NURS 210 PATHOPYYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 2025
A 5-year-old male presents with mental retardation and is diagnosed with Fragile
X syndrome. Which of the following is most likely to cause this syndrome?
A) Translocation
B) Inversion
C) Nondisjunction
D) Duplication at fragile sites
d
The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease:
A) genotype.
B) allele.
C) phenotype.
D) dominance.
c
An ordered photographic display of a set of chromosomes from a single cell is
a(n):
A) metaphase spread.
B) autosomal spread.
,C) karyotype.
D) anaphase spread.
c
An error in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis is
termed:
A) aneuploidy.
B) nondisjunction.
C) polyploidy.
D) anaplasia.
b
A somatic cell that does not contain a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called:
A) an aneuploid cell.
B) a euploid cell.
C) a polyploidy cell.
D) a haploid cell.
a
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that
the fetus has 92 chromosomes. Which of the following describes this condition?
A) Euploidy
B) Triploidy
,C) Tetraploidy
D) Aneuploidy
c
If a person is a chromosomal mosaic, the person may:
A) be a carrier of the genetic disease.
B) have a mild form of the genetic disease.
C) have two genetic diseases.
D) be sterile as a result of the genetic disease.
b
The most common cause of Down syndrome is:
A) paternal nondisjunction.
B) maternal translocations.
C) maternal nondisjunction.
D) paternal translocations.
c
Risk factors for Down syndrome include:
A) fetal exposure to mutagens in the uterus.
B) increased paternal age.
C) family history of Down syndrome.
, D) pregnancy in women over age 35.
d
A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X
chromosome with only a single X chromosome present. Her condition is called:
A) Down syndrome.
B) Cri du chat syndrome.
C) Turner syndrome.
D) Edward syndrome
c
A child is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. History reveals that the child's parents are
first cousins. Cystic fibrosis was most likely the result of:
A) X inactivation.
B) genomic imprinting.
C) consanguinity.
D) obligate carriers.
c
Joey, age 9, is admitted to a pediatric unit with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He
inherited this condition through a:
A) sex-linked dominant trait.
B) sex-influenced trait.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ 2025
A 5-year-old male presents with mental retardation and is diagnosed with Fragile
X syndrome. Which of the following is most likely to cause this syndrome?
A) Translocation
B) Inversion
C) Nondisjunction
D) Duplication at fragile sites
d
The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease:
A) genotype.
B) allele.
C) phenotype.
D) dominance.
c
An ordered photographic display of a set of chromosomes from a single cell is
a(n):
A) metaphase spread.
B) autosomal spread.
,C) karyotype.
D) anaphase spread.
c
An error in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate during meiosis is
termed:
A) aneuploidy.
B) nondisjunction.
C) polyploidy.
D) anaplasia.
b
A somatic cell that does not contain a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called:
A) an aneuploid cell.
B) a euploid cell.
C) a polyploidy cell.
D) a haploid cell.
a
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that
the fetus has 92 chromosomes. Which of the following describes this condition?
A) Euploidy
B) Triploidy
,C) Tetraploidy
D) Aneuploidy
c
If a person is a chromosomal mosaic, the person may:
A) be a carrier of the genetic disease.
B) have a mild form of the genetic disease.
C) have two genetic diseases.
D) be sterile as a result of the genetic disease.
b
The most common cause of Down syndrome is:
A) paternal nondisjunction.
B) maternal translocations.
C) maternal nondisjunction.
D) paternal translocations.
c
Risk factors for Down syndrome include:
A) fetal exposure to mutagens in the uterus.
B) increased paternal age.
C) family history of Down syndrome.
, D) pregnancy in women over age 35.
d
A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X
chromosome with only a single X chromosome present. Her condition is called:
A) Down syndrome.
B) Cri du chat syndrome.
C) Turner syndrome.
D) Edward syndrome
c
A child is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. History reveals that the child's parents are
first cousins. Cystic fibrosis was most likely the result of:
A) X inactivation.
B) genomic imprinting.
C) consanguinity.
D) obligate carriers.
c
Joey, age 9, is admitted to a pediatric unit with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He
inherited this condition through a:
A) sex-linked dominant trait.
B) sex-influenced trait.
