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NURS 6501 Week 1 Quiz

NURS 6501: Advanced Pathophysiology


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, 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