For Which of the Following Would a Screening Test Be

question 18

Multiple Choice

For which of the following would a screening test be most appropriate?

• A) Disease A, which must be caught early because society punishes those known to have the disease
• B) Disease B, which can be controlled if caught early in the disease process
• C) Disease C, which people need to know whether they have contracted, even though there is no treatment for the disease
• D) Disease D, because people may want to use that information in family planning

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Definitions:

Receptors

Proteins on the surface or inside of cells that bind to specific molecules like hormones or neurotransmitters, triggering a cellular response.

Hormone

A chemical messenger, often produced in one region of the body of a multicellular organism and transported to another region where it signals cells to alter some aspect of growth, development, or metabolism.

Tyrosine Kinase Receptors

A type of enzyme-linked receptor on cell surfaces that phosphorylates tyrosine residues on target proteins, playing key roles in cell signaling.

Protein Kinase Cascade

A series of protein kinases that sequentially phosphorylate and activate each other, leading to the amplification of a cellular signal.