ASDA

Question 1

Submucosal glands are located in the

Answer 1

Duodenum

Question 2

Sensations from the left face and teeth are interpreted in which of the following lobes?

Answer 2

Right parietal

Question 3

The blood-testes barrier is maintained by?

Answer 3

Sertoli cells

Question 4

The cell bodies of proprioceptive nerves carry information from the PDL are located in the:

Answer 4

Mesencephalic nucleus of V

Question 5

Preganglionic sympathetic fibers to the head have their cell bodies in the:

Answer 5

Intermediolateral horns of the thoracic spinal cord

Question 6

Does the thoracic duct lie anterior or posterior to the esophagus?

Answer 6

Posterior

Question 7

The most numerous cell type in the normal dental pulp is:

Answer 7

Fibroblast

Question 8

The muscularis externa of the esophagus in the lower 1/3 consists of:

Answer 8

Smooth muscle only

Question 9

What ligament helps resist posterior movement of the mandibular condyle’s?

Answer 9

Temporomandibular

Question 10

The pterygoid plexus is usually formed by veins that are tributaries of which of the following?

Answer 10

Maxillary vein

Question 11

Which of the following veins are located within the bones of the calvarium?

Answer 11

Diploic veins

Question 12

Oxophil cells are present in which of the following:

Answer 12

Parathyroid gland

Question 13

The most vascular portion of the articular disc of the TMJ is the

Answer 13

Bilaminar zone

Question 14

The thinnest part of the bony orbit is located in the

Answer 14

Medial wall

Question 15

Does vestibular laminae help form a tooth?

Answer 15

NO

Question 16

Medial cord of the brachial plexus is made from

Answer 16

C8-T1

Question 17

The only purely serous minor salivary gland is located in the lamina propria of the

Answer 17

Tongue

Question 18

Postganglionic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion innervate which of the following muscles:

Answer 18

Dilator pupilliae

Question 19

Connective tissue proper is characterized as having

Answer 19

More intercellular material than cells

Question 20

Which of the following cells forms a Howships lacunae?

Answer 20

Osteoclast

Question 21

Certain nerve trunks are composed of several fascicles. Which of the following entirely and closes these trunks?

Answer 21

Epineurium

Question 22

What tonsil has pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium

Answer 22

Pharyngeal tonsil

Question 23

Fiber tracks passing from the thalamus to the cortex are found in which of the following?

Answer 23

Internal capsule

Question 24

The pyramids contain

Answer 24

Upper motor neuron fibers only

Question 25

The prochordal plate consists of

Answer 25

Endoderm of the roof of the yolk sac and embryonic ectoderm

Question 26

What gland is purely mucous?

Answer 26

Palatine

Question 27

The submandibular ganglion is associated with what nerve?

Answer 27

Lingual

Question 28

Which of the following bones is formed primarily by intramembranous ossification?

Answer 28

Mandible

Question 29

Gnarled enamel is most frequently found

Answer 29

In cusps

Question 30

GABA increases the permeability of postsynaptic membrane to what ion?

Answer 30

Chloride

Question 31

The substrate of thrombin is

Answer 31

Fibrinogen

Question 32

Which of the following types of bonds link amino acid residues to form proteins?

Answer 32

Amide

Question 33

A mucin is an example of:

Answer 33

Glycoprotein

Question 34

Androgens are produced in the testes and

Answer 34

Adrenal cortex

Question 35

Streptomycin is an antibiotic which inhibits the process of

Answer 35

Translation in prokaryotes

Question 36

Most endogenous cholesterol in the liver is usually converted into which of the following?

Answer 36

Cholic acid

Question 37

Which of the following non-collagenous protein components best characterizes dentin matrix?

Answer 37

Phosphophoryn

Question 38

What is a major protein component of cementum?

Answer 38

Collagen

Question 39

Hyperventilation alters the acid-base balance of arterial blood by

Answer 39

Decreasing CO2 and increasing pH

Question 40

The level of nonprotein nitrogen in the blood is due principally to the level of which of the following

Answer 40

Urea

Question 41

Epinephrine causes an elevation in cAMP levels in muscle cells which in turn activate

Answer 41

Glycogen phosphorylase

Question 42

Acromegaly is due to an excessive production of

Answer 42

Somatotropin

Question 43

Bulging veins in the neck result from which of the following

Answer 43

Congestive heart failure

Question 44

How many anomeric carbons are present in a fructose molecule

Answer 44

1

Question 45

Absence of which of the following enzymes drastically reduces blood CO2 carrying capacity?

Answer 45

Carbonic anhydrase

Question 46

Which of the following Is the most appropriate alternative for treating a patient allergic to penicillin?

Answer 46

Erythromycin

Question 47

A patient with rheumatic heart disease is most likely to develop congestive heart failure due to:

Answer 47

Valvular insufficiency

Question 48

HIV binds to what cells?

Answer 48

CD4

Question 49

Which of the following is likely to produce a family adherent white plaque on the oral mucosa?

Answer 49

Chronic hyperplastic (oral candidiasis)

Question 50

Which of the following bacteria is most commonly found on the skin?

Answer 50

Staph

Question 51

Which of the following chemical agents has the broadest antimicrobial spectrum of activity?

Answer 51

Glucoaldehyde

Question 52

Clostridium and bacillus form:

Answer 52

Endospores

Question 53

Penicillin is usually non-toxic to humans because we lack:

Answer 53

Peptidoglycan’s