, Question 1
1 out of 1 points
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis
will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle
should the nurse explain to the aide?
Selected Answer: b.
Expressivity
Correct Answer: b.
Expressivity
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Selected c.
Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more
permeable to potassium
Correct c.
Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more
permeable to potassium
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome.
This condition is an example of:
Selected Answer: a.
Gene imprinting
Correct Answer: a.
Gene imprinting
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The
nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is
determined by:
Selected Answer: b.
Plasma proteins
, Correct Answer: b.
Plasma proteins
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred
to as _____ atrophy.
Selected Answer: a.
Physiologic
Correct Answer: a.
Physiologic
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?
Selected a.
Answer: Provide growth factor for tissue growth and
development
Correct a.
Answer: Provide growth factor for tissue growth and
development
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the
nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene.
Selected Answer: d.
Autosomal recessive
Correct Answer: d.
Autosomal recessive
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that
causes cell death with severe cell swelling and breakdown of
organelles. What term would the nurse use to define this process?
Selected Answer: d.
Necrosis
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