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MN551 Unit 1 Quiz / MN 551 Unit 1 Quiz / MN551 Week 1 Quiz / MN 551 Week 1 Quiz (Latest): Kaplan University Question 1 The family of a 68-year-old man who is in the end stages of small cell lung cancer is distraught at his visible body wasting that has worsened in recent weeks. Which of the follow...

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MN551 Unit 1 Quiz


Question 1


The family of a 68-year-old man who is in the end stages of small cell lung cancer is
distraught at his visible body wasting that has worsened in recent weeks. Which of the
following phenomena best accounts for the patient's anorexia and cachexia?
Question options:

Inadequate cellular metabolism of glucose results from tumor factors

High fat losses coupled with preservation of muscle mass exaggerate the appearance of wasting

Inadequate food intake due to symptoms and treatment results in loss of both muscle and fat

Products of the tumor itself as well as a hypermetabolic state cause cachexia


Question 2
A child possesses a trait that is the result of the interaction of two different genes, neither of
which could have produced the trait independently. Which of the following explanations best
captures the genetic explanation for this?
Question options:
The trait is an expression of multiple alleles.


Epistasis has dictated the phenotypic outcome.

The outcome is the result of the interaction between collaborative genes.

The phenomenon is an example of polygenic inheritance.


Question 3
A 45-year-old patient who experienced exposure to radiation during an industrial accident
several years prior is being assessed. Which of the following phenomena may underlie the
genetic changes that have been noted in the patient?

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