Biomed Tech Ex Exam 2 Flashcards
A drug that is no longer protected by the patent is known as
A. a non-regulated drug
B. an over-the-counter drug
C. an orphan drug
D. a generic drug
E. an illegal drug
D. a generic drug
Which of the following is NOT an example of antibiotics?
A. streptomycin
B. penicillin
C. neomycin
D. vioxx
E. valium
D. vioxx
A small molecule that can bind and activate/trigger a biological response is known as
A. an enzyme
B. an antibody
C. a catalyst
D. an agonist
E. an antagonist
D. an agonist
The drug development phase that evaluate both the efficacy and safety is
A. discovery
B. pre-clinical
C. clinical phase 1
D. clinical phase 2
E. clinical phase 3
D. clinical phase 2
The drug development phase that usually costs the most money is
A. discovery
B. pre-clinical
C. clinical phase 1
D. clinical phase 2
E. clinical phase 3
E. clinical phase 3
Which description below is correct regarding to the timeline of IND and NDA filing?
IND needs to be filed AFTER discovery phase and NDA needs to be filed AFTER phase 3 of the clinical trial
Patent issued by USPTO usually lasts for how many years?
20 years
Cats were domesticated early in human history for what purpose?
A. companionship
B. draft work
C. as ruminants
D. religious
E. research
D. religious
The number of chromosomes in cheetah’s genome is
A. 32
B. 36
C. 38
D. 48
E. 66
C. 38
Which one of the following animal is domesticated prior to pig by humans?
A. turkey
B. chicken
C. sheep
D. cattle
E. goat
C. sheep
Which one of the following descriptions about miacidae family is INCORRECT?
A. they are ancestors of modern cats and dogs
B. they existed around 26 million years ago
C. they are small, tree dwelling animals
D. they are meat eaters
E. they have carnassial teeth
B. they existed around 26 million years ago
Texas is the top domestic producing state for which domesticated animal?
A. chicken
B. turkey
C. swine
D. horse
E. sheep
E. sheep
Which state produces the most domesticated swine (pigs) in U.S.?
A. California
B. Texas
C. Iowa
D. Colorado
E. Wyoming
C. Iowa
A major reason that mouse is a preferred specie for genetic study is because
A. they are cute
B. they have long lifespan
C. they have high metabolic rate
D. they can reproduce quickly
E. they can survive in harsh conditions
D. they can reproduce quickly
Cloning of animal with the somatic nuclear transfer technology (SCNT) requires
A. activation of pluripotent genes
B. swapping of cellular nucleus
C. changing the methylation states
D. homozygous crossover of chromosomes
E. germline transmission from donor to recipient cells
B. swapping of cellular nucleus
Which one of the following metric prefixes has the largest scale?
A. micro
B. femto
C. pico
D. nano
E. milli
E. milli
The ability of gecko to climb a wall of smooth surface is attributed to
A. covalent bond
B. electromagnetic force
C. ionic bond
D. van der waals force
E. hydrostatic force
D. van der waals force
Abrazane has enhanced therapeutic efficiency against pancreatic cancer due to
A. Improved targeting via quantum dot coating
B. Improved targeting via PEG packaging
C. Improved delivery efficiency via albumin-based lipid packaging
D. Improved specificity against cancer signaling receptors
E. Improved sensitivity against cancer cells
C. Improved delivery efficiency via albumin-based lipid packaging
The person who developed the ballistics identification technique for forensic science is
Calvin Goddard
“Every contact leaves a trace” is a quote from
Edmond Locard
The member of crime scene investigation team required to have a Medical Doctor (MD) degree is
A. medic
B. coroner
C. pathologist
D. medical examiner
E. profiler
D. medical examiner
Which one of the following is NOT an example of physical evidence in forensics?
A. fingerprint
B. tire marks
C. hand writing
D. firearms
E. gun powder
E. gun powder
Which one of the following federal agencies does NOT own a national crime lab?
A. FBI
B. CIA
C. ATF
D. USPS
E. DEA
B. CIA
For forensic DNA testing, the Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) technique
A. requires less DNA
B. requires molecular amplification
C. requires taq DNA polymerase
D. is extremely sensitive to contaminating DNAs
E. requires longer, un-degraded DNA fragments
E. requires longer, un-degraded DNA fragments
For the purpose of DNA fingerprint analysis, STR stands for
Short tandem repeats
Embryogenesis of zebrafish has the duration of about how many hours?
120 hours
Dingos are
A. Fox like creatures found in New Zealand
B. Dog like creatures found in New Zealand
C. Fox like creatures found in Australia
D. Dog like creatures found in Australia
E. Wolf like creatures found in New Guinea
D. Dog like creatures found in Australia
Bonus: How many African White Rhinos are alive in the world as of 2016?
2
Based on the listed drugs, list their corresponding schedule
- Xanax
- Ketamine
- Vicodin
- Heroine
- Heroin: Schedule 4
- Vicodin: Schedule 3
- Ketamine: Schedule 2
- Xanax: Schedule 1
Using the “key and lock” analogy, explain how an active ingredient of the drug acts as antagonist or agonist on a target molecule
A crime scene investigation team disovered the body of a murder victim (under room temperature). The corpse is cold and stiff, with joints locked into fixed positions. Further examination showed the victim’s cornea is still clear and eyeballs are not collapsed (eyelids closed). Based on the observations above, please estimate the time frame in which the victim have pass away and justify your answer accordingly.
Explain more, but correct answer would be 10-24 hours
List three (3) examples of how nanotechnology can be applied to the biomedical field
