PTS mock 2

Question 1

which type of cells would you find desmin

Answer 1

muscle cells

Question 2

what is the notochord derived from

Answer 2

mesoderm

Question 3

during which week of foetal development does the primitive streak usually appear

Answer 3

week 3

Question 4

what is tubulin

Answer 4

microtubule filament

Question 5

what structures can be found at the level of the angle of louis

Answer 5

tracheal carina and loop of left recurrent laryngeal nerve

Question 6

where does the right recurrent laryngeal nerve loop

Answer 6

right subclavian artery

Question 7

how would you calculate the total peripheral resistance

Answer 7

TPR = MAP/CO

Question 8

in which of the cardiac layers can Purkinje fibres be found

Answer 8

endocardium

Question 9

what is the innervation of the cricothyroid

Answer 9

superior laryngeal nerve

Question 10

what epithelium lines the larynx

Answer 10

respiratory epithelium

Question 11

what is the definition of a generator potential

Answer 11

the graded, non-propagated potential changes seen in sensory end organs

Question 12

what is pulmonary embolism a common cause of

Answer 12

type 1 respiratory failure

Question 13

name a branch of the splenic artery

Answer 13

left gastroepiploic artery

Question 14

which molecule transports the most copper around the body

Answer 14

ceruloplasmin

Question 15

how many millilitres of pure alcohol is in 1 UK unit of alcohol

Answer 15

10 ml

Question 16

is vit C stored in the liver

Answer 16

NO

Question 17

what molecule decreases satiety

Answer 17

ghrelin - increases hunger

Question 18

what blood vessel supplies 70-80% of the blood to the liver?

Answer 18

hepatic portal vein

Question 19

what are the stages of change

Answer 19

pre-contemplation, contemplation, action, maintenance, relapse/stable change in lifestyle

Question 20

what are the features of brown-sequard

Answer 20

ipsilateral motor, 2-point discrimination and proprioception loss
contralateral loss of pain and temperature sensation

Question 21

where is the only place in the body where you can find a double layer of stratified columnar cells

Answer 21

conjunctiva of the eyelid

Question 22

in which cells would you find Reinke’s crystalloids

Answer 22

Leydig cells

Question 23

where is EPO produced

Answer 23

renal cortex

Question 24

what forms the superolateral border of the popliteal fossa

Answer 24

tendon of biceps femoris