Test Bank For Diseases of the Human Body 5th Edition By Carol Tamparo
ISBN-13: 978-0803625051, ISBN-10: 0803625057
Chapter 1: The Disease Process
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Factors influencing the disease process in elderly clients include:
| a. | Chromosomal disorder. |
| b. | Decreased immunity. |
| c. | Degenerative conditions. |
| d. | Both B and C |
2. Phenotype is a word used to describe:
| a. | Inherited diseases. |
| b. | Physical appearance. |
| c. | Personality traits. |
| d. | Color vision. |
3. Hemophilia is a/an:
| a. | Multifactorial disorder. |
| b. | Chromosomal disorder. |
| c. | X- or sex-linked disorder. |
| d. | Autosomal disorder. |
4. Diseases caused by bacteria include:
| a. | Diphtheria. |
| b. | Yellow fever. |
| c. | Hepatitis. |
| d. | Rocky Mountain spotted fever. |
5. A predisposing factor:
| a. | May make a person more susceptible to disease. |
| b. | Might be age, sex, heredity, or environment. |
| c. | Includes lifestyle. |
| d. | All of the above |
6. Hereditary diseases:
| a. | Always appear at birth. |
| b. | May go undetected until adolescence or adulthood. |
| c. | Are caused by a person’s genetic makeup. |
| d. | Both B and C |
