Which Statement Made by an Attending Nursing Staff Member Indicates

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which statement made by an attending nursing staff member indicates effective learning about the coagulation factors and intrinsic pathway?

• A)"The clotting time is measured by prothrombin time."
• B)"The clotting time is measured by activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)."
• C)"TF-factor VII is formed by factor VII and tissue factor."
• D)"Fibroblasts and leukocytes are stimulated with injury."

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Definitions:

Structural Genes

Genes that code for proteins which serve as building blocks for cells and tissues or operate in metabolic or physiological processes.

Regulatory Sequences

Segments of DNA that are involved in controlling the activity of genes, including when, where, and how much of a gene product is made.

Constitutive

Expressed continuously under normal physiological conditions, not subject to regulation by environmental conditions.

Lac Operon

A set of genes involved in the metabolism of lactose in bacteria, along with their promoter and operator sequences that control their expression.