A 33 year-old patient has been diagnosed with Melanoma. After discussion with the healthcare team, the patient has decided to pursue curative treatment with chemotherapy and surgery. Which of the following concepts is most important for this patient? 

Norway rats have 42 chromosomes in their diploid cells. If such a cell enters meiosis, how many chromosomes and double-helical molecules of DNA will be present in each daughter cell at the end of meiosis II?

A researcher injects a chemical that inhibits the enzyme Rubisco (ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase) into region “A” in the image above. The chemical is unable to diffuse across membrane “B”. What impact will the chemical have?

A nurse is caring for a female patient who is scheduled for an abdominal hysterectomy. The nurse obtains the patient’s signature on the consent form and then signs the form himself. What does the nurse’s signature indicate?

A patient undergoing preadmission testing before same day surgery asks how long he will remain in the recovery area before being allowed to go home. The nurse’s most informative response would be:

You must use HonorLock and a Webcam. Each student will receive a different and random set of 15 questions per chapter for a total of 120 points. The lecture exam 2 consists of chapters 05, 06, 07, and 13. Also, you will have 6 questions as extra points. There is no pausing, so once you start you must finish the quiz. You will have 120 minutes to complete the lecture quiz, after which the quiz will auto-submit with the questions you have answered in that 120-minute time frame. 

One version of the BRCA gene codes for a normal version of the BRCA protein (which helps to repair damaged DNA).  Another version of the BRCA gene codes for a mutated version of the BRCA protein (which can be implicated in several types of cancer).  These alternate versions of the BRCA gene are examples of:

Use the cell below for this question as well as the next one. How many chromosomes would be found in each of the new cells formed if the cell pictured underwent meiosis? Screen Shot 2020-08-14 at 10.24.37 AM.png

Phosphofructokinase is one of the enzymes involved in glycolysis. This enzyme is under the control of feedback inhibition (negative feedback). What impact will high ATP levels have on phosphofructokinase?

A nurse is assisting the patient out of bed a few days after abdominal surgery and the patient says, “I think something just let go.” The initial intervention by the nurse should be to: