Patho Exam 2 Review Test Questions

Which is not a characteristic of resident flora? {Ans: IDK, but it can migrate and colonize in a new location in the body}Which of the following structures is not involved in balance and equilibrium? {Ans: semicircular canals, vestibule}Which is true about the action of the hypothalamus on the posterior pituitary gland? {Ans: Hormones travel on axons versus the portal vascular system and hormones are made in hypothalamus and released directed (unchanged) from the posterior pituitary}Your mother has a clinic appointment for a possible infection and is told that she has a high neutrophil count. This implies: {Ans: She has an infection.}Cancer susceptibility may indicate the presence of a polymorphism, which can alter the cell through all of the following mechanisms except: {Ans: Blocking the effects of carcinogens}Which of the following hormone-based conditions can contribute to erectile dysfunction? {Ans: Hypogonadism}