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NURS 3366 Pathophysiology I Final Genetic DisorderQuestions With Complete Solutions
a condition that particularly affects the brain and nervous system
and muscles. Early symptoms may include muscle weakness and
pain, recurrent headaches, loss of appetite, vomiting, and
seizures. Most affected individuals experience stroke-like
episodes beginning before age 40. Correct Answers MELAS
A form of programmed cell death that eliminates senescent cells,
cells with damaged DNA, or unwanted cells Correct Answers
apoptosis
A term to describe central blind spots Correct Answers
Scotomas
A term used do describe the process of cell division; an inherent
adaptive mechanism for cell replacement when old cells die or
additional cells are needed. Correct Answers Proliferation
A term used to describe the family of proteins that control the
progression of cells through the cell cycle by activating cyclin-
dependent kinase (Cdk) enzymes Correct Answers Cyclins
Body cells can be divided into two large groups, Describe the
functions of these two cell groups Correct Answers (1) Cells
that are well-differentiaed and that rarely divide and reproduce,
and (2) the parent or progenitor cells that continue to divide and
reproduce
, Definition: spasmodic jerky contraction of groups of muscles
Correct Answers myoclonus
Definition: the loss of full control of bodily movements Correct
Answers ataxia
During the S phase, two separate sets of these are created
Correct Answers chromosomes
Embrionic stem cells are pluripotent cells derived form the inner
cell mass of this embrionic stage? Correct Answers Blastocyst
Kearns-Sayre Syndrome is associated with mitochondrial DNA
mutation, and manifests with progressive weakness of _______
musles of early onset with heart block, retinal pigmentation
Correct Answers extraocular
Leigh disease is associated with that type of mutation? Correct
Answers Mitochondrial DNA
Leigh disease manifests in visual impairment due to what?
Correct Answers retinal pigment degeneration
Leigh disease manifests in which type of muscle weakness:
proximal or distal? Correct Answers Proximal
Manifestations include: cerebellar ataxia, mitochondrial
myopathy and spastic seizures, sensoneural deafness Correct
Answers MERFF
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