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A runner has depleted all the oxygen Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
available for muscle energy. Which
of the following will facilitate his
continued muscle performance?
What causes the rapid change in the Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes
resting membrane potential that into the cell, changing the membrane potential
initiates an action potential? from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Answer: XXY
Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the following?
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A nurse is reviewing the pedigree Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a
chart. When checking for a proband, genetic disease
what is the nurse looking for?
An aide asks the nurse why people Answer: Expressivity
who have neurofibromatosis will
show varying degrees of the disease.
Which genetic principle should the
nurse explain to the aide?
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane
which information should the nurse fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability
include regarding cholesterol? to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes Answer: Autosomal recessive
cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by
an _____ gene
How are potassium and sodium Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme
transported across plasma (ATPase)
membranes?
The nurse would be correct in Answer: Sodium
identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as:
The early dilation (swelling) of the Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
cell's endoplasmic reticulum results
in:
What principle should the nurse Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because
remember when trying to distinguish both processes are believed to result from cell
aging from diseases? injury.
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What is the diagnosis of a 13-year- Answer: Turner syndrome
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.
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA Answer: Nucleolus
replication. In which region of the
cell would most of the genetic
information be contained?
The nurse is teaching staff about the Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
most common cause of Down
syndrome. What is the nurse
describing?
A 50-year-old male was recently Answer: Delayed age of onset
diagnosed with Huntington disease.
Transmission of this disease is
associated with:
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A runner has depleted all the oxygen Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
available for muscle energy. Which
of the following will facilitate his
continued muscle performance?
What causes the rapid change in the Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes
resting membrane potential that into the cell, changing the membrane potential
initiates an action potential? from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Answer: XXY
Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the following?
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A nurse is reviewing the pedigree Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a
chart. When checking for a proband, genetic disease
what is the nurse looking for?
An aide asks the nurse why people Answer: Expressivity
who have neurofibromatosis will
show varying degrees of the disease.
Which genetic principle should the
nurse explain to the aide?
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane
which information should the nurse fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability
include regarding cholesterol? to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes Answer: Autosomal recessive
cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by
an _____ gene
How are potassium and sodium Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme
transported across plasma (ATPase)
membranes?
The nurse would be correct in Answer: Sodium
identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as:
The early dilation (swelling) of the Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
cell's endoplasmic reticulum results
in:
What principle should the nurse Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because
remember when trying to distinguish both processes are believed to result from cell
aging from diseases? injury.
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What is the diagnosis of a 13-year- Answer: Turner syndrome
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.
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA Answer: Nucleolus
replication. In which region of the
cell would most of the genetic
information be contained?
The nurse is teaching staff about the Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
most common cause of Down
syndrome. What is the nurse
describing?
A 50-year-old male was recently Answer: Delayed age of onset
diagnosed with Huntington disease.
Transmission of this disease is
associated with:
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