Question

patient #2 (58 - year - old female)
patient history: excellent health up until now, won the lottery about 2 months ago, some stress in her marriage, no children, no history of smoking, drugs, or cancer. symptoms started a couple of weeks ago
symptoms: extreme fatigue, vertigo, weight loss, pins and needles in fingers and toes, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headaches, and chest pain
physical examination reveals: muscle weakness, difficulty moving limbs, sluggish movement, white banding on fingernails
lab results: very low levels of atp production, high levels of arsenic, and high levels of abnormal cell death
which of the following organelles is damaged?
a mitochondria
b flagella
c cilia
d golgi apparatus

Explanation:

Mitochondria are the power - houses of the cell responsible for ATP production. Low ATP production indicates mitochondrial damage. Flagella are for cell movement, cilia have functions like moving mucus, and the Golgi apparatus is involved in protein modification and packaging, none of which are directly related to low ATP production.

Answer:

A. mitochondria