During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as
_____ atrophy.
Selected a.
Answer: Physiolog
ic
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the
nurse’s best response?
Selected d.
Answer: Pregnancy in women over
age 35
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Selected c.
Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more
permeable to potassium
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X
chromosome with only a single X chromosome present. What medical
diagnosis will the nurse observe on the chart?
Selected c.
Answer: Turner
syndrome
Question 5
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, 1 out of 1 points
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?
Selected c.
Answer: Tetraploid
y
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene.
Selected d.
Answer: Autosomal
recessive
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of:
Selected a.
Answer: Decreased ATP
production
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of
capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary.
Which process of fluid movement is the nurse describing?
Selected a.
Answer: Hydrostatic
pressure
Question 9
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During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as
_____ atrophy.
Selected a.
Answer: Physiolog
ic
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the
nurse’s best response?
Selected d.
Answer: Pregnancy in women over
age 35
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Selected c.
Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more
permeable to potassium
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X
chromosome with only a single X chromosome present. What medical
diagnosis will the nurse observe on the chart?
Selected c.
Answer: Turner
syndrome
Question 5
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, 1 out of 1 points
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?
Selected c.
Answer: Tetraploid
y
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene.
Selected d.
Answer: Autosomal
recessive
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of:
Selected a.
Answer: Decreased ATP
production
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of
capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary.
Which process of fluid movement is the nurse describing?
Selected a.
Answer: Hydrostatic
pressure
Question 9
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