NURS5315 EXAM 1 LATEST 2024-
2025 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
tumor suppressor genes - Answer-Contribute to the unregulated growth and
proliferation of cancer cells
Telomere; telomerase - Answer- is the protective end cap on each
chromosome; maintained by the enzyme which allows mature cancer cells
to perform unregulated cellular division.
Prostate - Answer-BRCA gene increases risk of cancer in men.
Paraneoplastic syndrome - Answer-Constellation of symptoms ignited by a cancer
triggered by release of substances from a tumor
Serotonin; carcinoid syndrome; earliest; cancer - Answer- is released by
Carcinoid tumors, may cause flushing, diarrhea, wheezing, and tachycardia. This is
known as and is often the sign of unknown .
Cachexia - Answer-a condition of wasting syndrome of weight and muscle mass that
occurs in patients with diseases such as advanced cancer or AIDS
Osmolality - Answer-Concentration of the plasma
275-295 mOsm/kg - Answer-Normal serum osmolality
ECF; ICF - Answer-Sodium is largely responsible for maintaining the osmotic balance in
the , while potassium maintains the osmolality of the .
Osmotic Pressure - Answer-Pulling force that pulls water into the compartment
higher - Answer-The higher the osmolality, the the osmotic pressure.
Hydrostatic Pressure - Answer-Pushing force that pushes fluid out of compartment
Hydrostatic - Answer-Blood pressure is an example of pressure.
, Oncotic pressure; albumin - Answer- is the force that helps keep fluid within a
compartment, exerted by plasma proteins such as .
Effective arterial blood volume (EABV) - Answer-Amount of blood effectively perfusing
organs and tissues
Decreased - Answer-Decreased ECF fluid volume = EABV
ADH; excess; low - Answer- is secreted by the pituitary gland in response to
water defecit, sodium, or blood pressure.
Reabsorb; increase - Answer-ADH causes kidneys to water to
plasma volume.
Deletion - Answer-Cri du chat occurs due to this chromosomal structural abnormality
Inversion - Answer-Two breaks of the chromosome followed by reinsertion of the
missing fragment at its original site but inverted. No physical effect but offspring may
have genetic issues such as deletions or duplications
Translocation - Answer-exchange of genetic material between nonhomologous
chromosomes. No physical effect but offspring may have genetic issues such as
deletions or duplications
Allele - Answer-Paired gene (each gene in the pair, can be both dominant or both
recessive or one of each)
Genotype - Answer-Both alleles make up the
Homozygous - Answer-Two identical alleles for a trait
Heterozygous - Answer-Two different alleles for a trait
Polymorphic Gene - Answer-a gene that commonly exists as two or more alleles in a
population
Codominance - Answer-A condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant
or recessive.
sex-limited traits - Answer-a characteristic controlled by autosomal genes that is
phenotypically exhibited in only one of the two sexes.
sex-influenced traits - Answer-an autosomal trait that is influenced by the presence of
male or female sex hormones
Huntington's disease - Answer-A human genetic disease caused by a diseased
dominant allele; characterized by uncontrollable body movements and degeneration of
the nervous system (Autosomal Dominant Disease)
2025 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
tumor suppressor genes - Answer-Contribute to the unregulated growth and
proliferation of cancer cells
Telomere; telomerase - Answer- is the protective end cap on each
chromosome; maintained by the enzyme which allows mature cancer cells
to perform unregulated cellular division.
Prostate - Answer-BRCA gene increases risk of cancer in men.
Paraneoplastic syndrome - Answer-Constellation of symptoms ignited by a cancer
triggered by release of substances from a tumor
Serotonin; carcinoid syndrome; earliest; cancer - Answer- is released by
Carcinoid tumors, may cause flushing, diarrhea, wheezing, and tachycardia. This is
known as and is often the sign of unknown .
Cachexia - Answer-a condition of wasting syndrome of weight and muscle mass that
occurs in patients with diseases such as advanced cancer or AIDS
Osmolality - Answer-Concentration of the plasma
275-295 mOsm/kg - Answer-Normal serum osmolality
ECF; ICF - Answer-Sodium is largely responsible for maintaining the osmotic balance in
the , while potassium maintains the osmolality of the .
Osmotic Pressure - Answer-Pulling force that pulls water into the compartment
higher - Answer-The higher the osmolality, the the osmotic pressure.
Hydrostatic Pressure - Answer-Pushing force that pushes fluid out of compartment
Hydrostatic - Answer-Blood pressure is an example of pressure.
, Oncotic pressure; albumin - Answer- is the force that helps keep fluid within a
compartment, exerted by plasma proteins such as .
Effective arterial blood volume (EABV) - Answer-Amount of blood effectively perfusing
organs and tissues
Decreased - Answer-Decreased ECF fluid volume = EABV
ADH; excess; low - Answer- is secreted by the pituitary gland in response to
water defecit, sodium, or blood pressure.
Reabsorb; increase - Answer-ADH causes kidneys to water to
plasma volume.
Deletion - Answer-Cri du chat occurs due to this chromosomal structural abnormality
Inversion - Answer-Two breaks of the chromosome followed by reinsertion of the
missing fragment at its original site but inverted. No physical effect but offspring may
have genetic issues such as deletions or duplications
Translocation - Answer-exchange of genetic material between nonhomologous
chromosomes. No physical effect but offspring may have genetic issues such as
deletions or duplications
Allele - Answer-Paired gene (each gene in the pair, can be both dominant or both
recessive or one of each)
Genotype - Answer-Both alleles make up the
Homozygous - Answer-Two identical alleles for a trait
Heterozygous - Answer-Two different alleles for a trait
Polymorphic Gene - Answer-a gene that commonly exists as two or more alleles in a
population
Codominance - Answer-A condition in which neither of two alleles of a gene is dominant
or recessive.
sex-limited traits - Answer-a characteristic controlled by autosomal genes that is
phenotypically exhibited in only one of the two sexes.
sex-influenced traits - Answer-an autosomal trait that is influenced by the presence of
male or female sex hormones
Huntington's disease - Answer-A human genetic disease caused by a diseased
dominant allele; characterized by uncontrollable body movements and degeneration of
the nervous system (Autosomal Dominant Disease)
