BIO1150 Pathophysiology Final
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Which of the following types of transport is NOT a form of passive transport used by
the plasma membrane?
a. Endocytosis
b. Osmosis
c. Facilitated diffusion
d. Diffusion - ANSWER✅✅Endocytosis
You have a red blood cell in a hypotonic solution of distilled water. What will
happen to that cell?
a. The cell will shrivel up from water leaving its interior.
b. The cell will swell and likely burst from water rushing inside.
c. The cell will be the same as there will be no movement of water in or out of the
cell.
,d. The cell will catch on fire. - ANSWER✅✅The cell will swell and likely burst from
water rushing inside.
Which of the following statements about free radicals is NOT correct?
a. Free radicals are also known as superoxides.
b. Free radicals are formed during aerobic respiration.
c. Free radicals are powerful antioxidants needed for body metabolism.
d. Free radicals carry unpaired electron which disrupts plasma membrane of cells. -
ANSWER✅✅Free radicals are powerful antioxidants needed for body metabolism.
Which of the following nitrogenous bases is found with RNA not DNA?
a. Cytosine
b. Uracil
c. Guanine
d. Adenosine - ANSWER✅✅Uracil
Which of the following terms means the physical expression of a gene?
a. Genotype
b. Phenotype
c. Dominant trait
d. Allele - ANSWER✅✅Phenotype
How many ATP are made with each cycle of aerobic respiration in the mitochondria?
a. 34
b. 23
c. 2
d. 55 - ANSWER✅✅34
Which of the following statements are TRUE?
a. Translation is where mRNA is made from DNA in the nucleus.
b. DNA leaves the nucleus to bind with rRNA for translation purposes.
c. A codon is made up of four mRNA bases.
d. Transcription is where mRNA is made from DNA in the nucleus. -
ANSWER✅✅Transcription is where mRNA is made from DNA in the nucleus.
Which of the following diseases is NOT a lysosomal storage disease?
a. Wilson disease
b. Gaucher disease
c. Tay-sachs disease
d. Niemann-Pick disease - ANSWER✅✅Wilson disease
,An increase in cells size resulting in an increase in tissue size is called?
a. Hyperplasia
b. Metaplasia
c. Atrophy
d. Hypertrophy - ANSWER✅✅Hypertrophy
Which of the following is NOT a cause of endothelial injury leading to
atherosclerosis?
a. Free radicals
b. Glucose
c. Homocysteine
d. Vitamin D - ANSWER✅✅Vitamin D
A 65 year old female with chest pain presents to the ER. She has ECG changes and
an elevated serum troponin. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Ischemia
b. Gangrene
c. Myocardial Infarction
d. Angina - ANSWER✅✅Myocardial Infarction
What is the medical term for the lack of protein in children which results in
symptoms like ascites?
a. Marasmus
b. Kwashiorkor
c. Allele
d. Down syndrome - ANSWER✅✅Kwashiorkor
You have a patient with heart valve problems, hypermobile joints, and elastic skin.
Which would be a likely genetic disease diagnosis for this patient?
a. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
b. Tay-sachs disease
c. Wilson disease
d. G6PD deficiency - ANSWER✅✅Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
You have a patient with a positive HTT gene. Which of the following statements
would be TRUE for this patient?
a. The patient will benefit from chelation therapy.
b. The patient will develop Down syndrome.
c. The patient will develop Huntington's chorea.
d. There is no cure for this patient's condition. - ANSWER✅✅The patient will
develop Huntington's chorea.
, Which is the most common mental deficiency?
a. Angelman syndrome
b. Down syndrome
c. Fragile-X syndrome
d. Klinefelter syndrome - ANSWER✅✅Down syndrome
Which of the following is the BEST method for prenatal screening?
a. Percutaneous umbilical cord sampling
b. Chorionic villus sampling
c. Amniocentesis
d. Maternal serum screening - ANSWER✅✅Percutaneous umbilical cord sampling
A 45-year-old caucasion male has a movement disorder that appears like a dance. It
is an autosomal dominant genetic disease he knew he was going to inherit as it runs
in his family. What is his diagnosis?
a. Fragile X syndrome
b. Marfan syndrome
c. Neurofibromatosis
d. Huntington's disease - ANSWER✅✅Huntington's disease
An experimental new drug X that has been shown to kill cancer cells works by
stopping protein synthesis in those cancerous cells. Which of the following
statements about this drug are CORRECT?
a. Drug X likely affects mitochondria by increasing ATP production
b. Drug X works on cancer cells by killing lysosomes
c. Drug X stops the Golgi apparatus from making proteins from amino acids
d. Drug X affects the ribosomes and alters them in a way to cease all protein
synthesis in the cancer cell - ANSWER✅✅Drug X affects the ribosomes and alters
them in a way to cease all protein synthesis in the cancer cell
A 42-year-old female patient presents with jaundice and elevated liver enzymes. She
does not drink alcohol and does not have any known liver disease history. On
examination, you see a bluish or dark rings that encircle the iris of the eye. She also
has an elevated ceruloplasmin level. What is the likely diagnosis?
a. G6PD deficiency
b. Wilson disease
c. Prader-Willi syndrome
d. Huntington's disease - ANSWER✅✅Wilson disease
Which of the following would NOT be a symptom or condition in a patient with
Marfan syndrome?
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Which of the following types of transport is NOT a form of passive transport used by
the plasma membrane?
a. Endocytosis
b. Osmosis
c. Facilitated diffusion
d. Diffusion - ANSWER✅✅Endocytosis
You have a red blood cell in a hypotonic solution of distilled water. What will
happen to that cell?
a. The cell will shrivel up from water leaving its interior.
b. The cell will swell and likely burst from water rushing inside.
c. The cell will be the same as there will be no movement of water in or out of the
cell.
,d. The cell will catch on fire. - ANSWER✅✅The cell will swell and likely burst from
water rushing inside.
Which of the following statements about free radicals is NOT correct?
a. Free radicals are also known as superoxides.
b. Free radicals are formed during aerobic respiration.
c. Free radicals are powerful antioxidants needed for body metabolism.
d. Free radicals carry unpaired electron which disrupts plasma membrane of cells. -
ANSWER✅✅Free radicals are powerful antioxidants needed for body metabolism.
Which of the following nitrogenous bases is found with RNA not DNA?
a. Cytosine
b. Uracil
c. Guanine
d. Adenosine - ANSWER✅✅Uracil
Which of the following terms means the physical expression of a gene?
a. Genotype
b. Phenotype
c. Dominant trait
d. Allele - ANSWER✅✅Phenotype
How many ATP are made with each cycle of aerobic respiration in the mitochondria?
a. 34
b. 23
c. 2
d. 55 - ANSWER✅✅34
Which of the following statements are TRUE?
a. Translation is where mRNA is made from DNA in the nucleus.
b. DNA leaves the nucleus to bind with rRNA for translation purposes.
c. A codon is made up of four mRNA bases.
d. Transcription is where mRNA is made from DNA in the nucleus. -
ANSWER✅✅Transcription is where mRNA is made from DNA in the nucleus.
Which of the following diseases is NOT a lysosomal storage disease?
a. Wilson disease
b. Gaucher disease
c. Tay-sachs disease
d. Niemann-Pick disease - ANSWER✅✅Wilson disease
,An increase in cells size resulting in an increase in tissue size is called?
a. Hyperplasia
b. Metaplasia
c. Atrophy
d. Hypertrophy - ANSWER✅✅Hypertrophy
Which of the following is NOT a cause of endothelial injury leading to
atherosclerosis?
a. Free radicals
b. Glucose
c. Homocysteine
d. Vitamin D - ANSWER✅✅Vitamin D
A 65 year old female with chest pain presents to the ER. She has ECG changes and
an elevated serum troponin. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Ischemia
b. Gangrene
c. Myocardial Infarction
d. Angina - ANSWER✅✅Myocardial Infarction
What is the medical term for the lack of protein in children which results in
symptoms like ascites?
a. Marasmus
b. Kwashiorkor
c. Allele
d. Down syndrome - ANSWER✅✅Kwashiorkor
You have a patient with heart valve problems, hypermobile joints, and elastic skin.
Which would be a likely genetic disease diagnosis for this patient?
a. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
b. Tay-sachs disease
c. Wilson disease
d. G6PD deficiency - ANSWER✅✅Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
You have a patient with a positive HTT gene. Which of the following statements
would be TRUE for this patient?
a. The patient will benefit from chelation therapy.
b. The patient will develop Down syndrome.
c. The patient will develop Huntington's chorea.
d. There is no cure for this patient's condition. - ANSWER✅✅The patient will
develop Huntington's chorea.
, Which is the most common mental deficiency?
a. Angelman syndrome
b. Down syndrome
c. Fragile-X syndrome
d. Klinefelter syndrome - ANSWER✅✅Down syndrome
Which of the following is the BEST method for prenatal screening?
a. Percutaneous umbilical cord sampling
b. Chorionic villus sampling
c. Amniocentesis
d. Maternal serum screening - ANSWER✅✅Percutaneous umbilical cord sampling
A 45-year-old caucasion male has a movement disorder that appears like a dance. It
is an autosomal dominant genetic disease he knew he was going to inherit as it runs
in his family. What is his diagnosis?
a. Fragile X syndrome
b. Marfan syndrome
c. Neurofibromatosis
d. Huntington's disease - ANSWER✅✅Huntington's disease
An experimental new drug X that has been shown to kill cancer cells works by
stopping protein synthesis in those cancerous cells. Which of the following
statements about this drug are CORRECT?
a. Drug X likely affects mitochondria by increasing ATP production
b. Drug X works on cancer cells by killing lysosomes
c. Drug X stops the Golgi apparatus from making proteins from amino acids
d. Drug X affects the ribosomes and alters them in a way to cease all protein
synthesis in the cancer cell - ANSWER✅✅Drug X affects the ribosomes and alters
them in a way to cease all protein synthesis in the cancer cell
A 42-year-old female patient presents with jaundice and elevated liver enzymes. She
does not drink alcohol and does not have any known liver disease history. On
examination, you see a bluish or dark rings that encircle the iris of the eye. She also
has an elevated ceruloplasmin level. What is the likely diagnosis?
a. G6PD deficiency
b. Wilson disease
c. Prader-Willi syndrome
d. Huntington's disease - ANSWER✅✅Wilson disease
Which of the following would NOT be a symptom or condition in a patient with
Marfan syndrome?
