Ch. 6

Question 1

Priority of care for infant with cleft lip and palate would be?

Answer 1

Malnutrition p. 120

Question 2

FAS is unlike other teratogens in that the harmful effects on the fetus:

Answer 2

extend throughout the pregnancy p.122

Question 3

Ultra sound is likely to detect which fetal abnormalities?

Answer 3

skeletal abnormalities p.118

Question 4

Mitochondrial DNA mutations generally affect which tissues and organs?

Answer 4

Neuromuscular p. 113

Question 5

Structural changes in chromosomes due to breakage and rearrangement of chromosome parts…the pattern that occurs when there are simultaneous breaks in 2 chromosomes, from different pairs, with exchange of chromosome parts is?

Answer 5

Translocation p. 115

Question 6

Maternal serum apha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a test for?

Answer 6

Down syndrom p.124-125

Question 7

A male with the gene for fragile X syndrome includes which?

Answer 7

The gene will be passed on to all female children p. 112

Question 8

Three classes of teratogenic substances that cause abnormalities during embryonic and fetal development are:

Answer 8

Radiation, drugs and chemical substances, and infectious agents p. 120

Question 9

the most important teratogenic drug category to avoid someone wishing to become pregnant is?

Answer 9

X p. 121-122

Question 10

Cytogenetic studies to determine fetal karyotyping…Which manifestation would show that the fetus has trisomy 21

Answer 10

Epicanthal eye folds p.117

Question 11

A congenital defect that arises through multifactorial inheritance

Answer 11

Care au lait spots p. 109

Question 12

hearing impairment, blindness, and adverse neurodevelopment in newborns can be prevented by which vaccine?

Answer 12

Rubella p. 114

Question 13

Fetal karotype describes absence of all or part of the X chromosome. What condition does the fetus exhibit?

Answer 13

Turner syndrome p.118

Question 14

What is caused by a genetic defect of chloride transport?

Answer 14

Cystic fibrosis p.110

Question 15

An abnormal number of chromosomes refers to?

Answer 15

Aneuploidy p. 116

Question 16

Why do mitochondrial mutations affect the brain?

Answer 16

They affect the ability of tissues to synthesize ATP, and tissues with high demands malfunction without enough ATP p. 113

Question 17

The most critical time for teratogenic influence in embryonic development is which one of the following?

Answer 17

From day 15 to day 60 after conception p. 120

Question 18

Examples of Neural tube defects (NTD) are:

Answer 18

Spina bifida
Anencephaly
Encephalocele
p.123

Question 19

A patient with Klinefelter syndrome might be expected to find:

Answer 19

Testicular atrophy
Gynecomastia
p. 119

Question 20

An adolescent report of pedunculated lesions projecting from skin on the truck area. this may be a sign of?

Answer 20

Neurofibromatosis-1 p.109

Question 21

Which health problems may be identified by a TORCH screening test?

Answer 21

Rubella and Herpes p. 123

Question 22

A patient with neurofibromatosis has eight 2cm dimeter, flat, cutaneous light brown posts over the trunk area. This may be?

Answer 22

Cafe au lait spots p. 109

Question 23

Both members of a couple are carriers of an autosomal recessive trait. What will the nurse teach the couple about the risks of the child being affected?

Answer 23

There is 25% chance the child will be affected p.110

Question 24

A preubertalmale with fragile X syndrome may include:

Answer 24

large testes p.112

Question 25

large, flat cutaneous pigments that are a uniform light brown with sharply demarcated edges. This may be a component of which disorder?

Answer 25

Von Recklinghausen disease p.109

Question 26

Disorder that is a single-gene mutation

Answer 26

Marfan syndrom p.107