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The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome.
What is the nurse describing? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer:
Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease.
Transmission of this disease is associated with: - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse's
best response? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Pregnancy in women
over age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - 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? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4
dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - 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: - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Symport
,A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer:
XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is
the nurse looking for? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 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: - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Gene imprinting
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme
(ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:
- THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Sodium
, The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
diseases? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
Answer: Turner syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell
would most of the genetic information be contained? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Nucleolus
A patient has severe mental retardation caused by a deletion of part of
chromosome 5. What genetic disorder will the nurse see documented in the chart?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Cri du chat syndrome
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals
that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to
describe this condition? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Tetraploidy
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable
to potassium
How are cells specialized? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - through the
process of differentiation or maturation
What are the eight specialized cellular functions? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - movement, conductivity, metabolic absorption, secretion,
excretion, respiration, reproduction, and communication
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The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome.
What is the nurse describing? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer:
Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease.
Transmission of this disease is associated with: - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse's
best response? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Pregnancy in women
over age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - 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? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4
dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - 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: - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Symport
,A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer:
XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is
the nurse looking for? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 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: - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Gene imprinting
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme
(ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:
- THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Sodium
, The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
diseases? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 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. - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
Answer: Turner syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell
would most of the genetic information be contained? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Nucleolus
A patient has severe mental retardation caused by a deletion of part of
chromosome 5. What genetic disorder will the nurse see documented in the chart?
- THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Cri du chat syndrome
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals
that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to
describe this condition? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - Answer: Tetraploidy
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable
to potassium
How are cells specialized? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - through the
process of differentiation or maturation
What are the eight specialized cellular functions? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - movement, conductivity, metabolic absorption, secretion,
excretion, respiration, reproduction, and communication
