Phase 1 Mock SBA

Question 1

What is the universal donor blood?

Answer 1

O negative

Question 2

What structures pass through the carpal tunnel?

Answer 2

1. Median nerve
2. Tendons of flexor pollucis longus
3. Tendons of flexor digitorum superficialis
4. Tendons of flexor digitorum profundus

Question 3

List 5 features of myocardium

Answer 3

1. Striated
2. Central, single nucleus
3. Branching
4. Intercalated discs
5. Endomysium between muscle fibres

Question 4

What is the function of the hippocampus?

Answer 4

Converts short term memory to long term memory

Question 5

What nerve innervates triceps brachii?

Answer 5

Radial nerve

Question 6

Which substrate, produced from the breakdown of adipocytes, can be used for gluconeogenesis?

Answer 6

Glycerol

Question 7

Which structure in females has the same embryological precursor to the scrotum?

Answer 7

Labia majora

Question 8

Define sensitivity

Answer 8

The proportion of people with the disease who test positive

Question 9

Define specificity

Answer 9

The proportion of people without the disease who are correctly excluded by the test

Question 10

What enzyme catalyses the rate limiting step of the urea cycle?

Answer 10

Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1

Question 11

What is the resting potential of myocardial cells?

Answer 11

Around -90mV