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1. A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous XÂ
chromosome with only a single Xchromosome present. What medical diagnosis will
the nurse observe on the chart? Turner syndrome
2. A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy revealsÂ
that the fetus has 92chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report
to describe this condition? Tetraploidy
3. A nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes how glucose is transported from theÂ
blood to the cell. What type of transport system should the nurse discuss with theÂ
patient? Passive-mediated transport (facilitateddiffusion
4. A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition isÂ
an example of: Geneimprinting
5. A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate hiscontinued muscle performance? Anaerobic glycolysis
6. A patient who has diarrhea receives a hypertonic saline solution intravenously toÂ
replace the sodium andchloride lost in the stool. What effect will this fluid
replacement have on cells? Cells will shrink
7. Which of the following mutations have the most significant effect on proteinÂ
synthesis? Frameshiftmutation
8. What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates anÂ
action potential? Sodiumgates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the
membrane potential from negative to positive
9. During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as Physiologic
atrophy.
10.55-year-old male has swelling of the feet. Which of the following aided inÂ
development of swelling? Na+movement into the cell
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