SCI 225 Pathophysiology Midteṙm Study Guide
A+GṘADED
/.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) - Answer-✅Cystic Fibrosis
/.Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to: (NC) - Answer-✅protect the cells from injury
/.The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to
progressve dementia in middle to later adulthood. To which disease is the nurse most
likely referring to? (NC) - Answer-✅Huntington Disease
/.The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a? (NC) -
Answer-✅Codon
/.The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease? (NC) - Answer-✅Phenotype
/.The condition that occurs when a zygot is missing in each cell is referred to as? (NC) -
Answer-✅monosomy
/.The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis is? (NC) -
Answer-✅Transcription
/.The somatic cell that contians a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called? (NC) - Answer-
✅euploid cell
/.Which is the chief function of ribosomes? (NC) - Answer-✅protein synthesis
/.A disease results in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain is? (NC) -
Answer-✅Tay-Sachs Disease
/.Cellular Atrophy: (NC) ** - Answer-✅a decrease in cell size
/.The process by which cells program themselves to die? (NC) ** - Answer-✅Apoptosis
/.Which causes metaplasia in humans? (NC) - Answer-✅cell injury from noxious stimuli
/.The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented as?
(NC) - Answer-✅Algor Mortis
/.Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in? (NC) - Answer-✅Cell secretions
, /.Clastogens are agents that cause? (NC) - Answer-✅Chromosomal breakage
/.Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury? (NC) -
Answer-✅Liver
/.The nurse documents "tattoing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which type of injury
does this patient have? (NC) - Answer-✅Gunshot wounds
/.When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical term
should the nurse document on the chart? (NC) - Answer-✅An Avulsion
/.A patient with a combined immune deficieny lacks: (NC) - Answer-✅T and B
lympocytes
/.When assessing a patient with SLE, you should expect to identify? (NC) - Answer-
✅Arthralgia, anemia, and rash
/.Your patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity are they
displaying? (NC) - Answer-✅Type 1
/.The major phagocytic cells in inflammation are? (NC) - Answer-✅Neutrophils and
Macrophages
/.What is the role of plasmin in the inflammatory response cycle? (NC) - Answer-✅It
controls clotting by breaking down fibrin
/.Among the many innate defenses the body has to pathogens, the first line of defense
is the? (NC) - Answer-✅Skin and mucuous membranes
/.What term is used to describe the process of endocyosis? (NC) - Answer-✅Engulfment
/.DiGeorge Syndrome is characterized by absence or underdevelopment of which
organ? (NC) - Answer-✅Thymus
/.Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals neighboring cells to
enhance viral defenses? (NC) - Answer-✅Interferon
/.You're planning a community teaching even about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
(SLE). To which population should your teaching be primarily targeted? (NC) - Answer-
✅Women; 20-40 years old
/.Which of the following buffer pairs is considered the major plasma buffering system?
(Q) - Answer-✅Carbonic Acid/Bicarbonate
A+GṘADED
/.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) - Answer-✅Cystic Fibrosis
/.Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to: (NC) - Answer-✅protect the cells from injury
/.The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to
progressve dementia in middle to later adulthood. To which disease is the nurse most
likely referring to? (NC) - Answer-✅Huntington Disease
/.The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a? (NC) -
Answer-✅Codon
/.The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease? (NC) - Answer-✅Phenotype
/.The condition that occurs when a zygot is missing in each cell is referred to as? (NC) -
Answer-✅monosomy
/.The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis is? (NC) -
Answer-✅Transcription
/.The somatic cell that contians a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called? (NC) - Answer-
✅euploid cell
/.Which is the chief function of ribosomes? (NC) - Answer-✅protein synthesis
/.A disease results in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain is? (NC) -
Answer-✅Tay-Sachs Disease
/.Cellular Atrophy: (NC) ** - Answer-✅a decrease in cell size
/.The process by which cells program themselves to die? (NC) ** - Answer-✅Apoptosis
/.Which causes metaplasia in humans? (NC) - Answer-✅cell injury from noxious stimuli
/.The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented as?
(NC) - Answer-✅Algor Mortis
/.Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in? (NC) - Answer-✅Cell secretions
, /.Clastogens are agents that cause? (NC) - Answer-✅Chromosomal breakage
/.Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury? (NC) -
Answer-✅Liver
/.The nurse documents "tattoing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which type of injury
does this patient have? (NC) - Answer-✅Gunshot wounds
/.When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical term
should the nurse document on the chart? (NC) - Answer-✅An Avulsion
/.A patient with a combined immune deficieny lacks: (NC) - Answer-✅T and B
lympocytes
/.When assessing a patient with SLE, you should expect to identify? (NC) - Answer-
✅Arthralgia, anemia, and rash
/.Your patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity are they
displaying? (NC) - Answer-✅Type 1
/.The major phagocytic cells in inflammation are? (NC) - Answer-✅Neutrophils and
Macrophages
/.What is the role of plasmin in the inflammatory response cycle? (NC) - Answer-✅It
controls clotting by breaking down fibrin
/.Among the many innate defenses the body has to pathogens, the first line of defense
is the? (NC) - Answer-✅Skin and mucuous membranes
/.What term is used to describe the process of endocyosis? (NC) - Answer-✅Engulfment
/.DiGeorge Syndrome is characterized by absence or underdevelopment of which
organ? (NC) - Answer-✅Thymus
/.Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals neighboring cells to
enhance viral defenses? (NC) - Answer-✅Interferon
/.You're planning a community teaching even about Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
(SLE). To which population should your teaching be primarily targeted? (NC) - Answer-
✅Women; 20-40 years old
/.Which of the following buffer pairs is considered the major plasma buffering system?
(Q) - Answer-✅Carbonic Acid/Bicarbonate
