causes meningitis. This is an example of
Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach: A Practical Approach 4th Edition Story Test Bank A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
Chapter 1 Cellular Function C) tertiary prevention.
D) disease treatment.
1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed
A) Atrophy.
B) Functional. 5. Metaplasia is
C) Hypertrophy. A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
D) Inflammation. B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.
2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should
include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome? 6. During a routine ultrasound of a 38 year old women 26 weeks gestation reveals a fetus
with a small square head, upward slant of the eyes, and low set ears. The
A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta.
nurse recognizes that these findings are consistent with which of the following?
B) Genital assessment for small testicles.
A) Fragile X Syndrome.
C) Mental assessment for impairment.
B) Monosomy X (Turner's Syndrome).
D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
C) Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome).
D) Trisomy X (Klinefelter's Syndrome).
3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most
likely to be a component of
7. While discussing treatment options with a parent of a newly diagnosed Monosomy
A) Fat.
X (Turner's Syndrome) child, the nurse should include which of the following?
B) Sugar.
A) There is no treatment or cure.
C) Protein.
B) Symptoms of the condition are treated with estrogen.
D) Carbohydrate.
C) Symptoms of the condition are treated with testosterone.
D) Institutionalization is the preferred method of managing care.
4. A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that
, D) An error in converting phenylalanine to tyrosine
8. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic
control mechanisms?
A) Fever 12. An obese but otherwise healthy teen goes to a health fair and has her blood
B) Throat pain pressure checked. This is an example of
C) Joint stiffness A) primary prevention.
D) Positive throat culture B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) disease treatment.
9. What information should parents be given about the consequences of
phenylketonuria (PKU)?
A) Mental retardation is inevitable. 13. Characteristics of X-linked recessive disorders include which of the following?
B) PKU is commonly associated with other congenital anomalies. A) The son of a carrier mother has a 25% chance of being affected.
C) High dietary tyramine may help induce enzyme production. B) Affected fathers transmit the gene to all of their sons.
D) Failure to treat properly results in progressive mental retardation. C) All daughters of affected fathers are carriers.
D) Boys and girls are equally affected.
10. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injury.
A) hypoxic 14. A factor associated with risk of Down syndrome is
B) ischemic A) Maternal age.
C) hyperemic B) Maternal alcohol intake.
D) neoplastic C) Family history of heritable diseases.
D) Exposure to TORCH syndrome organisms.
11. Tay sachs is caused by which of the following?
A) A deficiency or absence of hexosaminidase A 15. Which type of gangrene is usually a result of arterial occlusion?
B) A defect on chromosome 17 or 22 A) Necrosis.
C) A mutation on chromosome 15 B) Dry.
C) Wet.
,D) Gas. C) mitochondria
D) Golgi apparatus
16. The cancer growth continuum is divided into the following stages.
A) Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3 20. Mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and centrioles
B) Initiation, Progression, Promotion are all examples of .
C) Preliminary, Evolutionary, Metastasis A) cell membranes
D) Initiation, Promotion, Progression B) organelles
C) enzymes
D) None of the above
17. A disease in which the principal manifestation is an abnormal growth of cells
leading to formation of tumors is called a disease.
A) congenital 21. Choose the answer below that best completes the sentence: DNA is composed of
B) degenerative base chemicals called .
C) metabolic A) 4; adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine
B) 3; nucleotide, deoxyribose, base
D) neoplastic C) 2: chromosomes, proteins
D) None of the above.
18. The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure?
A) Cytoplasm
B) Organelles 22. Which of the terms below does not describe a method by which cells adapt to
C) Cell membranes changing conditions?
D) Nucleus A) Hypertrophy
B) Hyperplasia
C) Increased enzyme synthesis
19. Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found in D) Necrosis
sausage-shaped structures called .
A) endoplasmic reticulum
B) ribosomes 23. Dysplasia of epithelial cells sometimes results from which of the following?
, A) Excessive sodium intake 27. Genes carried on sex chromosomes are called genes.
B) Chronic irritation or inflammation A) dominant
B) recessive
C) Increased enzyme synthesis C) sex-linked
D) Apoptosis D) hemizygous
24. The function of lysosomes is to: 28. A common abnormality in females, syndrome results from an absence
A) break down particles or worn-out cellular components. of one X chromosome.
B) convert food materials into energy. A) triple X
C) produce digestive enzymes and antibody proteins. B) Turner’s
D) aid in cell division. C) Klinefelter’s
D) Down
25. A gene is one that produces an effect only in the homozygous state.
A) dominant 29. syndrome occurs in males when there is an extra X chromosome.
B) recessive A) Triple X
C) sex-linked B) Turner’s
D) hemizygous
C) Klinefelter’s
D) XYY
26. A gene expresses itself in either the heterozygous or the homozygous
state.
A) dominant 30. A metastatic tumor is one that:
B) recessive A) has spread to a location way from its site of origin.
C) sex-linked B) shows slow expansion and well-differentiated cells.
D) hemizygous C) cannot be classified easily.
D) invades deeply into the tissue where it arose.
Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach: A Practical Approach 4th Edition Story Test Bank A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
Chapter 1 Cellular Function C) tertiary prevention.
D) disease treatment.
1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed
A) Atrophy.
B) Functional. 5. Metaplasia is
C) Hypertrophy. A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
D) Inflammation. B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.
2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should
include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome? 6. During a routine ultrasound of a 38 year old women 26 weeks gestation reveals a fetus
with a small square head, upward slant of the eyes, and low set ears. The
A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta.
nurse recognizes that these findings are consistent with which of the following?
B) Genital assessment for small testicles.
A) Fragile X Syndrome.
C) Mental assessment for impairment.
B) Monosomy X (Turner's Syndrome).
D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
C) Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome).
D) Trisomy X (Klinefelter's Syndrome).
3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most
likely to be a component of
7. While discussing treatment options with a parent of a newly diagnosed Monosomy
A) Fat.
X (Turner's Syndrome) child, the nurse should include which of the following?
B) Sugar.
A) There is no treatment or cure.
C) Protein.
B) Symptoms of the condition are treated with estrogen.
D) Carbohydrate.
C) Symptoms of the condition are treated with testosterone.
D) Institutionalization is the preferred method of managing care.
4. A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that
, D) An error in converting phenylalanine to tyrosine
8. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic
control mechanisms?
A) Fever 12. An obese but otherwise healthy teen goes to a health fair and has her blood
B) Throat pain pressure checked. This is an example of
C) Joint stiffness A) primary prevention.
D) Positive throat culture B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) disease treatment.
9. What information should parents be given about the consequences of
phenylketonuria (PKU)?
A) Mental retardation is inevitable. 13. Characteristics of X-linked recessive disorders include which of the following?
B) PKU is commonly associated with other congenital anomalies. A) The son of a carrier mother has a 25% chance of being affected.
C) High dietary tyramine may help induce enzyme production. B) Affected fathers transmit the gene to all of their sons.
D) Failure to treat properly results in progressive mental retardation. C) All daughters of affected fathers are carriers.
D) Boys and girls are equally affected.
10. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injury.
A) hypoxic 14. A factor associated with risk of Down syndrome is
B) ischemic A) Maternal age.
C) hyperemic B) Maternal alcohol intake.
D) neoplastic C) Family history of heritable diseases.
D) Exposure to TORCH syndrome organisms.
11. Tay sachs is caused by which of the following?
A) A deficiency or absence of hexosaminidase A 15. Which type of gangrene is usually a result of arterial occlusion?
B) A defect on chromosome 17 or 22 A) Necrosis.
C) A mutation on chromosome 15 B) Dry.
C) Wet.
,D) Gas. C) mitochondria
D) Golgi apparatus
16. The cancer growth continuum is divided into the following stages.
A) Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3 20. Mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and centrioles
B) Initiation, Progression, Promotion are all examples of .
C) Preliminary, Evolutionary, Metastasis A) cell membranes
D) Initiation, Promotion, Progression B) organelles
C) enzymes
D) None of the above
17. A disease in which the principal manifestation is an abnormal growth of cells
leading to formation of tumors is called a disease.
A) congenital 21. Choose the answer below that best completes the sentence: DNA is composed of
B) degenerative base chemicals called .
C) metabolic A) 4; adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine
B) 3; nucleotide, deoxyribose, base
D) neoplastic C) 2: chromosomes, proteins
D) None of the above.
18. The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure?
A) Cytoplasm
B) Organelles 22. Which of the terms below does not describe a method by which cells adapt to
C) Cell membranes changing conditions?
D) Nucleus A) Hypertrophy
B) Hyperplasia
C) Increased enzyme synthesis
19. Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found in D) Necrosis
sausage-shaped structures called .
A) endoplasmic reticulum
B) ribosomes 23. Dysplasia of epithelial cells sometimes results from which of the following?
, A) Excessive sodium intake 27. Genes carried on sex chromosomes are called genes.
B) Chronic irritation or inflammation A) dominant
B) recessive
C) Increased enzyme synthesis C) sex-linked
D) Apoptosis D) hemizygous
24. The function of lysosomes is to: 28. A common abnormality in females, syndrome results from an absence
A) break down particles or worn-out cellular components. of one X chromosome.
B) convert food materials into energy. A) triple X
C) produce digestive enzymes and antibody proteins. B) Turner’s
D) aid in cell division. C) Klinefelter’s
D) Down
25. A gene is one that produces an effect only in the homozygous state.
A) dominant 29. syndrome occurs in males when there is an extra X chromosome.
B) recessive A) Triple X
C) sex-linked B) Turner’s
D) hemizygous
C) Klinefelter’s
D) XYY
26. A gene expresses itself in either the heterozygous or the homozygous
state.
A) dominant 30. A metastatic tumor is one that:
B) recessive A) has spread to a location way from its site of origin.
C) sex-linked B) shows slow expansion and well-differentiated cells.
D) hemizygous C) cannot be classified easily.
D) invades deeply into the tissue where it arose.
