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b. fetal red blood cells enter the maternal circulation during birth and initiate an immune response that may endanger a future fetus

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b. fetal red blood cells enter the maternal circulation during birth and initiate an immune response that may endanger a future fetus

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Which of the following occurs in hemolytic anemia of the newborn? a. maternal red blood cells cross enter the fetus during birth and initiate an immune response in the newborn b. fetal red blood cells enter the maternal circulation during birth and initiate an immune response that may endanger a future fetus c. the Rh+ mother attacks the Rh- fetus d. the Rh- mother becomes sensitized to her own blood

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d. active hyperemia

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In weight lifting, muscles undergo _________. a. passive hyperemia b. reactive hyperemia c. thromboembolism d. active hyperemia

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d cri du chat

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Which of the following diseases results from a deletion of part of the chromosome 5? a. down syndrome b. turners syndrome c. edwards syndrome d. cri du chat

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c. mosaicism

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The least common form of the down syndrome is the _______ type. a. sex-linked b. complete triplication 21st chromosome c. mosaicism d. translocation

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a. he shows all of the main traits that define the disease

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An individual is a heterozygote for an autosomal dominant disorder. You predict that ______. a. he shows all of the main traits that define the disease. b.he shows only half of the traits that define the disease. c. he does not show any of the traits that define the disease d. there is no way to make a prediction unless one knows the genotype of his spouse

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b. familial hypercholesterolemia

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Which of the following is a co-dominant disorder? a. phenylketonuria b. familial hypercholesterolemia c. achondroplasia d. ochronosis

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b. spina bifida occulta

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Which of the following congenital malformations is an example of dysraphic defect? a. hypoplasia b. spina bifida occulta c. syndactyly d. arachnodactyly

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c. neurofibromatosis

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Which of the following diseases results in numerous benign tumors that affect the peripheral nerves? a. wallerian degeneration b. polyneuritis c. neurofibromatosis d. polyarteritis nodosum

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a. turners syndrome

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pterygium colli occurs in _____. a. turner's syndrome b. klinefelters syndrome c. multi-x females d. virilism

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c. congenital lack of B or T lymphocytes

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Which of the following circumstances results in a primary immunodeficiency? a. malnutrition b. diabetes mellitus c. congenital lack of B or T lymphocytes d. exposure to radiation

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c. marfan's syndrome

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A very tall caucasian basketball player dies from an aortic aneurysm. Which of the following is the most reasonable explanation? a. syphilis b. congenital malformation c. marfan's syndrome d. neurofibromatosis

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a. an autosomal recessive

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Genetic mutations that lead to enzyme defects usually inherit in _______ pattern. a. an autosomal recessive b. an autosomal dominant c. a sex-linked d. a hemizygous

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a. consanguinity (in-breeding)

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The Amish people of Pennsylvania suffer from more genetic disease than the population of the United States in general. This is due to _________. a. consanguinity (in-breeding) b. some local environmental problem, probably food contamination c. their descent from a very genetically diverse groups of original settlers d. their devout religion

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b. maternal ingestion of alcohol during the pregnancy

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Which of the following is a well-known risk factor for a congenital malformation? a. an unusually small uterus b. maternal ingestion of alcohol during the pregnancy c. twins d. taking aspirin during the third trimester

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a. bone cancer

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Which of the following tumors is most likely to metastasize through the circulation system? a. bone cancer b. breast carcinoma c. brain tumor d. Hodgekin's lymphoma

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b and inactive chromosome

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A barr body is ________. a. one of the polar bodies produced in female gametogenesis b. an inactive chromosome c. a viral inclusion in a sperm cell d.composed of euchromatin

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b. Marfan's syndrome

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Arachnodactyly, or "spider fingers," is seen in _________. a. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome b. Marfan's syndrome c. Wilson's disease d. thalidomide consumption during pregnancy

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a. type I

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The primary problem lies in abnormal vascular function in _________hypersensitivity. a. type I b. type II c. type III d. type IV

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a. trisomy 21

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Which of the following conditions is most compatible to life? a. trisomy 21 b. monosomy 21 c. trisomy 17 d. cri du chat syndrome

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a. diabetes

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Which of the following circumstances results in a secondary immunodeficiency? a. diabetes b. the Down syndrome c. tuberculin test d. thymic aplasia

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d. alcaptonuria (ochronosis)

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In which of the following conditions does the cartilage turn blue-black? a. lead poisoning b. wilson's disease c. addison's disease d. alcaptonuria (ochronosis)

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b. achondroplasia (dwarfism)

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which of the following is an autosomal dominant condition? a. hemophilia b. achondroplasia (dwarfism) c. albinism d. gaucher's disease

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d. greater than for siblings who are not twins

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If one member of a pair of fraternal (non-identical) twins is born with a congenital defect, the probability that the other member will have the same defect is _________. a. 100% b. the same as if they were identical twins c. 50% d. greater than for siblings who are not twins

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b. homocystinuria

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All of the following clinical signs and symptoms occur in marfan's syndrome with the exception of one. Which does not occur? a. tendency of the lens of the eye to subluxate (upward) b. homocystinuria c. dissecting aneurysm of the aorta d. arachnodactyly (spider fingers)

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c. they only have one X chromosome

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Males tend to phenotypically express sex-linked conditions because ________. a. they sustain more mutations on their X chromosomes b. they are all genetic hybrids c. they only have one X chromosome d. they have an extra barr boy

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a. A new mutation has occurred during parental gametogenesis

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A male child is born with marfan's syndrome, even though neither of the parents expressed this condition. What is the most likely explanation? a. a new mutation has occurred during parental gametogenesis b. this disease is a sex-linked disorder c. this disease is an autosomal recessive disorder d. this disease is an autosomal dominant disorder

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c. they are inborn errors of metabolism

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Which one of the following characteristics is true of lysosomal storage diseases? a. they are lethal at any age. b. they are involved an inability to store fat. c. they are inborn errors of metabolism d. the victim is invariably obese

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b. mast cells

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In type I hypersensitivity, antigen-antibody complex causes the degranulation of __________. a. eosinophils b. mast cells c. T cells d. B cells

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c. the interaction of several genes

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In the case of polygenic (aka multifactorial) defects __________ is the primary cause of the disorder. a. a single gene defect b. a chromosomal problem c. the interaction of several genes d. teratogens

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a. there are self reactive antibodies

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Autoimmunity refers to the process in which ________. a. there are self reactive antibodies b. the body learns to identify foreign proteins c. the body tolerates its own proteins d. a person injects himself with immunosuppressive drugs

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c. 45, XO

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Which of the following is the karyotype for turner's syndrome? a. 46, XY-), (47, XXY) b. 47, XXY c. 45, XO d 45, YO

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c. type III

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Immune complex deposition occurs in __________ hypersensitivity. a. type I b. type II c. type III d. type IV

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b. cause unknown

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About 70% of congenital birth defects are due to _______. a. genetic causes b. cause unknown c. biochemical defects d. maternal infection

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c. hypovolemic

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Dehydration results in __________ shock. a. septic b. cardiogenic c. hypovolemic d. anaphylactic

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a. an autosomal dominant disorder

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A patient has a genetically defective collagen. This genetic disorder is ________. a. an autosomal dominant disorder b. an autosomal recessive disorder c. a sex-linked d. acquired during childhood from an affected play-mate

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c. pedunculated

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Which of the following terms refers to a tumor that is shaped like a mushroom? a. sessile b. dermoid c. pedunculated d. polyp

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b. the heart

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The likely source of an embolism that occludes the renal artery is ________. a. the kidney b. the heart c. lower extremity veins d. lower extremity arteries

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c. syndactyly

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Which of the following congenital malformations is and example of a division failure? a. hypoplasia b. spina bifida occulta c. syndactyly d. arachnodactyly

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d. delayed onset

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A positive tuberculin test is an example of __________ hypersensitivity. a. immediate-onset b. cell-mediated c. cytotoxic d. delayed onset

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a. B cells

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In Bruton's disease, the victim has a congenital lack of functional __________. a. B cells b. T cells c. B and T cells d. one of his or her 21st chromosomes

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a. monosomy or trisomy

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abnormal meiosis may result in ______. a. monosomy or trisomy b. only trisomy c. only monosomy d. polar bodies

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Rheumatoid arthritis Ankylosis spondylitis Crohn's disease Multiple sclerosis Myasthenia gravis Hashimotos Type I diabetes

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List some autoimmune diseases.

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d. vitamin D resistant rickets

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which of the following is a sex-linked dominant condition? a. lesch-nyhan syndrome b. amaurotic familial idiocy c. gastrophilia d. vitamin D resistant rickets

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b. has a 1/2 chance of expressing the disorder

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A male homozygote and a female heterozygote for an autosomal dominant disorder produce a child. This child ___________. a. cannot possibly express the disorder b. has a 1/2 chance of expressing the disorder c. has a 1/4 chance of expressing the disorder d. must show the disorder.

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a. pregnant mammals were not tested

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What went wrong with thalidomide testing is that _________. a. pregnant mammals were not tested b. the experimental dosage was not controlled c. the experimental time of exposure was not controlled d. not all human research subjects provided informed consent.

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c. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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Increased elasticity of the skin occurs in _________. a. neurofibromatosis b. ankylosing spondylitis c. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome d. Sclerodema

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