HLTC02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Endometrial Cancer, Flax, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

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13 Apr 2012

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Chapter 16- selling the change": a comparison of the dangers of hormone replacement therapies (hrt) in profit versus national health care delivery systems. Hrt (combination of estrogen and progesterone) did not protect women from heart diseases but instead raised the risk of heart attack, stroke, and blood clots among users. The increased risk of breast cancer was already known. The take home message was that if you are using hrt to prevent heart disease during or after menopause then don"t do it. The risks outweighed the benefits of taking the drugs which includes a decrease in hip fractures and a decrease in colorectal cancer. On july 9th, 2002- millions of baby boomers within the menopause spectrum awoke to a new scientific discovery that was said to affect their ability to age gracefully and healthfully. Menopause symptoms as poor sleep, depression, hot flashed and vaginal dryness.

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1. What is a familial genetic disease?
Describe one familial genetic disease that is carried by a dominantgene and one that is carried by a recessive gene.

b. What is menopause? Provide 5 symptoms of menopause.
Are you for or against Hormone Replacement Therapy? Why?

c. You are a part of some Medical Mission to the Honduras and youhad just completed this course âHuman Health and Diseaseâ. You areassigned to prepare an intervention against STIs, which 5preventive strategies will you present? How will you explain thedifference in risk levels between males and females? Give 5examples of STIs caused by bacterial pathogens.

d. Considering the ethical issues surrounding use of stem cells inmedical therapy, some people prefer umbilical cord blood as analternative source of stem cells. Provide a scientific argument infavor of umbilical cord blood by citing 4 advantages.

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6. Which vitamin is stored in the tissues?

	A
	B
	C

7. The menstrual occurs within 3 or 4 days of which of thefollowing changes in the blood?

	increase in estrogen and decrease in progesterone
	increase in progesterone and decrease in estrogen
	increase in progesterone and estrogen
	decrease in progesterone and estrogen

8. Which statement regarding sperm production and aging istrue?

	Aging increases the amount of sperm produced
	Aging has a variable effect on the amount of spermproduced.
	Aging causes major changes in sperm cell morphology
	Aging causes major changes in sperm cell function

9. Which of the following is a function of the digestivesystem?

	Helping with speech
	Vitamin A production
	Storing blood in the pancreas
	Producing erythropoietin

10. Thinning of the enamel, decrease in nerve cells, recedinggums and loss of muscle of mastication coordination are consideredto be what type of changes in the mouth?

	Abnormal changes
	Age changes

11. A decline in sexual activity with age is primarilyassociated with what age related changes in the physiology of amale?

	Decline in frequency of use
	Deteriorating self-image
	Medication use
	Changes in blood flow

12. Which of the following conditions is not apathological change that effects the stomach?

	Peptic ulcer
	Atrophic Gastritis
	Acute Gastritis
	Stricture

13. Which of the following is an age related cause for fecalincontinence?

	Laxative use
	Ulcerative colitis
	Colorectal cancer
	Disability
	Stool softener

14. A decrease in lactase secretion is an age related changeassociated with the _____________.

	stomach
	small intestine
	large intestine
	pancreas

15. Which of the following statements regarding atrophicgastritis is true?

	causes overproduction of HCL
	causes overproduction of intrinsic factor
	increase absorption of B12
	increase risk for cancer

16. Functional incontinence may be due to a problem withwhat?

	cognitive function
	autonomic system
	urinary bladder
	urethra

17. Which of the following is not a function of nutrients?

	energy for activities
	raw materials for growth
	buffer to maintain pH
	fluid and electrolyte balance

18. Adenosine triphosphate is produced during all of thefollowing processes, except ______.

	Oxidative phosphorylation
	Kreb's cycle
	Electron transport
	Glycation

19. The digestive system helps create nutritional homeostasis,which of the following is one of the four reasons for nutritionalhomeostasis?

	nutrients are formed to supply the energy for vitalfunctions
	nutrients supply raw materials to synthesize body substances
	nutrients counteract against blood so that volume ismaintained
	nutrients tear down worn out substances for later use

20. Women with _____ percent body fat has an increase risk for ashorter life span and weight related diseases.

	18
	22
	27
	31

21. What amount of protein should be consumed daily by an olderadult?

	.25 gram per kilogram of weight
	.5 gram per kilogram of weight
	.75 gram per kilogram of weight
	1 gram per kilogram of weight

22. Stress incontinence is much more common in women than in menbecause women have which of the following?

	longer urethra
	premenopausal thinning
	weakened structures

23. Which of the following is an age related change affectingthe kidneys?

	increase in weight
	increase in width
	decrease in area
	decrease in volume

24. Postmenopausal decrease in estrogen leads to age relatedchanges of the _________.

	Urethra
	Urinary bladder
	Ureter
	Kidney

25. _______ percent of the working capacity of both kidneys isneeded to maintain homeostasis.

	10
	20
	30
	40

26. Which of the following is considered a treatment for urinaryincontinence?

	surgical removal of the sphincter
	medications to modify bladder function
	electric shock therapy

27. Which reproductive hormone provides a decrease risk ofatherosclerosis?

	testosterone
	relaxin
	estrogen
	follicle stimulating hormone

28. Which form of cancer in the female reproductive system rankssecond in occurrence?

	Ovarian
	Cervical
	Endometrial
	Vaginal

29. Which hormone produced in females seems to stimulate thelibido?

	Estrogen
	Progesterone
	Testosterone
	Luteinizing hormone

30. Which of the following regarding prostate cancer istrue?

	it is related to having benign prostatic hypertrophy
	it is more common in white males
	testing for prostatic specific antigen is sensitive andspecific
	it impairs the function of the liver

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1. Which statement regarding malnutrition is true?

	Malnutrition of one nutrient may directly and indirectly affectonly one system
	All nutrient deficiencies typically manifest in a matter of daysor weeks.
	Most cases of malnutrition in the elderly are directly relatedto a loss of appetite
	Nutritional homeostasis should primarily be achieved bydietary alterations.

2. Movement of the stomach/stomach lining upward into esophagusor diaphragm is termed what?

	Gastric reflux
	Gastric torsion
	Hiatal hernia

3. Which of the following is a function of the liver?

	produce and secrete insulin
	produce and secrete glucagon
	metabolize drugs
	excrete drugs from the body
	store red blood cells

4.
Which of the following regarding malnutrition is true?

	ingestion of supplements will prevent malnutrition
	malnutrition can be avoided if the recommendations of the foodpyramid are followed
	malnutrition in the United States is rare

5. What is protein-carbohydrate malnutrition? A person who:

	doesn't eat enough protein or carbohydrates
	eats to much protein and not enough carbohydrates
	eats to much carbohydrates and not enough protein
	eats to much protein and carbohydrates which interferes withabsorption and digestion of other nutrients