NUR 6501 ADVANCED PATHOLOGY
QUIZZ WEEK 6 LATEST SOLUTION
2025/2026 RATED A+
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle
energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued
muscle performance? - 100 correct answer as-
Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane
potential that initiates an action potential? - 100 correct
answer as-Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium
rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential
from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the
following? - 100 correct answer as-Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking
for a proband, what is the nurse looking for? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: The person who is first
diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have
neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the
disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain
,to the aide? - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information
should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Cholesterol decreases the
membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi
syndrome. This condition is an example of: - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Gene imprinting
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how
should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an
_____ gene - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across
plasma membranes? - 100 correct answer as-
Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as: - 100 correct answer as-
Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic
reticulum results in: - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Reduced protein synthesis
,What principle should the nurse remember when trying to
distinguish aging from diseases? - 100 correct
answer as-Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference
because both processes are believed to result from cell
injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a
karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X
chromosome with only a single X chromosome present?
Her features include a short stature, widely spaced
nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and sparse
body hair. - 100 correct answer as-Answer: Turner
syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which
region of the cell would most of the genetic information be
contained? - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Nucleolus
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause
of Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with
Huntington disease. Transmission of this disease is
associated with: - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Delayed age of onset
, A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down
syndrome. What is the nurse's best response? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Pregnancy in women over
age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Provide growth factor for
tissue growth and development
A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin,
eye, and hair appearance. Which finding will support this
diagnosis? - 100 correct answer as-Answer: Inability
to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a
direct result of: - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Decreased ATP production
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic
pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid
osmotic pressure) is determined by: - 100 correct
answer as-Answer: Plasma proteins
The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+
simultaneously in the same direction is an example of
which of the following types of transport? - 100 correct
answer as-Answer: Symport
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QUIZZ WEEK 6 LATEST SOLUTION
2025/2026 RATED A+
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle
energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued
muscle performance? - 100 correct answer as-
Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane
potential that initiates an action potential? - 100 correct
answer as-Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium
rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential
from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the
following? - 100 correct answer as-Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking
for a proband, what is the nurse looking for? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: The person who is first
diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have
neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the
disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain
,to the aide? - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information
should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Cholesterol decreases the
membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi
syndrome. This condition is an example of: - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Gene imprinting
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how
should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an
_____ gene - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across
plasma membranes? - 100 correct answer as-
Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as: - 100 correct answer as-
Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic
reticulum results in: - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Reduced protein synthesis
,What principle should the nurse remember when trying to
distinguish aging from diseases? - 100 correct
answer as-Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference
because both processes are believed to result from cell
injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a
karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X
chromosome with only a single X chromosome present?
Her features include a short stature, widely spaced
nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and sparse
body hair. - 100 correct answer as-Answer: Turner
syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which
region of the cell would most of the genetic information be
contained? - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Nucleolus
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause
of Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with
Huntington disease. Transmission of this disease is
associated with: - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Delayed age of onset
, A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down
syndrome. What is the nurse's best response? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Pregnancy in women over
age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? - 100
correct answer as-Answer: Provide growth factor for
tissue growth and development
A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin,
eye, and hair appearance. Which finding will support this
diagnosis? - 100 correct answer as-Answer: Inability
to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a
direct result of: - 100 correct answer as-Answer:
Decreased ATP production
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic
pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid
osmotic pressure) is determined by: - 100 correct
answer as-Answer: Plasma proteins
The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+
simultaneously in the same direction is an example of
which of the following types of transport? - 100 correct
answer as-Answer: Symport
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