Exam 2 Questions

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1
XXY is a condition called:
Klinefelter
2
Which of the following is not the primary mechanism for shock:
decreasing the ....
3
Which of the following is NOT a sign of compensated shock:
organ failure
4
Normally the hydrostatic pressure difference between capillary fluid and interstitial fluid favors movement of the fluid ___of the capillary. The osmotic pressure difference between the capillary fluid and interstitial fluid favors the movement of fluid ___ the capillary.
OUT / INTO
5
Choose the most likely hereditary pattern:
Autosomal dominant
6
The bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency in factor VIII is:
Hemophilia A
7
Which of the following is an RNA virus that can cause cancer:
HTCL - Leukemia
8
A child of short stature wide face, and all the description above is indicating:
Down syndrome
9
Which congenital deficiency occurs when there is an inborn error that causes an inability to metabolize phenylalanine to tyrosine?
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
10
Carcinoembryonic antigens produced by:
intestinal carcinoma and normal fetus
11
Oncotic edema is a typical feature of what condition?
cirrhosis of liver
12
What is the term given to a malignancy of glandular or ductal tissue?
Adenocarcinoma
13
What are "heart failure cells?"
Macrophages with hemosederin
14
What is the embolis found in the compression sickness or caisson disease?
Air
15
What is a serious manifestation of a venous embolus?
pulmonary embolism in a pulmonary artery
16
A patient presents with edema in the lower extremities, ascites, dyspenia, with activity what do you expect the patient is suffering from?
Congestive heart failure
17
A test that is positive for alpha fetal protein indicates a tumor arising in which organ?
Cancer of the liver
18
A collection of immature undifferentiated cell discovered in the tumor biopsy is likely a negative of:
malignant tumor
19
An autosomal dominant trait:
can affect either sex
20
How many different alleles can a gene have?
Many
21
Which virus is closely associated wiht Burkitts Lymphoma?
Ebstein Barr virus (EBV)
22
Traits that have both inherited and environmental causes are referred to as:
multifactorial
23
Icthyosis is an X-linked recessive condition. Which of the following is most likely true of a woman with this condition:
Mother was a carrier and father was affected
24
A man has the X-linked dominant condition. What is the chance that he will pass it onto his daughter?
100% - daughter will have the condition since X linked dominant
25
An allele is:
an alternative form of a gene
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