Get Ahead! Basic Sciences

500 SBAs

Priya Jeevananthan, Anna Kowalewski

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2016
• ISBN:
  9781315351322
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Médecine
• Subtopic: Théorie, pratique et référence de la médecine

Ideal for medical students studying basic sciences, Get ahead! Basic Sciences: 500 SBAs covers anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and biochemistry, including clinical-based themes. Questions are accompanied by explanations to guide further review, making this, along with the companion EMQ volume, an essential resource for your basic sciences exams.

Questions Paper 1

1. The Edinger–Westphal nucleus is associated with which of the following cranial nerves?

1. CN III
2. CN IV
3. CN VII
4. CN IX
5. CN X

2. Which of the following causes an increased anion gap?

1. Diabetic ketoacidosis
2. Diarrhoea
3. Hyperventilation
4. Hypoventilation
5. Vomiting

3. Which of the following muscles are not used in respiration?

1. Diaphragm
2. Intercostal muscles
3. Pectoral muscles
4. Scalene muscles
5. Sternocleidomastoid muscles

4. What are the caudate nucleus, putamen and globus pallidus collectively known as?

1. Basal ganglia
2. Cerebellum
3. Diencephalon
4. Frontal lobe
5. Neostriatum

5. Within which lobe of the brain is the primary auditory cortex situated?

1. Frontal
2. Frontoparietal
3. Occipital
4. Parietal
5. Temporal

6. What lies within the sella turcica of the sphenoid bone?

1. Amygdala
2. Cerebellar peduncle
3. Mammillary bodies
4. Pituitary gland
5. Pons

7. Which of the following drains directly into the portal vein?

1. Left and right gastric veins
2. Left gastroepiploic vein
3. Right gastroepiploic vein
4. All of the options A to C
5. None of the options A to C

8. Pyruvate is converted via pyruvate carboxylase to what?

1. Acetyl-CoA
2. Citrate
3. Oxaloacetate
4. Oxoglutarate
5. Succinate

9. Which one of the following statements regarding haemoglobin metabolism in humans is not true?

1. Ageing or damaged red blood cells are removed from the circulation by macrophages of the spleen, liver and bone marrow.
2. Bilirubin is bound to glucuronic acid in the liver and kidney by the enzyme glucuronyl transferase.
3. Conjugated bilirubin is excreted in bile and enters the small intestine.
4. Globin is separated from haem and then converted to bilirubin.
5. If there is increased red cell turnover, bilirubin and urobilinogen excretion increases.

10. Severe vomiting will lead to which acid–base disturbance?

1. Metabolic acidosis
2. Metabolic alkalosis
3. No disturbance
4. Respiratory acidosis
5. Respiratory alkalosis

11. Carbimazole is within which class of drugs?

1. β-Adrenoceptor antagonists
2. Glucocorticoids
3. Iodides
4. Radioiodine
5. Thioureylenes

12. Which biochemical marker is most commonly raised in rhabdomyolysis and muscular dystrophy?

1. Alanine aminotransferase
2. Amylase
3. Bence Jones proteins
4. Creatinine
5. Creatine phosphokinase

13. Which of the following terminates the activity of noradrenaline at the synaptic cleft?

1. Acetylcholinesterase
2. Catechol-O-methyltransferase
3. Dopa-decarboxylase
4. Glutamate carboxypeptidase II
5. Lipase

14. Which muscle is the antagonist of elbow flexion?

1. Biceps brachii
2. Brachialis
3. Pronator teres
4. Trapezius
5. Triceps brachii

15. The accommodation reflex of the eye is regulated by the autonomic nervous control of which of the following muscles?

1. Ciliary muscle of the eye
2. Inferior oblique muscle of the eye
3. Müller muscles
4. Orbicularis oculi muscles
5. Superior oblique muscle of the eye

16. Preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic division that innervate the stomach, liver and small intestine pass through which of the following ganglia?

1. Coeliac ganglion
2. Inferior mesenteric ganglion
3. Pelvic ganglion
4. Superior cervical ganglion
5. Superior mesenteric ganglion

17. Which of the following is not a type of white blood cell?

1. Basophil
2. Eosinophil
3. Monocyte
4. Polymorphonuclear neutrophil
5. Thrombocyte

18. How much energy is contained in a phosphate-to-phosphate bond in a molecule of adenosine triphosphate?

1. 14.2 kJ/mol
2. 18.2 kJ/mol
3. 30.5 kJ/mol
4. 40.5 kJ/mol
5. 45.5 kJ/mol

19. Noradrenaline acts on cardiac muscle to stimulate heart rate and force of contraction via which of the following receptors?

1. α-Adrenergic receptors
2. α2-Adrenergic receptors
3. β-Adrenergic receptors
4. Both β- and α-adrenergic receptors
5. None of the above

20. Which muscle is supplied by the long thoracic nerve to rotate the scapula?

1. Deltoid
2. Latissimus dorsi
3. Levator scapulae
4. Serratus anterior
5. Teres major

21. Within which layer of the gastrointestinal tract is Auerbach’s plexus found?

1. Lamina propria
2. Muscularis externa
3. Muscularis mucosa
4. Serosa
5. Submucosa

22. Caseous necrosis can be seen histologic...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• Questions Paper 1
• Answers Paper 1
• Questions Paper 2
• Answers Paper 2
• Questions Paper 3
• Answers Paper 3
• Questions Paper 4
• Answers Paper 4
• Questions Paper 5
• Answers Paper 5
• Questions Paper 6
• Answers Paper 6
• Questions Paper 7
• Answers Paper 7
• Questions Paper 8
• Answers Paper 8
• Questions Paper 9
• Answers Paper 9
• Questions Paper 10
• Answers Paper 10
• Index