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Foundation Block A

MCQs for EBA
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1. Which cell type would be responsible for killing parasites?
Neutrophil
Natural killer cells
Eosinophil
Basophil
2. Which disease causes hyperammonaemia
Glycogen storage disorder
Amino acid disorder - phenylalanine hydroxylase deficiency
Urea cycle disorder - OTC deficiency
Diabetic ketoacidosis
3. What is benefit of producing polar bodies in oogenesis?
To remove damaged DNA
Preserves nutrients for other ovum
To increase genetic variation
Polar bodies go on to have other uses
4. What is the precursor to most phagocytic cells?
Keratinocyte
Myoblast
Small lymphocyte
Megakaryocyte
5. What type of nerve emerges from dorsal root?
Both sensory and motor
Sensory
Motor
6. Where is immunoglobulin IgD only found?
Bone marrow
Blood serum (after clotting)
Bodily fluids (not blood)
Tracheal mucous
7. What would you find in vertebral foramen in spine?
Spinal nerves
Cranial nerves
Spinal chord
8. What is the T in STR?
Transient
Transformed
Tandem
Translational
9. Which is an adaptive immune cell responsible for majority of cytokine production?
Helper T cell
Monocyte
Macrophage
Natural killer cell
10. Which is part of central nervous system
Optic cranial nerve
Medulla
C2 spinal nerve
11. What does increased RAS activity correct?
High blood pressure
Low blood osmolality
Low blood pressure
High blood volume
12. Structural features of DNA which help high fidelity replication include...
Double stranded template for easy checking
RNA is stabilised by GAC cap
RNA polymerase recognises H bonded complimentary base pairs
13. Which muscle type is long lived and hard to replace?
Skeletal
Smooth
Diaphragm
Cardiac
14. In adulthood, which bones no longer contain haematopoietic bone marrow?
Skull
Pelvis
Sternum
Humorous
15. Which is incorrect about the possible effect of a mutation in 3' UTR on gene expression?
There could be no change
It could decrease
It could increase
16. Which comes first in ossification
Primary ossification site forms
Chondrocytes expand and calcify cartilage
Blood vessel enters bone via nutrient foramen
Chondroclasts hollow out medullary cavity
17. Which ligands will nuclear receptors respond to?
Insulin
Steroids
Reninangiotensin
Neurotransmitter
18. What process tests for CpG methylation
NeXT Gen DNA sequencing
STR DNA profiling
Sanger sequencing
PCR with bisulfites added to DNA
19. Heteroplasmy...
explains why daughters always inherit mother's mitochondrial diseases
explains why women are less effected by mitochondrial diseases than men
fails to explain why fathers pass on mitochondrial diseases
explains why some children don't inherit mitochondrial diseases from their mother
20. High respiratory rate may be a response to which problem?
Hyperthermia
Alkalosis
Hypothermia
Acidosis
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