Diseases Flashcards
(30 cards)
What are the symptoms of Huntington’s Disease?
Uncontrollable body movements and degeneration of nervous system; later onset in life and is fatal 10-20 years after onset
What are the symptoms of Tay Sach’s Disease?
Accumulation of lipids in the brain; seizures, blindness, degeneration of motor skills after birth, followed by death within a few years
What are the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis?
Excessive secretion of mucus and vulnerability to infection; fatal if untreated
Klinefelter’s Autosomal Disorder or Sex Chromosome Disorder? Boy or Girl? How obtained?
Sex Chromosome Disorder Boy Defect, born with extra X chromosome (XXY)
What are the symptoms of Down Syndrome?
Extra chromosome 21; characterized by developmental delays, heart and other defects that are generally treatable or non-life threatening
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?
Sex-Linked Recessive
What are the symptoms of Klinefelter’s?
Tall and infertile, behavioral and speech problems
Color Blindness Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?
Sex-Linked Recessive
Uncontrollable body movements and degeneration of nervous system; later onset in life and is fatal 10-20 years after onset
What are the symptoms of Huntington’s Disease?
Tall and infertile, behavioral and speech problems
What are the symptoms of Klinefelter’s?
Progressive weakening and loss of muscles tissue
What are the symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?
What are the symptoms of Turner Syndrome?
Normal Intelligence, under-developed ovaries, abnormal jaws, webbed necked, shield-like chests
Extra chromosome 21; characterized by developmental delays, heart and other defects that are generally treatable or non-life threatening
What are the symptoms of Down Syndrome?
Excessive secretion of mucus and vulnerability to infection; fatal if untreated
What are the symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis?
What are the symptoms of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?
Progressive weakening and loss of muscles tissue
What are the symptoms of Color blindness?
Inability to distinguish red-green color patterns
Normal Intelligence, under-developed ovaries, abnormal jaws, webbed necked, shield-like chests
What are the symptoms of Turner Syndrome?
Sickle Cell Disease Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?
Autosomal Recessive
Characterized by excessive bleeding after injury as a result of the absence of one or more clotting proteins
What are the symptoms of Hemophilia?
Turner Syndrome Sex Chromosome Disorder or Autosomal Disorder? Boy or girl? How obtained?
Sex Chromosome Disorder Girl Defect, born missing X chromosome or part of it
Cystic Fibrosis Autosomal/Sex-Linked? Recessive/Dominant?
Autosomal Recessive
What are the symptoms of Sickle Cell Disease?
RBC’s are sickle shaped and clump together blocking blood flow
Inability to distinguish red-green color patterns
What are the symptoms of Color blindness?
What are the symptoms of Hemophilia?
Characterized by excessive bleeding after injury as a result of the absence of one or more clotting proteins
