NUR 631 Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Where do we hold DNA inside the cell? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nucleus
What is it called when cell's commit suicide/programmed cell death? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Apoptosis
In carbon monoxide poisoning, what would we see and why? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tissue damage d/t CO binding on hemoglobin preventing oxygen from being able to bind to
those sites, preventing tissue oxygenation
If ph is LOW, Bicarb is HIGH and CO2 is HIGH what condition do we have? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Respiratory acidosis
How do molecules get intracellular or extracellular? - CORRECT ANSWER - Water
molecules via osmosis, other molecules via hydrostatic pressure
If a patient is vomiting a lot, what would they develop and why? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Metabolic alkalosis - they are losing all gastric acid contents and holding onto bicarb
To exam for neural tube defects in an amniocentesis, what are we looking at? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Alpha fetal protein
Why would a newborn have type 1 DM? What kind of condition is it? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Autoimmune disorder
What symptoms will someone with Trisomy 21 have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Wide
eyes, webbed neck, short stature, flat low-set ears, low nasal bridge, IQ <70
, What gene is responsible for the maintenance of all other cells? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Housekeeping genes
If a patient comes in with chronic wounds that aren't healing, what are we thinking about? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Diabetes - some underlying condition preventing proper wound
healing
If a newborn does not have enough collectin proteins what kind of infection would they develop?
- CORRECT ANSWER - A respiratory infection - pneumonia
Where do B Lymphocytes grow and mature? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bone marrow
If someone gets a vaccination or gets chicken pox from someone else, what kind of immunity do
they have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Active-acquired immunity
Why do we give rhogam? - CORRECT ANSWER - To prevent hemolytic anema - given to
Rh negative mom with Rh positive baby
Why does someone have rejection occur after an organ transplant? - CORRECT
ANSWER - T helper cells release cytokines, cytotoxins attack endothelial cells and cause
tissue damage
What is happening at a cellular level in a type II sensitivity reaction? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Antibodies bind antigens on the cell surface
What is an exotoxin? - CORRECT ANSWER - This is released by bacteria and causes you
to get sick
What cells fight fungal infections? - CORRECT ANSWER - Phagocytes, T lymphocytes
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Where do we hold DNA inside the cell? - CORRECT ANSWER - Nucleus
What is it called when cell's commit suicide/programmed cell death? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Apoptosis
In carbon monoxide poisoning, what would we see and why? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Tissue damage d/t CO binding on hemoglobin preventing oxygen from being able to bind to
those sites, preventing tissue oxygenation
If ph is LOW, Bicarb is HIGH and CO2 is HIGH what condition do we have? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Respiratory acidosis
How do molecules get intracellular or extracellular? - CORRECT ANSWER - Water
molecules via osmosis, other molecules via hydrostatic pressure
If a patient is vomiting a lot, what would they develop and why? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Metabolic alkalosis - they are losing all gastric acid contents and holding onto bicarb
To exam for neural tube defects in an amniocentesis, what are we looking at? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Alpha fetal protein
Why would a newborn have type 1 DM? What kind of condition is it? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Autoimmune disorder
What symptoms will someone with Trisomy 21 have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Wide
eyes, webbed neck, short stature, flat low-set ears, low nasal bridge, IQ <70
, What gene is responsible for the maintenance of all other cells? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Housekeeping genes
If a patient comes in with chronic wounds that aren't healing, what are we thinking about? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Diabetes - some underlying condition preventing proper wound
healing
If a newborn does not have enough collectin proteins what kind of infection would they develop?
- CORRECT ANSWER - A respiratory infection - pneumonia
Where do B Lymphocytes grow and mature? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bone marrow
If someone gets a vaccination or gets chicken pox from someone else, what kind of immunity do
they have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Active-acquired immunity
Why do we give rhogam? - CORRECT ANSWER - To prevent hemolytic anema - given to
Rh negative mom with Rh positive baby
Why does someone have rejection occur after an organ transplant? - CORRECT
ANSWER - T helper cells release cytokines, cytotoxins attack endothelial cells and cause
tissue damage
What is happening at a cellular level in a type II sensitivity reaction? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Antibodies bind antigens on the cell surface
What is an exotoxin? - CORRECT ANSWER - This is released by bacteria and causes you
to get sick
What cells fight fungal infections? - CORRECT ANSWER - Phagocytes, T lymphocytes
