NURS 6051 WEEK 1 QUIZ – QUESTION AND ANSWERS

NURS 6051 WEEK 1 QUIZ – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS



During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as
_____ atrophy.
Selected a.
Answer: Physiolo
gic

 Question 2

1 out of 1 points

A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the
nurse’s best response?
Selected d.
Answer: Pregnancy in women over
age 35

 Question 3

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

 Question 4

1 out of 1 points

A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X

, chromosome with only a single X chromosome present. What medical
diagnosis will the nurse observe on the chart?
Selected c.
Answer: Turner
syndrome

 Question 5

1 out of 1 points

A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy
reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the
autopsy report to describe this condition?
Selected c.
Answer: Tetraploi
dy

 Question 6

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 d.
Answer: Autosomal
recessive

 Question 7

1 out of 1 points

Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of:
Selected a.
Answer: Decreased ATP
production

 Question 8

1 out of 1 points