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1
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Which tissues work in conjunction to form enamel?

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Stratum intermedium
Ameloblasts

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In which region is the heart found?

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middle mediastinum

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Formula for odds ratio

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(ad)/(bc)

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Formula for relative risk

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(a/(a+b))/(c/(c+d))

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Types of studies ranked from best to worst

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1-meta analysis
2-randomized controlled trial
3-prospective cohort
4-retrospective cohort
5-case-control study
6-case series study
7-case report

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Characteristics of cross- sectional study

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-random sample of population
-measures prevalence
-one point in time
-social desirability bias

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Characteristics of prospective cohort study

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-observational
-2 groups (exposed vs. non exposed)
-present –> future
-follows participants over time to see if the exposure, or lack of exposure, leads to disease
-measures relative risk and incidence
-best used for rare exposures
-bias = loss to follow up bias

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How many phases of clinical trial?

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4

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Phase 1 of clinical trial

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-small number of healthy participants
-determine safe dose range, toxicity and pharmacokinetics/dynamics

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Phase 2 of clinical trial

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-small number of diseased participants
-determine optimized doses, adverse effects, and effectiveness

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Phase 3 of clinical trial

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-large number of diseased participants
-randomly assigned to either treatment group or control group

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Phase 4 of clinical trial

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-post marketing surveillance
-detect rare or long-term side-effects

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Characteristics of case control study

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-retrospective study
-splits participants into 2 groups (diseased vs non-diseased)
- present –> past
- observes “what happened?”
- use for rare diseases or long incubation periods
- does not determine incidence or causality
- recall bias

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What do ameloblasts secrete?

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proteins enamelin and amelogenin

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What is the layer between inner enamel epithelium and stellate reticulum?

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stratum intermedium

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16
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What are Meibomian glands?

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Glands found in the eyelids that produce oil to prevent evaporation of tears

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What is found in the middle mediastinum?

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-pericardium
-phrenic nerve
-main bronchi
-heart

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18
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Where are pectinate muscles found?

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right atrium of the heart

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In the Branchial arches, what is made up of ectoderm?

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Pharyngeal clefts/grooves

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In the Branchial arches, what is made up of endoderm?

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Pharyngeal pouches

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In the Branchial arches, what is made up of mesoderm?

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Pharyngeal arches

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21
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What do pharyngeal clefts give rise to?

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epithelium

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What do Pharyngeal arches give rise to?

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-connective tissue
-cartilage
-muscles
-bones
-nerves

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23
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What do pharyngeal pouches give rise to?

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glands

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24
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1st Pharyngeal arch, muscles

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  • muscles of mastication
  • mylohyoid
    -digastric (anterior belly)
  • tensor veli palatini
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2nd pharyngeal arch, muscles

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  • muscles of facial expression
  • stylohyoid
  • digastric (posterior belly)
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3rd pharyneal arch, muscles

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styolpharyngeus

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4th/6th pharyngeal arch muscles

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  • pharyngeal muscles
  • laryngeal muscles
  • levator veli palatini
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1st Pharyngeal arch, bones and CT

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  • maxilla
  • zygomatic bone
  • mandible
  • temporal bone
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2nd pharyngeal arch, bones and CT

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  • hyoid bone
  • stylohyoid ligament
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4th/6th pharyngeal arch, bones and CT

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  • cartilage of the larynx
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31
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Which Cranial nerves arise from the branchial arches?

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1st - CN 5
2nd - CN 7
3rd - CN 9
4th/6th - CN 10

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1st pharyngeal arch, arteries

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  • maxillary
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3rd pharyngeal arch,
arteries

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  • common carotid a.
  • internal carotid a.
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4th pharyngeal arch, arteries

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right - subclavian a
left - aortic a

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6th pharyngeal arch, arteries

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right - right pulmonary a
left - left pulmonary a and ductus arteriosus

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36
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1st pharyngeal pouch

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eustachian tube

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37
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2nd pharyngeal pouch

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tonsils

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38
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3rd pharyngeal pouch

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  • inferior parathyroid gland
  • thymus
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39
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4th pharyngeal pouch

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  • superior parathyroid gland
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40
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What type of cells line the maxillary sinus?

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stratified ciliated columnar epithelium

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41
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Is the brachiocephalic artery on the right or left?

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right

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42
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What does the brachiocephalic artery give rise to?

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  • right subclavian artery
  • right common carotid artery
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43
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What muscle runs between the superior and middle pharyngeal constrictors?

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stylopharyngeus

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44
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Where is transitional epithelium found?

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ureters, bladder, and urethra

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45
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What type of epithelium is found in the gingiva?

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stratified squamous keratinized

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46
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Where are the cell bodies found that are associated with the jaw jerk reflex?

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  • mesencephalic nucleus
  • trigeminal motor nucleus
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47
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What is hyperacusis?

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  • a common symptom of bell’s palsy
  • over sensitivity to certain volumes and frequencies of sound
    (associated with facial nerve)
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48
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When is a G protein receptor active? and inactive?

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-when GTP is bound it becomes activated
-while bound to GDP it is inactive

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49
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Where does the pentose phosphate pathway occur?

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in the cytoplasm of the liver, RBCs and cells of adrenal cortex

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50
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What 2 main things does the pentose phosphate pathway produce?

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1-NADPH
2-Ribose-5 phosphate

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51
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What is NADPH used for?

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  • fatty acid synthesis
  • steroid synthesis
  • prevent oxidative stress
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52
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What is Ribose-5 phosphate used for?

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Production of pyrimidines and purines

53
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What is a unique characteristic of Thiamine?

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  • it is the main transport form of the B complex
  • can become phosphorylated to Thiamine Diphosphate
54
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Which B vitamin is Riboflavin? And what is its purpose?

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-B2
-metabolic energy production

55
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Which B vitamin is Folic Acid? and what is its purpose?

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-B9
-help make RBCs and aid the function of Iron

56
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Which B vitamin is Pyridoxine? and what is its purpose?

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-B6
-Utilization of food for energy

57
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Which B vitamin is Niacin? and what is its purpose?

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-B3
- turn food into energy

58
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Which B vitamin is Thiamine? and what is its purpose?

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-B1
-will decrease the activity in these enzymes
-Transketolase
-pyruvate dehydrogenase
-alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

59
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What does the P wave represent in an ECG?

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Atrial depolarization

60
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What does the PR interval represent in an ECG?

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time for electrical impulse to travel from SA node to AV node

61
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What does the QRS complex represent in an ECG?

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Depolarization of the ventricles

62
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What does the T wave represent in an ECG?

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Ventricular repolarization

63
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What molecule is used to measure Glomerular filtration rate?

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Creatinine

64
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What is the rate limiting step of Glycolysis? and what is the enzyme?

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-Fructose-6 phosphate —> Fructose-1,6 phosphate
-phosphofructokinase

65
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Rickets?

A

Vitamin D deficiency

66
Q

Pernicious anemia?

A

B12 deficiency

67
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Pellagra?

A

Niacin deficiency

68
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scurvy?

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Vitamin C deficiency

69
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Beriberi?

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Thiamin deficiency

70
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Ariboflavinosis?

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Riboflavin deficiency

71
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Characteristics of rotovirus

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-segmented genome
-replicate in cytoplasm of host cell
-double stranded RNA virus
-fecal/oral route
-infects the GI tract causing severe diarrhea

72
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Common spread of carcinomas

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lymphatic system

73
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common spread of sarcomas

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hematogeneously through the veins, often developing in liver and lungs

74
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Mode of action of oncogenes

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-can activate nuclear transcription
-can be growth factors
-can be growth factor receptors
-can be involved in signal transduction

75
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Phases of growth of standard bacteria

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-lag
-log
-stationary
-death

76
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unique characteristic of legionella pneumophilia

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produce beta-lactamase

77
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Bacteria that make IgA protease (4)

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1-neisseria meningitidis
2-neisseria gonorrhoeae
3-Haemophilus influenzae
4-strep pneumoniae

78
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What is defined as reversible loss in lung volume?

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Atelectasis

79
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Common DNA based viruses

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-HSV
-Hep B
-HPV

80
Q

3 Examples of tumor markers

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1-Beta2 microglobulin
2- alpha fetoprotein
3- thyroglobin

81
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Characteristics of an acute phase response

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-fever
-increase in number of WBCs including neutrophils, B and T cells

82
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Acute phase response is due to which cytokines?

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IL-1
IL-6
TNF-alpha

83
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There are 4 types of hypersensitivity reactions, which is not mediated by antibodies?

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Type 4

84
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Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction

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-involves skin, eyes and bronchopulmonary tissues
-mast cells or basophils

85
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Type 2 hypersensitivity reaction

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-affects organs and tissues
-antibodies, complement, neutrophils

86
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Type 3 hypersensitivity reaction

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-3-10 hours after exposure to antigen

87
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Type 4 hypersensitivity reaction

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-induration and erythema
-autoimmune and infectious diseases
-relies on Cells not antibodies

88
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Describe the primary immune response

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-lag phase (no antibodies produces)
-plasma and B cells activated
-after response, minimal antibodies produced

89
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Describe the secondary immune response

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-lag phase much shorter (body has memory)
-antibodies produced, high in IgG and IgM

90
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Which virus causes Verruca Vulgaris?

A

HPV

91
Q

What causes cystic fibrosis?

A

mutation in the Cl- transport protein

92
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Which teeth commonly exhibit a U, H or Y pattern in their occlusal anatomy?

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Mandibular second premolars

93
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How are periapical cysts and periapical granulomas distiguished?

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biopsy

94
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At what temperature does gutta percha transition from the beta phase to the alpha phase?

A

115 F

95
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What type of cysts are most common in the oral cavity associated with a non-vital tooth?

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periapical cysts

96
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From what tissue are periapical cysts usually derived?

A

rest cells of Malassez

97
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What is nociceptive pain?

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the normal process that results in noxious stimuli being perceived as painful

98
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What is neuropathic pain?

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direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting abnormal functioning of the PNS. It can result from an injury of peripheral nerves or the CNS

99
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Characteristics of neuropathic pain

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-burning
-electric
-tingling
-stabbing

100
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What is allodynia?

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pain that occurs after a weak or non-painful stimulus, such as light touch or a cold drink which normally doesn’t cause pain

101
Q

What is the optimal time for vital pulp therapy of an inflamed pulp?

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24 hours

102
Q

How big are C fibers? And what is their rate of conduction?

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-0.3 - 1.2 micrometers in diameter
-0.4 - 2.0 m/sec

103
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Which nerve fibers are larger in diameter, A or C fibers?

A

A

104
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Which nerve is responsible for eye closure?

A

Facial

105
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Which type of tissue makes up junctional epithelium

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Stratified squamous non-keratinized

106
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Which hormones are produced in the anterior pituitary?

All are basophilic hormones except one, which is the exception?

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-Luteinizing hormone
-follicle stimulating hormone
-adrenocorticotropic hormone
-thyroid stimulating hormone
-Growth hormone

107
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Where are hassall’s corpuscles found?

A

Thymus

108
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Function of type 1 alveolar cells

A

form the structure of the alveolar wall

109
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Function of type 2 alveolar cells

A

secrete surfactant

110
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What is the origin of the inferior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle?

A

lateral surface of the lateral pterygoid plate

111
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What is the origin of the superior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle?

A

the greater wing of the sphenoid bone

112
Q

At which level does the trachea bifurcate?

A

level of the sternal angle

113
Q

Nissl bodies correspond with which cytoplasmic organelles?

A

Rough ER

114
Q

Where is Auerbach’s plexus found?

A

Muscularis externa

115
Q

What are the zones of cartilage from epiphysis inward?

A

-resting
-proliferation
-hypertrophy
-calcification
-ossification

116
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Which nerve innervates the tensor veli palatini?

A

CN 5, mandibular branch

117
Q

Which 2 muscles does the pterygomandibular raphe attach to?

A

-superior pharyngeal constrictor
-buccinator

118
Q

Which node does most of the oral cavity’s lymphatics drain to?

A

submandibular

119
Q

What surrounds a muscle fiber?

A

endomysium

120
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what surrounds a muscle fascicle (bundle of muscle fibers)?

A

perimysium

121
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What surrounds the entire msucle?

A

epimysium

122
Q

What intermediate is common to both cholesterol and ketone body synthesis?

A

HMG CoA

123
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If a substrate has a high Km value in a reaction, is the affinity for the enzyme higher or lower?

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lower

124
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Characteristics of Ketone bodies

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  • produced from acetyl coA in the mitochondria of the liver
    -byproducts when FAs are broken down in the liver
    -3 ketone bodies
125
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What are the 3 ketone bodies?

A

Acetone
Acetoacetate acid
beta-hydroxybutyric acid

126
Q

What is the shortest phase of the cell cycle?

A

M phase

127
Q

At what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

A

S phase

128
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4 post-translational modifications of histones that help regulate the condensation of chromatin

A

-acetylation of lysine residues (DNA repair)
-methylation of lysine (assists in formation of chromatin and proper programming of genome)
-phosphorylation of serine or tyrosine (help process of chromatin condensation during mitosis)
-ubiquitination of lysine (help proteins signal for their degredation)

129
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Characteristics of type 1 osteogenesis imperfecta

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-dominantly inherited disease
-mildest and most common form of condition
-mild bone fragility
-misshaped blue teeth
-blue sclerae
-normal collagen
(type 2 and 3 have abnormal synthesis of collagen)

130
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What is the relative refractory period in relation to the absolute refractory period?

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The relative refractory period is after the absolute refractory period, the cells are not yet completely repolarized but if there is a strong stimulus, a small action potential can be generated.

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