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1
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What bone is formed by intramembranous ossification?

A

Scapula

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What histological technique is used to identify the presence of absence of a tumor from a routine biopsy?

A

Haematoxylin and eosin

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Which cell in the liver is responsible for the storage of vitamin A?

A

Ito cell

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4
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How long does bone remodelling after a fracture take in a child?

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up to 1 year

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5
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How long does bone remodelling in adults take aftera fracture?

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up to 5 years

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6
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What structure is responsible for successive layers of cells in the epidermis remaining in close contact?

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Desmosomes

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7
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What process in collagen synthesis does vitamin C specifically increase?

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intracellular production of procollagen

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In the developing fetal occipital bone, where can osteoprogenitor cells be found?

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As part of thhe periosteum

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What type of gradules are presentin the stratum granulosum?

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Keratohyaline granules?

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10
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What molecule is routinely used to assay for ischaemic cardiac damage?

A

Troponin

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What is ischaemia cardiac damage?

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The term given to heart problems caused by the narrowing of heart arteries

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12
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What type of imaging is used if you drink barium sulfate?

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X- rays and Computerised Tomography (CT) scans

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13
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Why is there an increased production of ATP during contraction?

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Due to the Ca2+ influx

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14
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What could cause an aneurysm at the suprarenal and infrarenal aortic junction?

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too little turnica media

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Which major cellular function do microtubules contribute to in motor neuronsthat requires intermediate filaments and neurofilaments?

A

Movement of organelles

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16
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Which metabolic activity is controlled by brown adipose tissue?

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oxidation of fatty acids for thermoregulation

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17
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What is the relationship between the size of the diameter of of a capillary and an erythrocyte?

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They are roughly the same

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18
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Where does inflammation occur in Crohn’s disease?

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In and around the Payer’s Patch within the ileum

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Where is most yellow bone marrow in the femur of a young adult found?

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In the medullary region

20
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The sacrum is an example of what type of bone?

A

Irregular

21
Q

Which type of fibre in adrenergic neurons normally carries vesicles to the nerve terminal?

A

Microtubules

22
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What type of epithelial cells are present in the respiratory tract?

A

Simple squamous epithelial, bearing tpye 1 pneumocytes

23
Q

Which cells contract to aid the secretary portion of his eccrine sweat glands?

A

Myoepithelial cells

24
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Where does all lymph from the left side of your body and below the umbilicus on the right side drain to?

A

The junction between the left subclavian vein and the left internal jugular vein

25
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What does it mean if the body is in a state of rigor mortis?

A

It is the stiffening of the bodies limbs caused by chemicla changes in the muscles postmortem

26
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What places the muscles in a state of postmortem?

A

The absence of ATP preventing the detachment of myosin heads from actin

27
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Sulphated glucoaminoglycans (GAGs) are important components of which extracellular structure?

A

proteoglycans

28
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What is calor?

A

heat

29
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What is rubor?

A

redness

30
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What is tumor?

A

swelling

31
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What is dolor?

A

pain

32
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What are the 4 classic signs of inflammation?

A

dolor, calor, tumor, rubor

33
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During exercise what type of fat bearing tissue provides the necessary energy?

A

White adipose tissue

34
Q

Below what temperature is hypothermia diagnosed?

A

below 35

35
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What happens to skeletal muscle cells in rhabdomyolysis?

A

They release their ctoplasmic contents into the blood causing an increase in the concentrations of creatin kinase, potassium and lactic acid (LA causes pH decrease)

36
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Which nerve cell forms the basis of the reflex arc?

A

interneurons

37
Q

How does mature articular cartilage differ from other forms of hyaline cartilage?

A

It lacks a perichondrium

38
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What is the primary function of lysosomes?

A

Recycling and storage of lipids and carbohydrates

39
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WHat is an endpoint clinical complication of hypothermia?

A

cardiac arrest

40
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What is and end point clinical complication of hyperthermia?

A

Coma
Seizures
Confusion

41
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What histological technique is used to identify glycogen?

A

Periodic-schiff reagent

42
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What macromolecule is lost in the paraffin embedding procedure?

A

Lipids

43
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What are the 5 steps for preparing a routine H&E study?

A

1) Fixation
2) Embedding
3) Clearing
4) Staining
5) Dehydration

44
Q

Which structure in the lateral surface of epithelial cells within the GI tract transiently open to allow
paracellular transport of amino acids and electrolytes across the barrier created by the epithelial cells?

A

tight junctions

45
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What ion is required for adjacent epithelial cells to bind to each other?

A

Ca2+

46
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Which two cells are essential for a perfectly normal and functional mucociliary escalator?

A

Goblet cells and cilliated cells

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