FINAL 1 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
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◍ physiologic jaundice.
Answer: A 3-day old infant is noted to have a mildly elevated unconjugated
bilirubin level and icterus. Your concern is that this child may have:a.
physiologic jaundiceb. kernicterusc. glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
deficiencyd. pathologic jaundice
◍ Lysosomes.
Answer: Which cell component is capable of cellular autodigestion when it
is released during cell injury?a. lysosomesb. ribosomesc. smooth
endoplasmic reticulumd. golgi complex
◍ Which of the following best defines the term "gender" as used in this text?.
Answer: A societal response to a person's self-representation as a man or
woman
◍ Which component of the cell produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by using
oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative
reaction?A) lysosomesB) peroxisomesC) ribosomesD) oxyhydrosomes.
Answer: Ans: B- peroxisomes
◍ i. Which factor bears most on women's health care today?.
Answer: womens status and position in society
◍ Contain organelles and complex internal membranes.
Answer: The difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes is that
eukaryotes:a. all of these answers are correctb. are smaller in sizec. contain
, organellesd. have no nuclear membrane
◍ What is a consequence of plasma membrane damage to the mitochondria?A)
enzymatic digestion halts deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) syntheseB) influx
of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP) productionC) edema
from an influx in sodium causes a reduction in ATP productionD) potassium
shifts out of the mitochondria, which destroys the infrastructure.
Answer: Ans: B- influx of calcium ions halts adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
production
◍ Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the cell.
Answer: Which of the following is function of Golgi?a. Packages protein for
secretion to the outside of the cellb. Produces ATP for cell functionc.
Contains hydrolytic enzymesd. Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell
◍ Which statement is a description of one of the characteristics of
apoptosis?A) apoptosis involves programmed cell death of scattered singel
cellsB) apoptosis is characterized by the swelling of the nucleus and the
cytoplasmC) apoptosis involves unpredictable patterns of cell deathD)
apoptosis results in benign malignancies.
Answer: Ans: A- apoptosis involves programmed cell death of scattered
singel cells
◍ i. Why is acknowledging the oppression of women more difficult within
Western societies?.
Answer: affluence and increased opportunity mask oppresion
◍ During cell injury caused by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell
because:A) during cell injury cause by hypoxia, sodium and water move
into the cell because:B) the pump that transports sodium out of the cell
cannot function because of a decrease in adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
levelsC) the osmotic pressure is increased, which pulls additional sodium
across the cell membraneD) oxygen is not available to bind with sodium to
maintain it outside of the cell.
Answer: Ans: C- the osmotic pressure is increased, which pulls additional
sodium across the cell membrane
,◍ opression.
Answer: not having a choice
◍ Is the site of protein synthesis in a cell.
Answer: Which of the following is function of the rough endoplasmic
reticulum?a. Contains hydrolytic enzymesb. Is the site of protein synthesis
in a cellc. Packages protein for secretion to the outside of the celld. Produces
ATP for cell function
◍ i. In what way does a model of care based on a feminist perspective contrast
sharply with a biomedical model?.
Answer: seaks equal distribution of power within the healthcare interaction
◍ gender is rooted in ------ and shaped by ----.
Answer: biology environemnt and experience
◍ Obesity creates a greater risk for dehydration in people because:A) adipose
cells contain little water because fat is water repellingB) the metabolic rates
of obese adults are slower than those of lean adultsC) the rates of urine
output of obese adults are higher than thos of lean adultsD) the thirst
receptors of the hypothalamus do not function effectively.
Answer: Ans: A- adipose cells contain little water because fat is water
repelling
◍ Epigenetic modifications.
Answer: What genetic process is likely responsible for the occurrence of
asthma in only one of a pair of identical twins?a. genomic imprintingb.
epigenetic modificationsc. methylationd. transgenerational inheritance
◍ Women's health risks, treatments, and approaches are not always based in
science and biology because
_________________________________________.
Answer: they are determined by social expectations and gender assumptions
◍ i. Reproductive rights were added to the World Health Organization's
human rights framework in the last _____________ ?.
, Answer: 20 years
◍ RNA is synthesized from a DNA template.
Answer: Transcription is best defined as a process by whicha. A base pair
substitution results in a mutation of the amino acid sequenceb. DNA
polymerase binds to the promoter site on RNA.c. RNA directs the synthesis
of ribosomes for protein synthesisd. RNA is synthesized from a DNA
template
◍ Safe Motherhood" was added to the human rights framework in order to.
Answer: address maternal mortality and morbidty
◍ nondisjunction error.
Answer: What is the most common cause of Down syndrome?a. paternal
translocationb. paternal viral illnessc. nondisjunction errord. maternal viral
illness
◍ klinefelter.
Answer: A person with XXXY has the genetic disorder called __________
syndrome.a. downb. fragile xc. klinefelterd. turner
◍ i. What is a chief failing of the biomedical model in regards to women's
health care?.
Answer: limits health as the absence of disease
◍ The social model of health places the focus of health on.
Answer: the community
◍ Which question below supports the strategy: "Identify women's agency in
the midst of social constraint and the biomedical paradigm."?.
Answer: are women really victims or are they acting with agency
◍ i. What had been a significant problem in medical research well into the
1990s?.
Answer: the lack of representation of women in research trials
◍ Gender differences in heart disease can be found i.
Answer: dxtreatmentidentification of symptoms