The nurse is presenting information on pregnancy and fetal development. In order to evaluate learning, the nurse asks the following question: "When a female reaches adolescence, the ova continue to divide by the process of meiosis
How many chromosomes do the resulting cells then have?" What is the correct answer? 1. 46 double-structured chromosomes
2. 46 single chromosomes
3. 23 double-structured chromosomes
4. 23 single chromosomes
3
Rationale:
1. Meiosis is the process of cells splitting their genetic material during replication. The first meiotic division of ova results in half the original number of chromosomes. The second meiotic division occurs after adolescence, and creates 23 double-structured chromosomes.
2. Meiosis is the process of cells splitting their genetic material during replication. The first meiotic division of ova results in half the original number of chromosomes. The second meiotic division occurs after adolescence, and creates 23 double-structured chromosomes.
3. Meiosis is the process of cells splitting their genetic material during replication. The first meiotic division of ova results in half the original number of chromosomes. The second meiotic division occurs after adolescence, and creates 23 double-structured chromosomes.
4. Meiosis is the process of cells splitting their genetic material during replication. The first meiotic division of ova results in half the original number of chromosomes. The second meiotic division occurs after adolescence, and creates 23 double-structured chromosomes.
You might also like to view...
The nursing diagnosis that would be applicable to a client who is unaware of the impact of ingesting green leafy vegetables on the effectiveness of the medication. Coumadin to thin his blood would be:
a. deficient knowledge. b. inadequate knowledge base. c. imbalanced nutrition—more than body requirements. d. inappropriate medication administration.
The home health nurse visits an older patient with mild forgetfulness. The nurse is most concerned if which information is obtained?
a. The patient tells the nurse that a close friend recently died. b. The patient has lost 10 pounds (4.5 kg) during the last month. c. The patient is cared for by a daughter during the day and stays with a son at night. d. The patient's son uses a marked pillbox to set up the patient's medications weekly.
Which will the nurse monitor when assessing the effects of temporal relationships on communication?
1) Differences between social time versus clock time 2) Use of eye contact 3) Use of facial expressions 4) Expectations for greetings by healthcare providers
The nurse manager overheard a staff nurse say that she was sending out her résumé to other agencies. When the nurse manager tried to verify this information, the staff nurse denied that she was looking for another job
The staff nurse was demonstrating what type of conflict? a. Latent b. Perceived c. Felt d. Manifest