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MN551 Unit 1 Quiz
Question 1
The family of a 68-year-old man who is in the end stages of small cell lung cancer is
distraught at his visible body wasting that has worsened in recent weeks. Which of the
following phenomena best accounts for the patient's anorexia and cachexia?
Question options:
Inadequate cellular metabolism of glucose results from tumor factors
High fat losses coupled with preservation of muscle mass exaggerate the appearance of wasting
Inadequate food intake due to symptoms and treatment results in loss of both muscle and fat
Products of the tumor itself as well as a hypermetabolic state cause cachexia
Question 2
A child possesses a trait that is the result of the interaction of two different genes, neither of
which could have produced the trait independently. Which of the following explanations best
captures the genetic explanation for this?
Question options:
The trait is an expression of multiple alleles.
Epistasis has dictated the phenotypic outcome.
The outcome is the result of the interaction between collaborative genes.
The phenomenon is an example of polygenic inheritance.
Question 3
A 45-year-old patient who experienced exposure to radiation during an industrial accident
several years prior is being assessed. Which of the following phenomena may underlie the
genetic changes that have been noted in the patient?
, Question options:
Base pairs may have been rearranged by the radiation exposure.
Endonucleases may have influenced the DNA structure following exposure.
The radiation may have produced redundant or degenerate genetic code.
Two paired bases may have exchanged helical positions after the accident.
Question 4
Which of the following pregnant women has most likely encountered the greatest increase in
the risk that her child will have a fetal anomaly?
Question options:
A woman with diagnoses of syphilis and cirrhosis of the liver
A woman who has herpes simplex and recently recovered from endocarditis
A woman with diagnoses of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy
A woman with chronic obstructive pulmonary syndrome and tuberculosis
Question 5
The nurse practitioner is providing care for a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis, and he
notes that the patient's sclerae are jaundiced. The nurse practitioner recalls that jaundice is
caused by excess accumulation of bilirubin, a pigment that can accumulate in which part of
the cell?
Question options:
Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Golgi apparatus
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