4.6.1.5 inherited disorders

Question 1

State communicable diseases

Answer 1

Malaria, coronavirus, measles

Question 2

Define communicable

Answer 2

Can be passed from one organism to another’

Question 3

Define non-communicable

Answer 3

Cannot be passed from one organism to another

Question 4

State 5 non-communicable diseases

Answer 4

Cancer
Cystic fibrosis
Sickle cell ammonia
Polydactyly
Haemophilia

Question 5

What is cystic fibrosis?

Answer 5

A hereditary disorder affecting the exocrine glands. It causes the production of abnormally thick mucus, leading to blockage in the pancreatic ducts, intestines and bronchi often leading to respirating infection

Question 6

State 4 effects of cystic fibrosis

Answer 6

Wheezing, shortness of breath, poor weight / growth gain, lung infections

Question 7

Is cystic fibrosis recessive or dominant?

Answer 7

Recessive genetic disease

Question 8

Define hereditary

Answer 8

Based off or given by inheritance

Question 9

Define coagulation

Answer 9

Liquid, typically blood, converting into a solid

Question 10

Define haemglobin

Answer 10

Red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates

Question 11

What is sickle cell ammonia?

Answer 11

A sévère hereditary form of annemia in which a mutated form of haemglobin distorts the red blood cells into a crescent shape at low oxygen levels.

Question 12

What descent of people is sickle cell ammonia common in?

Answer 12

African people

Question 13

State symptoms of sickle cell ammonia

Answer 13

Yellowish skin colour, extreme tiredness, painful hand/ foot swelling,

Question 14

Is sickle cell ammonia recessive or dominant?

Answer 14

Autosomal recessive

Question 15

What is polydactyly

Answer 15

A condition in which a person or animal has more than five fingers or toes on one, or on each, hand or foot

Question 16

What is the one symptom of polydactyly

Answer 16

Having an extra toe or finger

Question 17

Is polydactyly recessive or dominant

Answer 17

Some forms are dominant traits

Question 18

What is haemophilia?

Answer 18

A medicinal condition in which the ability for blot clotting is severely reduced, causing the sufferer to bleed from even a slight injury

Question 19

What is haemophilia often caused by

Answer 19

Hereditary lack of coagulation

Question 20

State symptoms of haemophilia

Answer 20

Large/deep bruises, unusual bleeding after vaccinating, excessive and unexplained bleeding from cuts and injuries, pain swelling / tightness, nosebleeds, blood in urine

Question 21

Is haemophilia recessive or dominant?

Answer 21

Mainly recessive

Question 22

What is genetic screening?

Answer 22

Testing groups of people for the presence of a particular allele or other genetic abnormality

Question 23

What is the purpose of genetic screening?

Answer 23

To help diagnose a rare health condition in children

Question 24

What is gene therapy?

Answer 24

Modification of a person’s genes to treat or cure illnesses

Question 25

What is stem cell treatment?

Answer 25

Replacement of damaged cells by chemotherapy with stem cells.

Question 26

Where are stem cells collected from?

Answer 26

Bone marrow