Anatomy & Physiology Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers

Anatomy & Physiology Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers A newborn is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease in which substitution of one amino acid results in abnormal hemoglobin. Explain to the parents how the substitution can have such drastic effect on the structure of the protein. - Answer-oxygen will not bind (there will be a little oxygen in the blood) Johnny's body temperature is spiking upward. When it reaches 104 degrees, his mother puts in a call to the pediatrician. She is advised to give Johnny children's acetaminophen or ibuprofen and sponge his body with cool to tepid water to prevent a further rise in temperature. How might a fever (excessively high body temperature) be detrimental to Johnny's welfare? - Answer-if his body temperature becomes too hot (overheated) Mrs. Gallo's physician suspects that she is showing the initial signs of multiple sclerosis, a disease characterized by the formation of hardened plaques in the insulating sheaths surrounding nerve fibers. What medical imaging technique will the physician probably order to determine if such plaques are present? - Answer-serial magnetic resonance (MR)