When Starting a New Job in a Home for Physically

question 2

Multiple Choice

When starting a new job in a home for physically handicapped children, the nurse points out a 7-year-old girl who is only 80 cm tall, is wheelchair-bound, and has multiple limb deformities.The nurse tells you that the girl has "glass bones" and had suffered severe fractures on many occasions.This girl most likely has a mutation in one of the genes for:

• A)Type I collagen.
• B)Type II collagen.
• C)Type III collagen.
• D)Type IV collagen.
• E)Type VII collagen.

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Definitions:

Hormones

Hormones are chemical messengers produced by glands in the endocrine system, which regulate various physiological processes and behaviors in the body.

Ovaries

Female reproductive organs located in the pelvis, responsible for producing eggs (ova) and hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.

Wombs

The organ in female mammals, including humans, where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth; also known as the uterus.

In Vitro Fertilization

A medical procedure in which an egg is fertilized by sperm outside the body, in a laboratory setting.