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Story Test Bank
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Chapter 1 Cellular Function
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l9 1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed
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A) Atrophy.
B) Functional.
C) Hypertrophy.
D) Inflammation.
l9 2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should
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include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome? l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta. l9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9
B) Genital assessment for small testicles. l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9
C) Mental assessment for impairment. l 9 l 9 l 9
D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
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l9 3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most
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likely to be a component of l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
A) Fat.
B) Sugar.
C) Protein.
D) Carbohydrate.
l9 4. A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that
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causes meningitis. This is an example of l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
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C) tertiary prevention. l 9
D) disease treatment. l 9
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A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
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B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
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C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
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D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.
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, l9 6. During a routine ultrasound of a 38 year old women 26 weeks gestation reveals a fetus l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
with a small square head, upward slant of the eyes, and low set ears. The
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nurse recognizes that these findings are consistent with which of the following?
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A) Fragile X Syndrome. l9 l9
B) Monosomy X (Turner's Syndrome). l9 l9 l9
C) Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome). l9 l9 l9
D) Trisomy X (Klinefelter's Syndrome). l9 l9 l9
l9 7. While discussing treatment options with a parent of a newly diagnosed Monosomy l 9 l 9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l 9
X (Turner's Syndrome) child, the nurse should include which of the following?
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A) There is no treatment or cure.
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B) Symptoms of the condition are treated with estrogen. l9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l9 l9
C) Symptoms of the condition are treated with testosterone. l9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l9 l9
D) Institutionalization is the preferred method of managing care. l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9
l9 8. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic l9 l 9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
control mechanisms? l 9
A) Fever
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C) Joint stiffnessl9
D) Positive throat culture l 9 l 9
l9 9. What information should parents be given about the consequences of l9 l 9 l9 l 9 l 9 l9 l 9 l 9 l9
phenylketonuria (PKU)? l 9
A) Mental retardation is inevitable. l 9 l 9 l 9
B) PKU is commonly associated with other congenital anomalies.
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C) High dietary tyramine may help induce enzyme production.
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D) Failure to treat properly results in progressive mental retardation.
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l9 10. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 injury.
A) hypoxic
B) ischemic
C) hyperemic
D) neoplastic
l9 11. Tay sachs is caused by which of the following? l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
A) A deficiency or absence of hexosaminidaseA
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B) Adefect on chromosome 17 or 22
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C) A mutation on chromosome 15
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, D) An error in converting phenylalanine to tyrosine
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l9 12. An obese but otherwise healthy teen goes to a health fair and has her blood
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pressure checked. This is an example of l9 l9 l9 l9 l 9 l 9
A) primary prevention. l 9
B) secondary prevention. l 9
C) tertiary prevention. l 9
D) disease treatment. l 9
l9 13. Characteristics of X-linked recessive disorders include which of the following? l9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l9
A) The son of a carrier mother has a 25% chance of being affected.
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B) Affected fathers transmit the gene to all of their sons.
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C) All daughters of affected fathers are carriers.
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D) Boys and girls are equally affected.
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l9 14. A factor associated with risk of Down syndrome is
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A) Maternal age. l 9
B) Maternal alcohol intake. l 9 l 9
C) Family history of heritable diseases.
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D) Exposure to TORCH syndrome organisms. l 9 l9 l 9 l 9
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A) Necrosis.
B) Dry.
C) Wet.
D) Gas.
l9 16. The cancer growth continuum is divided into the following stages.
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A) Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3
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B) Initiation, Progression, Promotion l 9 l 9
C) Preliminary, Evolutionary, Metastasis l9 l9
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l9 17. A disease in which the principal manifestation is an abnormal growth of cells
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leading to formation of tumors is called a disease. l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
A) congenital
B) degenerative
C) metabolic
Story Test Bank
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Chapter 1 Cellular Function
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l9 1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed
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A) Atrophy.
B) Functional.
C) Hypertrophy.
D) Inflammation.
l9 2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should
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include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome? l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta. l9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9
B) Genital assessment for small testicles. l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9
C) Mental assessment for impairment. l 9 l 9 l 9
D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
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l9 3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most
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likely to be a component of l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
A) Fat.
B) Sugar.
C) Protein.
D) Carbohydrate.
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causes meningitis. This is an example of l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
A) primary prevention. l 9
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C) tertiary prevention. l 9
D) disease treatment. l 9
l9 5. Metaplasia is l 9
A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
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B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
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C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
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D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.
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, l9 6. During a routine ultrasound of a 38 year old women 26 weeks gestation reveals a fetus l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
with a small square head, upward slant of the eyes, and low set ears. The
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nurse recognizes that these findings are consistent with which of the following?
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A) Fragile X Syndrome. l9 l9
B) Monosomy X (Turner's Syndrome). l9 l9 l9
C) Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome). l9 l9 l9
D) Trisomy X (Klinefelter's Syndrome). l9 l9 l9
l9 7. While discussing treatment options with a parent of a newly diagnosed Monosomy l 9 l 9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l 9
X (Turner's Syndrome) child, the nurse should include which of the following?
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A) There is no treatment or cure.
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B) Symptoms of the condition are treated with estrogen. l9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l9 l9
C) Symptoms of the condition are treated with testosterone. l9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l9 l9
D) Institutionalization is the preferred method of managing care. l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l 9
l9 8. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic l9 l 9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
control mechanisms? l 9
A) Fever
B) Throat pain l 9
C) Joint stiffnessl9
D) Positive throat culture l 9 l 9
l9 9. What information should parents be given about the consequences of l9 l 9 l9 l 9 l 9 l9 l 9 l 9 l9
phenylketonuria (PKU)? l 9
A) Mental retardation is inevitable. l 9 l 9 l 9
B) PKU is commonly associated with other congenital anomalies.
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C) High dietary tyramine may help induce enzyme production.
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D) Failure to treat properly results in progressive mental retardation.
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l9 10. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 injury.
A) hypoxic
B) ischemic
C) hyperemic
D) neoplastic
l9 11. Tay sachs is caused by which of the following? l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
A) A deficiency or absence of hexosaminidaseA
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B) Adefect on chromosome 17 or 22
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C) A mutation on chromosome 15
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, D) An error in converting phenylalanine to tyrosine
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l9 12. An obese but otherwise healthy teen goes to a health fair and has her blood
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pressure checked. This is an example of l9 l9 l9 l9 l 9 l 9
A) primary prevention. l 9
B) secondary prevention. l 9
C) tertiary prevention. l 9
D) disease treatment. l 9
l9 13. Characteristics of X-linked recessive disorders include which of the following? l9 l9 l 9 l9 l9 l 9 l 9 l 9 l9
A) The son of a carrier mother has a 25% chance of being affected.
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B) Affected fathers transmit the gene to all of their sons.
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C) All daughters of affected fathers are carriers.
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D) Boys and girls are equally affected.
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l9 14. A factor associated with risk of Down syndrome is
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A) Maternal age. l 9
B) Maternal alcohol intake. l 9 l 9
C) Family history of heritable diseases.
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D) Exposure to TORCH syndrome organisms. l 9 l9 l 9 l 9
l9 15. Which type of gangrene is usually a result of arterial occlusion? l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l 9 l9
A) Necrosis.
B) Dry.
C) Wet.
D) Gas.
l9 16. The cancer growth continuum is divided into the following stages.
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A) Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3
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B) Initiation, Progression, Promotion l 9 l 9
C) Preliminary, Evolutionary, Metastasis l9 l9
D) Initiation, Promotion, Progression l 9 l 9
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leading to formation of tumors is called a disease. l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9 l9
A) congenital
B) degenerative
C) metabolic
