MSN-FNP 570 Midterm
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1. During ischemia, what effect does the loss of ATP level have on cells?: Cells
swell because of the influx of NaCl
2. Free radicals play a major role in the initiation and progression of which dis-
ease?: Cardiovascular disease such as hypertension and ischemic heart disease
3. The kind of genetic mutation that results in the change of an amino acid
sequence in the protein sequence is described as a: Missense mutation
4. An example of physiologic atrophy is: Thymus gland changes during childhood
5. Which option best supports the reason more energy is produced when
a person is exercising: Muscle cells have more mitochondria to meet energy
demands
6. Which component form the structure of DNA: Nucleotides
7. A patient is diagnosed with type one diabetes mellitus. At a cellular level,
which function is likely to be involved?: Is answers are right but inability of
ribosomes to produce a specific type of protein
8. Which factor is essential in order for protein synthesis to occur?: Specific
information from the nucleus of the cell
9. A client has a growth removed from the body. Which histologic finding
indicates that the growth is classified as benign?: Differentiation
10. Which chromosomal abnormalities have been linked with down syn-
drome?: Translocation
11. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin one contribute to shark states
because they induce production of what?: Nitric oxide
12. During fertilization each parent contribute the DNA being passed onto the
offspring. Which genetic expression in the offspring is validation of genetic
contribution by a parent?: The sex of the offspring
13. The RB one gene is which kind of gene?: Tumor suppressor gene
14. Mutation and only one allele of the genes listed below which normally pro-
motes cell growth is associated which changes associated with cancer: DNA
repair genes
15. Screening test that measures the presence of blood in the stool indicate
FOBT and CEA: False
16. Sext linked disorders frequently are associated with the X chromosome
and are predominantly recessive: True
17. A tetratogenic agent is an environmental agent that produces abnormali-
ties only during the first four weeks of embryonic or fetal development: True
18. Messenger RNA carries the instructions for protein synthesis: True
19. Which of the following respiratory structures would be found in the respi-
ratory zone?: Alveoli
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20. Which of the following scenarios best describes a condition where the
amount of dead space is increased?: A man with a blood clot that embolizes to
the lungs
21. A COPD patient presents to the ER. The chief complaint is labored breath-
ing. Which of the following applies:: A person with COPD is primarily relying on
high CO2 to increase their rate and depth of ventilation and giving them more O2
we take this drive away
22. And pulmonary function testing, a patient fills their lungs oh I see as
much as possible then blows out as much as they can. The amount of air
they would expire (from maximal inspiration to maximal expiration) is cell
the?: Vital capacity
23. Which of the following statements about asthma is not correct: Asthma is
primarily a restrictive respiratory disorder
24. A patient has an increased PaCO2 value at 66 mmHg and an increased
bicarbonate value at 34 mEq/L. Based on these values the patient was most
likely in:: Respiratory acidosis with renal compensation
25. If conjunction through the heart were initiated at a site other than the SA
node, the resulting heartbeat would be best described as: Ectopic
26. Mild ischemia of the heart resulting in chest pain would be best described
as: Angina pectoris
27. When role of ATP in cardiac muscle contraction is: Altering myosin affinity
for actin binding sites
28. At very high heart rate, cardiac output: Decreases
29. Identify the pathogenic process that is most likely associated with athero-
sclerosis: fibrosis of the blood vessel
30. The neurotransmitter receptor that is found at parasympathetic post gan-
glionic synapsis that can be blocked by atrophying is the: Muscarinic receptor
31. The neurological disease associated with autoimmune destruction of the
myelin basic protein is: Multiple sclerosis
32. The region of the brain that contains the hypothalamus is the: diencephalon
33. Siena cells that maintain the integrity of the blood brain barrier are called-
: Astrocytes
34. Which is not true about the arachnoid layer of the meninges: It is thick and
tough for support and protection
35. If physiologic change most likely to lead to an increase an intracranial
pressure is: Cerebral vasodilation
36. Which group of clinical findings indicates the poorest neurologic function-
ing: Assumes decorticate posture with light touch, no verbal response.
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1. During ischemia, what effect does the loss of ATP level have on cells?: Cells
swell because of the influx of NaCl
2. Free radicals play a major role in the initiation and progression of which dis-
ease?: Cardiovascular disease such as hypertension and ischemic heart disease
3. The kind of genetic mutation that results in the change of an amino acid
sequence in the protein sequence is described as a: Missense mutation
4. An example of physiologic atrophy is: Thymus gland changes during childhood
5. Which option best supports the reason more energy is produced when
a person is exercising: Muscle cells have more mitochondria to meet energy
demands
6. Which component form the structure of DNA: Nucleotides
7. A patient is diagnosed with type one diabetes mellitus. At a cellular level,
which function is likely to be involved?: Is answers are right but inability of
ribosomes to produce a specific type of protein
8. Which factor is essential in order for protein synthesis to occur?: Specific
information from the nucleus of the cell
9. A client has a growth removed from the body. Which histologic finding
indicates that the growth is classified as benign?: Differentiation
10. Which chromosomal abnormalities have been linked with down syn-
drome?: Translocation
11. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin one contribute to shark states
because they induce production of what?: Nitric oxide
12. During fertilization each parent contribute the DNA being passed onto the
offspring. Which genetic expression in the offspring is validation of genetic
contribution by a parent?: The sex of the offspring
13. The RB one gene is which kind of gene?: Tumor suppressor gene
14. Mutation and only one allele of the genes listed below which normally pro-
motes cell growth is associated which changes associated with cancer: DNA
repair genes
15. Screening test that measures the presence of blood in the stool indicate
FOBT and CEA: False
16. Sext linked disorders frequently are associated with the X chromosome
and are predominantly recessive: True
17. A tetratogenic agent is an environmental agent that produces abnormali-
ties only during the first four weeks of embryonic or fetal development: True
18. Messenger RNA carries the instructions for protein synthesis: True
19. Which of the following respiratory structures would be found in the respi-
ratory zone?: Alveoli
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20. Which of the following scenarios best describes a condition where the
amount of dead space is increased?: A man with a blood clot that embolizes to
the lungs
21. A COPD patient presents to the ER. The chief complaint is labored breath-
ing. Which of the following applies:: A person with COPD is primarily relying on
high CO2 to increase their rate and depth of ventilation and giving them more O2
we take this drive away
22. And pulmonary function testing, a patient fills their lungs oh I see as
much as possible then blows out as much as they can. The amount of air
they would expire (from maximal inspiration to maximal expiration) is cell
the?: Vital capacity
23. Which of the following statements about asthma is not correct: Asthma is
primarily a restrictive respiratory disorder
24. A patient has an increased PaCO2 value at 66 mmHg and an increased
bicarbonate value at 34 mEq/L. Based on these values the patient was most
likely in:: Respiratory acidosis with renal compensation
25. If conjunction through the heart were initiated at a site other than the SA
node, the resulting heartbeat would be best described as: Ectopic
26. Mild ischemia of the heart resulting in chest pain would be best described
as: Angina pectoris
27. When role of ATP in cardiac muscle contraction is: Altering myosin affinity
for actin binding sites
28. At very high heart rate, cardiac output: Decreases
29. Identify the pathogenic process that is most likely associated with athero-
sclerosis: fibrosis of the blood vessel
30. The neurotransmitter receptor that is found at parasympathetic post gan-
glionic synapsis that can be blocked by atrophying is the: Muscarinic receptor
31. The neurological disease associated with autoimmune destruction of the
myelin basic protein is: Multiple sclerosis
32. The region of the brain that contains the hypothalamus is the: diencephalon
33. Siena cells that maintain the integrity of the blood brain barrier are called-
: Astrocytes
34. Which is not true about the arachnoid layer of the meninges: It is thick and
tough for support and protection
35. If physiologic change most likely to lead to an increase an intracranial
pressure is: Cerebral vasodilation
36. Which group of clinical findings indicates the poorest neurologic function-
ing: Assumes decorticate posture with light touch, no verbal response.
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