Nurs 6501-Advanced Pathophysiology Quiz 1 Study Guide Graded A+

What is a neomorphic variant effect on gene activity? {Ans: acquires a new property}What is hyperplasia? {Ans: increase in number of cells caused by increased rate of cellular division}What is phagocytosis? {Ans: the ingestion of bacteria or other material by phagocytes and amoeboid protozoans. (eating)}What are peroxisomes? {Ans: involved in the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide}What is signal transduction? {Ans: The transfer of molecular signals from the exterior to the interior of a cell. If not done apoptosis occurs}What is a sex-influenced trait? {Ans: sex influenced inheritance are genetic trends based on sex -i.e. gene that expresses for baldness in men does not for women}