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
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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
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Selected Answer:
c.
Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to potassium
Correct Answer: c.
Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to potassium
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
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
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as
atrophy.
Selected Answer: a.
Physiologic
Correct Answer: a.
Physiologic
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?
Selected Answer: a.
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
Correct Answer: a.
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
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
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