Exam 2 Patho PMCQ
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1. A person's phenotype is best described as: traits that are observable or apparent
2. a person's genotype can be best described as: the genetic makeup of an individual
3. what condition follows a mendelian pattern: Tay-Sachs disease
4. what condition follows a multi-factorial pattern of inheritance: coronary artery
disease
5. Fortification of foods with folic acid has resulted in a significant reduction in
the incidence of:: neural tube defects
6. What chromosomal abnormalities can result in an inheritable form of tri-
somy: balanced translocation
7. a patient comes to the clinic concerned about a painless lymph node in the
neck. a diagnosis of lymphoma is made. Which of the following would indicate
that the lymphoma was Hodgkin lymphoma versus non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
A. the location of the enlarged lymph nodes
B. the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells
C. spread to the spleen, liver, and bone marrow
D. the age of the patient: B
8. Which of the following genes, when mutated, is NOT implicated in the devel-
opment of neoplasms?
a. Cancinogenes
b. Tumor suppressor genes
c. Oncogenes
d. Mutator genes: A
9. Which of the following cells is least likely to develop into a neoplasia?
a. Epithelial cell
b. Cardiac myocyte
c. Lymphocyte
d. Hepatocyte: B
10. Which gene has been implicated most frequently in the development of
cancer?
a. p53 gene
b. Rb gene
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1. A person's phenotype is best described as: traits that are observable or apparent
2. a person's genotype can be best described as: the genetic makeup of an individual
3. what condition follows a mendelian pattern: Tay-Sachs disease
4. what condition follows a multi-factorial pattern of inheritance: coronary artery
disease
5. Fortification of foods with folic acid has resulted in a significant reduction in
the incidence of:: neural tube defects
6. What chromosomal abnormalities can result in an inheritable form of tri-
somy: balanced translocation
7. a patient comes to the clinic concerned about a painless lymph node in the
neck. a diagnosis of lymphoma is made. Which of the following would indicate
that the lymphoma was Hodgkin lymphoma versus non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
A. the location of the enlarged lymph nodes
B. the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells
C. spread to the spleen, liver, and bone marrow
D. the age of the patient: B
8. Which of the following genes, when mutated, is NOT implicated in the devel-
opment of neoplasms?
a. Cancinogenes
b. Tumor suppressor genes
c. Oncogenes
d. Mutator genes: A
9. Which of the following cells is least likely to develop into a neoplasia?
a. Epithelial cell
b. Cardiac myocyte
c. Lymphocyte
d. Hepatocyte: B
10. Which gene has been implicated most frequently in the development of
cancer?
a. p53 gene
b. Rb gene
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