed values that do not vary within individuals
C. are always loosely controlled within a wide range
D. may differ from one population to another
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,E. apply only to healthy adults
CORRECT ANSWER
D. may differ from one population to another
Question 3
All of the following are considered to be single gene autosomal recessive disorders except:
A. Phenylketonuria
B. Neurofibromatosis
C. Tay-Sachs Disease
D. Cystic Fibrosis
CORRECT ANSWER
B. Neurofibromatosis
Question 4
An individual born with Cystic Fibrosis has:
A. a loss of spinal motor neurons
B. an abnormal development of the Basal Ganglia
C. a deficiency of the enzyme Phenylalanine Hydroxylase
D. an extra copy of Chromosome 21
E. an abnormal accumulation of Viscid Mucus in the Bronchi
CORRECT ANSWER
E. an abnormal accumulation of Viscid Mucus in the Bronchi
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,Question 5
Klinefelter Syndrome results from an absence of all or part of the X Chromosome, whereas
Turner Syndrome results from one or more additional X chromosomes in excess of the
normal XY chromosomal complement
A. True
B. False
CORRECT ANSWER
B. False
Question 6
An environmental agent that produces abnormalities during embryonic development is
known as a _________
A. Mitogen
B. Cytokine
C. Kinin
D. Teratogen
E. Growth Factor
CORRECT ANSWER
D. Teratogen
Question 7
Which of the following Leukocytes is the first cell recruited to an acute inflammatory site?
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, A. Neutrophil
B. Esinophil
C. Basophil
D. Macrophage
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Neutrophil
Question 8
Which of the following of Stages of Fever is clinically defined by the initiation of sweating?
A. Flush
B. Chill
C. Defervescence
D. Prodromal Period
CORRECT ANSWER
C. Defervescence
Question 9
Which of the following most accurately describes the effect that Hypoxia has on a cell?
A. Hypoxia stimulates aerobic metabolism, increasing the cellular ATP production
B. Hypoxia impairs the function of the Na+/K+ -ATPase pump, which leads to an increase in
intracellular [Na+] and [H2O], and a decrease in intracellular [K+]
C. Hypoxia induces an increase in cellular pH as the cell reverts to anaerobic metabolism,
yielding lactic acid
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