NIGHTIGALE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM LATEST
UPDATE -2025/2026- 100+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
Codon
The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a:
Phenotype
The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease:
A "monosomy"
The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in each cell is referred to as:
Transcription
The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis as:
An euploid cell
The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called:
cystic fibrosis
The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted through
autosomal recessive inheritance. Which is the most likely diagnoses for this
patient?
protect cells from injury
Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
1
, brain
If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ should the nurse asses first?
Huntington's disease
The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to
progressive dementia in the middle to later adulthood. To which disease is the
nurse most likely referring?
Protein synthesis
Which is the chief function of ribosomes?
Tay-Sachs disease
A disease results in accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain:
A decrease in cell size
Cell atrophy is:
Apoptosis
The process by which cells program themselves to die:
Cell injury from noxious stimuli
Which causes meta plasma in humans?
Algor Mortis
The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented as:
cell secretions
Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in:
chromosomal breakage
Clastogens are agents that cause
Liver
Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury?
2
UPDATE -2025/2026- 100+ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
Codon
The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a:
Phenotype
The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease:
A "monosomy"
The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in each cell is referred to as:
Transcription
The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis as:
An euploid cell
The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called:
cystic fibrosis
The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted through
autosomal recessive inheritance. Which is the most likely diagnoses for this
patient?
protect cells from injury
Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
1
, brain
If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ should the nurse asses first?
Huntington's disease
The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to
progressive dementia in the middle to later adulthood. To which disease is the
nurse most likely referring?
Protein synthesis
Which is the chief function of ribosomes?
Tay-Sachs disease
A disease results in accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain:
A decrease in cell size
Cell atrophy is:
Apoptosis
The process by which cells program themselves to die:
Cell injury from noxious stimuli
Which causes meta plasma in humans?
Algor Mortis
The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented as:
cell secretions
Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in:
chromosomal breakage
Clastogens are agents that cause
Liver
Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury?
2
