SCI 225 Pathophysiology Midterm Exam study Guide
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The condition that occurs when a zygot is missing in each cell is referred to as?
(NC) - ANSWER -monosomy
The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis is? (NC) -
ANSWER -Transcription
The somatic cell that contians a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called? (NC) -
ANSWER -euploid cell
Which is the chief function of ribosomes? (NC) - ANSWER -protein synthesis
A disease results in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain is?
(NC) - ANSWER -Tay-Sachs Disease
Cellular Atrophy: (NC) ** - ANSWER -a decrease in cell size
The process by which cells program themselves to die? (NC) ** - ANSWER -
Apoptosis
Which causes metaplasia in humans? (NC) - ANSWER -cell injury from noxious
stimuli
The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented as?
(NC) - ANSWER -Algor Mortis
Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in? (NC) - ANSWER -Cell
secretions
Clastogens are agents that cause? (NC) - ANSWER -Chromosomal breakage
, Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury? (NC)
- ANSWER -Liver
The nurse documents "tattoing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which type of
injury does this patient have? (NC) - ANSWER -Gunshot wounds
When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical
term should the nurse document on the chart? (NC) - ANSWER -An Avulsion
A patient with a combined immune deficieny lacks: (NC) - ANSWER -T and B
lympocytes
When assessing a patient with SLE, you should expect to identify? (NC) -
ANSWER -Arthralgia, anemia, and rash
Your patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity are
they displaying? (NC) - ANSWER -Type 1
The major phagocytic cells in inflammation are? (NC) - ANSWER -Neutrophils
and Macrophages
What is the role of plasmin in the inflammatory response cycle? (NC) - ANSWER
-It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin
Among the many innate defenses the body has to pathogens, the first line of
defense is the? (NC) - ANSWER -Skin and mucuous membranes
What term is used to describe the process of endocyosis? (NC) - ANSWER -
Engulfment
DiGeorge Syndrome is characterized by absence or underdevelopment of which
organ? (NC) - ANSWER -Thymus
Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals neighboring cells
to enhance viral defenses? (NC) - ANSWER -Interferon
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The condition that occurs when a zygot is missing in each cell is referred to as?
(NC) - ANSWER -monosomy
The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis is? (NC) -
ANSWER -Transcription
The somatic cell that contians a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called? (NC) -
ANSWER -euploid cell
Which is the chief function of ribosomes? (NC) - ANSWER -protein synthesis
A disease results in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain is?
(NC) - ANSWER -Tay-Sachs Disease
Cellular Atrophy: (NC) ** - ANSWER -a decrease in cell size
The process by which cells program themselves to die? (NC) ** - ANSWER -
Apoptosis
Which causes metaplasia in humans? (NC) - ANSWER -cell injury from noxious
stimuli
The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented as?
(NC) - ANSWER -Algor Mortis
Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in? (NC) - ANSWER -Cell
secretions
Clastogens are agents that cause? (NC) - ANSWER -Chromosomal breakage
, Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury? (NC)
- ANSWER -Liver
The nurse documents "tattoing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which type of
injury does this patient have? (NC) - ANSWER -Gunshot wounds
When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical
term should the nurse document on the chart? (NC) - ANSWER -An Avulsion
A patient with a combined immune deficieny lacks: (NC) - ANSWER -T and B
lympocytes
When assessing a patient with SLE, you should expect to identify? (NC) -
ANSWER -Arthralgia, anemia, and rash
Your patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity are
they displaying? (NC) - ANSWER -Type 1
The major phagocytic cells in inflammation are? (NC) - ANSWER -Neutrophils
and Macrophages
What is the role of plasmin in the inflammatory response cycle? (NC) - ANSWER
-It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin
Among the many innate defenses the body has to pathogens, the first line of
defense is the? (NC) - ANSWER -Skin and mucuous membranes
What term is used to describe the process of endocyosis? (NC) - ANSWER -
Engulfment
DiGeorge Syndrome is characterized by absence or underdevelopment of which
organ? (NC) - ANSWER -Thymus
Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals neighboring cells
to enhance viral defenses? (NC) - ANSWER -Interferon
