Chapter 21: Congenital and Genetic Disorders
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Chapter 21: Congenital and Genetic Disorders

Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 5th Edition by Karin C. VanMeter

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Chapter 21: Congenital and Genetic Disorders

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. Which of the following statements applies to the sex chromosomes?
a. They are identified as XY in the female.
b. They are numbered pair 23 in the karyotype.
c. They contain the same genes as in the other pairs of chromosomes.
d. They are found only in the cells in the gonads (the ovaries and the testes).

 

 

ANS:  B                    REF:   569

 

  1. What is the term for an arrangement of the chromosomes from an individual’s cell, organized in pairs based on size and shape?
a. Pedigree
b. Punnett squares
c. Karyotype
d. Genotype

 

 

ANS:  C                    REF:   569

 

  1. What is characteristic of a congenital disorder?
a. Genes are not involved.
b. It is strictly a developmental anomaly.
c. A cause is known.
d. It is usually manifested in the neonatal period.

 

 

ANS:  D                    REF:   573

 

  1. What is the probability of two parents, both carriers of a defective recessive gene, producing a homozygous child (with each pregnancy)?
a. 0%
b. 25%
c. 50%
d. 75%

 

 

ANS:  B                    REF:   575

 

  1. In the case of an X-linked recessive disorder, a carrier mother and unaffected father could produce a/an:
a. normal female.
b. affected female.
c. male carrier.

 

 

ANS:  A                    REF:   575

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