SCI 225 Pathophysiology Midterm Study Guide
Questions and Answers
The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted
through autosomal recessive inheritance. Which is the most likely diagnosis for
this patient? (NC)
Cystic Fibrosis
Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to: (NC)
protect the cells from injury
The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to
progressive dementia in middle to later adulthood. To which disease is the nurse
most likely referring to? (NC)
Huntington Disease
The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a?
(NC)
Codon
The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease? (NC)
Phenotype
,The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in each cell is referred to as?
(NC)
monosomy
The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis is? (NC)
Transcription
The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called? (NC)
euploid cell
Which is the chief function of ribosomes? (NC)
protein synthesis
A disease results in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain is?
(NC)
Tay-Sachs Disease
Cellular Atrophy: (NC) **
a decrease in cell size
The process by which cells program themselves to die? (NC) **
Apoptosis
Which causes metaplasia in humans? (NC)
, cell injury from noxious stimuli
The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented
as? (NC)
Algor Mortis
Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in? (NC)
Cell secretions
Clastogens are agents that cause? (NC)
Chromosomal breakage
Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury? (NC)
Liver
The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which type
of injury does this patient have? (NC)
Gunshot wounds
When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which
medical term should the nurse document on the chart? (NC)
An Avulsion
Questions and Answers
The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted
through autosomal recessive inheritance. Which is the most likely diagnosis for
this patient? (NC)
Cystic Fibrosis
Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to: (NC)
protect the cells from injury
The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to
progressive dementia in middle to later adulthood. To which disease is the nurse
most likely referring to? (NC)
Huntington Disease
The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a?
(NC)
Codon
The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease? (NC)
Phenotype
,The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in each cell is referred to as?
(NC)
monosomy
The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis is? (NC)
Transcription
The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called? (NC)
euploid cell
Which is the chief function of ribosomes? (NC)
protein synthesis
A disease results in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain is?
(NC)
Tay-Sachs Disease
Cellular Atrophy: (NC) **
a decrease in cell size
The process by which cells program themselves to die? (NC) **
Apoptosis
Which causes metaplasia in humans? (NC)
, cell injury from noxious stimuli
The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented
as? (NC)
Algor Mortis
Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in? (NC)
Cell secretions
Clastogens are agents that cause? (NC)
Chromosomal breakage
Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury? (NC)
Liver
The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which type
of injury does this patient have? (NC)
Gunshot wounds
When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which
medical term should the nurse document on the chart? (NC)
An Avulsion
