TP- FINAL COACHING Flashcards
Which of the following would be an adequate treatment for Addison disease?
A. Administer cortisol
B. Administer aldosterone
C. Administer androgens
D. Administer growth hormone
E. Administer parathyroid hormone
A. Administer cortisol
Epithelium is found in the lungs at the site of gas exchange.
A. Simple squamous epithelium
B. Simple columnar epithelium
C. Simple cuboidal epithelium
D. Stratified cuboidal epithelium
A. Simple squamous epithelium
NOTES:
Simple squamous epithelium- gas exchange
Simple cuboidal epithelium- surfactant
Which of the following is a major complication of chronic bronchitis?
A. Myxedema.
B. Pneumothorax.
C. Emphysema.
D. Pernicious anemia.
E. Malignant transformation.
E. Malignant transformation.
What is the vitamin responsible for the clotting factors?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B12
C. Vitamin B9
D. Vitamin K
D. Vitamin K
Pancreatic acinar cells are classified as:
A. Merocrine glands
B. Apocrine glands
C. holocrine glands
D. endocrine glands
A. Merocrine glands
Chromosomes line up at a cell’s equator during which phase of mitosis?
A. Telophase.
B. Metaphase.
C. Interphase.
D. Anaphase.
E. Prophase.
B. Metaphase.
The connective tissue found in the spleen, liver, bone marrow?
A. dense
B. reticular
C. loose
D. adipose
B. reticular
Which of the following statements is true of the histology of the trachea?
A. The mucosa is covered with oral epithelium.
B. Elastic cartilage rings lie deep to the submucosa.
C. The cartilage is ring-shaped; the open end of the ring faces anterior.
D. The cartilage is covered by a perichondrium.
E. Skeletal muscle extends across the open end of each cartilage
D. The cartilage is covered by a perichondrium.
A productive cough may be seen in all of the following conditions except one. Which one is the exception?
A. Pneumonia.
B. Lung abscess.
C. Bronchiectasis.
D. Asthma.
E. Bronchogenic carcinoma.
D. Asthma.
All of the following conditions are commonly associated with a group A, b-hemolytic streptococci infection except one. Which one is the exception?
A. Scarlet fever.
B. Toxic shock syndrome.
C. Pharyngitis.
D. Endocarditis.
E. Impetigo.
D. Endocarditis.
A cell wall that contains teichoic acids and a thick peptidoglycan (murein) layer is characteristic of:
A. viruses
B. gram-positive bacteria
C. fungi
D. gram-negative bacteria
B. gram-positive bacteria
Hyperglycemia is characterized by blood glucose levels greater than
A. 100mg/dL.
B. 90mg/dL.
C. 125mg/dL.
D. 75 mg/dL.
E. 50mg/dL.
C. 125mg/dL.
Which of the following pneumoconiosis is most often associated with bronchogenic carcinoma and mesothelioma in man?
A. Silicosis
B. Asbestosis
C. Anthracosis
D. Beryliosis
B. Asbestosis
What is the functional unit of bone?
A. haversian
B. osteocyte
C. osteoblast
D. osteoclast
A. haversian
Mature lymphocytes constantly travel through the blood to the lymphoid organs then back to the blood. This constant recirculation ensures that the body is continuously monitored for invading substances. The major areas of antigen-contact and lymphocyte activation are the following, except one:
A. Spleen
B. lymphnodes
C. Thymus gland
D. tonsils
E. MALT
C. Thymus gland
NOTES:
Thymus and Bone marrow- produces lymphocytes
These inflammatory cells releases histamine in the tissues called
A. Basophils
B. Cytokines
C. Mast cells
D. Eosinophils
C. Mast cells
NOTES:
Basophils- Blood
masT cells- Tissues
A small foreign molecule that is not immunogenic by itself but can react with specific antibody is called a (an):
A. epitope
B. hapten
C. plasmid
D. immunogen
B. hapten
Major clinical criteria useful in the diagnosis of rheumatic fever include:
- leukocytosis
- elevated antibody titer to streptococci
- carditis
- Polyarthritis
- chorea
- Fever
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 3, 4 and 5
D. 4, 5 and 6
E. 1, 3 and4
C. 3, 4 and 5
(3) carditis
(4) Polyarthritis
(5) chorea
Which cells, located in the crypts of Lieberkuhn, secrete an antibacterial enzyme that maintains the gastrointestinal barrier?
A. Paneth cells
B. enteroendocrine cells
C. Sertoli cells
D. absorptive cells
E. None of the above
A. Paneth cells
Which cells listed below are the most important phagocytic cells?
A. Eosinophils and basophils
B. Neutrophils and basophils
C. Neutrophils and macrophages
D. Macrophages and eosinophils
C. Neutrophils and macrophages
What type of thrombus typically forms after a myocardial infarct or from atrial fibrillation?
A. Mural
B. Agonal
C. Red
D. White
E. Fibrin
A. Mural
A patient died from respiratory failure. Past pathologic assessments showed coin lesions, positive Mantoux test and hemoptysis. The lungs will show which of the following types of necrosis?
A. coagulative
B. fat
C. fibrinoid
D. caseous
E. liquefactive
D. caseous
Diabetes mellitus type 2 is associated with all of the following characteristics, except:
A. Normal or increased insulin synthesis
B. Onset in adulthood
C. autoimmune origin
D. associated with obesity
E. Rare ketoacidosis
C. autoimmune origin
Cancer of the bladder is MOST often histologically:
A. Squamous cell carcinoma
B. adenocarcinoma
C. myosarcoma
D. transitional cell carcinoma
D. transitional cell carcinoma