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Question 1
Marks: 1
An organism isolated from the sputum of patient X, when stained with an acid-fast stain
appeared to be pink, thin, and beaded when observed under the microscope. The MOST
likely organism is
Choose one answer.
a. Salmonella typhi
b. Escherichia coli
c. Treponema pallidum
d. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
e. Corynebacterium diptheriae
Question 2
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE regarding the ovary and its function?
Choose one answer.
a. It is located on the anterior aspect of broad ligament
b. Graafian follicles are situated in its medulla.
c. During ovulation, the oocyte separates along with theca interna.
d. The oocyte has undergone two mitotic divisions before ovulation.
e. Corpus luteum becomes dysfunctional 14 days after ovulation.
Question 3
Marks: 1
A childhood viral infection which can result in paralysis is preventable by vaccination. The
causal agent is transmitted primarily by the faecal-oral route. Which ONE of the following is
the MOST appropriate vaccine to prevent this infection?
Choose one answer.
a. Bacillus Calmette -Guerin (BCG) vaccine
b. Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus (DPT) vaccine
c. Hepatitis B vaccine
d. Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine
e. Oral polio vaccine (OPV /Sabin vaccine)
Question 4
Marks: 1
A study is performed to analyse the characteristics of malignant neoplasms in biopsy
specimens. Which ONE of the following microscopic findings MOST likely indicates that the
neoplasm is malignant?
Choose one answer.
a. Pleomorphism
b. Atypia
c. Metastasis
d. Increased Nuclear/ cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio
e. Necrosis
Question 5
Marks: 1
A 2-year-old child suffered from weakness of the legs as a residual effect of poliomyelitis.
Which ONE of the following viruses is the MOST likely causal agent?
Choose one answer.
a. Enveloped, complex, RNA virus
b. Enveloped, icosahedral, RNA virus
c. Naked, complex, RNA virus
d. Naked, icosahedral, RNA virus
e. Enveloped, helical, RNA virus
Question 6
Marks: 1
Body temperature can be increased by drugs or chemicals that inhibit the
Choose one answer.
a. secretion of thyroid hormones
b. the action of noradrenaline on blood vessels
c. binding of acetylcholine to muscarinic receptors.
d. formation of prostaglandins in the hypothalamus.
e. act of shivering.
Question 7
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following characteristics is TRUE about the mature cyst of Entamoeba
histolytica?
Choose one answer.
a. The cytoplasm is retracted from the cyst wall creating a clear zone.
b. It has a distinct hyaline knob at the anterior end.
c. It is pear shaped with one nucleus.
d. It is elliptical with kidney shaped macronucleus.
e. It has 4 nuclei with evenly distributed peripheral nuclear chromatin.
Question 8
Marks: 1
Antibiotic resistance is developed in shigellae through the transfer of small fractions of DNA
from the donor to the recipient bacterial cell. Which ONE of the following processes is
MOST likely to be responsible?
Choose one answer.
a. Conjugation
b. Mutation
c. Transduction
d. Transformation
e. Relocation
Question 9
Marks: 1
A housewife wanted to serve dinner to her family. She decided that she wanted to finish some
of the leftover food in the refrigerator and remembered that she had some pickled vegetables
(acar) that she made three weeks ago. She took out the acar and noticed that there was a
bluish-black growth on top of the acar.
Which ONE of the following microorganisms is MOST likely to be the
growthcontaminating the acar?
Choose one answer.
a. Candida albicans
b. Tinea species
c. Aspergillus species
d. Group A streptococci
e. Staphylococcus species
Question 10
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following chemicals may be both a disinfectant and a sterilant?
Choose one answer.
a. Formaldehyde
b. Ethanol
c. Chlorhexidine
d. Iodine
e. Phenols
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e. Placenta
Question 16
Marks: 1
Aplasia of which ONE of the following organs is incompatible with life?
Choose one answer.
a. Kidney
b. Lung
c. Adrenal
d. Pituitary
e. Testis
Question 17
Marks: 1
A young man is practicing for an important upcoming sports event in the noon-day sun, and
does not realize that it was very hot. He noticed that he did not pass urine for many hours
after that. Which ONE of the following events had taken place in his body?
Choose one answer.
a. There is fall in plasma osmolality.
b. The extracellular fluid volume rises.
c. Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) is released from the anterior pituitary.
d. ADH is acting on the proximal convoluted tubules of the kidney.
e. The membrane of the collecting ducts becomes permeable to water.
Question 18
Marks: 1
These organisms are described as Gram positive bacteria with a Chinese letter like formation.
Which ONE of the following diseases is MOST likely to be caused by these organisms?
Choose one answer.
a. Cholera
b. Diptheria
c. Typhoid
d. Syphilis
e. Tuberculosis
Question 19
Marks: 1
The blood tends to pool at the lower limbs and causes oedema in the passengers of a long
flight. Which ONE of the following factors would be increased to cause the oedema?
Choose one answer.
a. Intravascular hydrostatic pressure
b. Interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure
c. Intravascular oncotic pressure
Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE regarding drugs having antagonistic
actions?
Choose one answer.
a. Competitive antagonists bind to a site different from the agonist site.
b. Non-competitive antagonists are likely to bind covalently with the receptor.
c. Competitive antagonists are not useful as drugs.
d. Non-competitive antagonists primarily affect the potency of drug.
e. Inverse agonists do not have intrinsic activity.
Question 24
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following conditions is MOST likely to show rudimentary organs which
are smaller than the normal organ and lacking the full complement of cells?
Choose one answer.
a. Hyperplasia
b. Neoplasia
c. Metaplasia
d. Hypoplasia
e. Dysplasia
Question 25
Marks: 1
A 50-year-old patient developed sepsis in his superficial skin incision after a thoracic
operation. The causal organisms were Gram-positive and were from an endogenous source.
Which ONE of the following is the MOST likely cause of his wound sepsis?
Choose one answer.
a. Bacteroides fragilis
b. Clostridium perfringens
c. Escherichia coli
d. Peptostreptococcus
e. Staphylococcus aureus
Question 26
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following is the predominant form of thyroid hormones found in the blood
circulation?
Choose one answer.
a. Thyroxine (T4)
b. Triiodothyronine (T3)
c. Monoiodothyronine (MIT)
d. Diiodothyronine (DIT)
e. Reverse T3
Question 27
Marks: 1
Transport of drugs across cell membranes is reduced by
The following bacteria were isolated from a patient suffering from syphilis. These bacteria
cannot be gram stained. Which ONE of the following organisms cause this condition?
Choose one answer.
a. Treponema pallidum
b. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
c. Salmonella typhi
d. Chlamydia trachomatis
e. Rickettsia prowazeki
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Question 1
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30 out of a maximum of 40 (75%)
An organism isolated from the sputum of patient X, when stained with an acidfast stain appeared to be pink, thin, and beaded when observed under the
microscope. The MOST likely organism is
Choose one answer.
a. Salmonella typhi
b. Escherichia coli
c. Treponema
pallidum
d. Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
e. Corynebacterium
diptheriae
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 2
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE regarding the ovary and its
function?
Choose one answer.
a. It is located on
the anterior aspect
of broad ligament
b. Graafian follicles
are situated in its
medulla.
c. During ovulation,
the oocyte
separates along with
theca interna.
d. The oocyte has
undergone two
mitotic divisions
before ovulation.
The corpus luteum continues to secrete progesterone
e. Corpus luteum
which produces changes in the uterine wall for
becomes
implantation. If fertilization does not happen, it withers
dysfunctional 14
away 14 days after ovulation. This causes reduction in
days after ovulation.
progesterone level causing initiation of menstrual
bleeding.
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 3
Marks: 1
A childhood viral infection which can result in paralysis is preventable by
vaccination. The causal agent is transmitted primarily by the faecal-oral route.
Which ONE of the following is the MOST appropriate vaccine to prevent this
infection?
Choose one answer.
a. Bacillus
Calmette
-Guerin (BCG)
vaccine
b. Diphtheria,
Pertussis and
Tetanus (DPT)
vaccine
c. Hepatitis B
vaccine
d. Measles,
Mumps and
Rubella (MMR)
vaccine
The vaccines listed above form part of the childhood
e. Oral polio
immunization programme. BCG and DPT vaccines prevent
vaccine (OPV
bacterial infections. Hepatitis B, MMR, and OPV vaccines
/Sabin vaccine) prevent viral infections. Polio is transmitted primarily by the
faecal-oral route. The Oral polio vaccine (OPV) is the
appropriate vaccine to prevent this infection.
Correct
c. Metastasis
d. Increased Nuclear/
cytoplasmic (N/C)
ratio
e. Necrosis
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 5
Marks: 1
A 2-year-old child suffered from weakness of the legs as a residual effect of
poliomyelitis. Which ONE of the following viruses is the MOST likely causal agent?
Choose one answer.
a. Enveloped,
complex, RNA virus
b. Enveloped,
icosahedral, RNA
virus
c. Naked, complex,
RNA virus
d. Naked,
icosahedral, RNA
virus
e. Enveloped,
helical, RNA virus
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 6
Marks: 1
Body temperature can be increased by drugs or chemicals that inhibit the
Choose one answer.
a. secretion of
thyroid hormones
b. the action of
noradrenaline on
blood vessels
c. binding of
acetylcholine to
muscarinic
receptors.
d. formation of
prostaglandins in
the
hypothalamus.
e. act of
shivering.
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 7
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following characteristics is TRUE about the mature cyst of
Entamoeba histolytica?
Choose one answer.
a. The cytoplasm is retracted from the
cyst wall creating a clear zone.
d. Transformation
e. Relocation
Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1.
Question 9
Marks: 1
A housewife wanted to serve dinner to her family. She decided that she wanted
to finish some of the leftover food in the refrigerator and remembered that she
had some pickled vegetables (acar) that she made three weeks ago. She took
out the acar and noticed that there was a bluish-black growth on top of the
acar.
Which ONE of the following microorganisms is MOST likely to be the
growthcontaminating the acar?
Choose one answer.
a. Candida
albicans
b. Tinea
species
Aspergillus species are highly aerobic and are found in almost
all oxygen-rich environments, where they commonly grow as
molds on the surface of a substrate, as a result of the high
c. Aspergillus oxygen tension. Commonly, fungi grow on carbon-rich
substrates such as monosaccharides (such as glucose) and
species
polysaccharides (such as amylose). Aspergillus species are
common contaminants of starchy foods (such as bread and
potatoes), and grow in or on many plants and trees.
d. Group A
streptococci
e.
Staphylococc
us species
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 10
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following chemicals may be both a disinfectant and a sterilant?
Choose one answer.
a. Formaldehyde
b. Ethanol
c. Chlorhexidine
d. Iodine
e. Phenols
Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1.
Question 11
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following changes would occur to the ovaries of a 23 -year -old
woman who has undergone hypophysectomy (removal of pituitary glands)?
Choose one answer.
a. Hypersecretion of
oestrogen
b. Hypersecretion of
progesterone
c. Development of
ovarian resistance
against gonadotrophin
d. Reduction of the
number of ovarian
follicles.
e. Gonadal atrophy
Correct
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Question 12
Marks: 1
A 32-year-old man presented with symptoms of gastric ulcer. Gastric biopsy
tissue cultured on enriched media yielded Gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria.
What is the MOST likely causal agent of this patients illness?
Choose one answer.
a.
Campylobacter
fetus
b. Helicobacter
pylori
c. Spirillum
minus
d. Vibrio cholerae
e. Yersinia
enterocolitica
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 13
Marks: 1
Oral antacids can bind to some drugs given orally at the same time, thus
preventing their absorption. This is an example of a
Choose one answer.
a. pharmacodynamic
drug interaction.
b. drug with a narrow
toxic therapeutic
ratio.
c. drug causing
enzyme inhibition.
d. pharmacokinetic
drug interaction.
e. drug causing
pharmacological
antagonism.
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 14
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE regarding the germinal
epithelium of the seminiferous tubule?x
Choose one answer.
a. It is a simple
epithelium.
b. It has no basal
lamina.
c. It is divided into two
compartments by the
processes of Leydig
cells (interstitial cells).
d. Late spermatids are
in its basal
compartment.
e. Secondary
spermatocytes are in
its adluminal
compartment.
Correct
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Question 15
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following is responsible for the formation of mesoderm?
Choose one answer.
a.
Hypoblast
b.
Notochord
Marks: 1
A young man is practicing for an important upcoming sports event in the noonday sun, and does not realize that it was very hot. He noticed that he did not
pass urine for many hours after that. Which ONE of the following events had
taken place in his body?
Choose one answer.
a. There is fall in
plasma osmolality.
b. The
extracellular fluid
volume rises.
c. Anti-diuretic
hormone (ADH) is
released from the
anterior pituitary.
d. ADH is acting
on the proximal
convoluted
tubules of the
kidney.
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) binds to receptors on cells in
the collecting ducts of the kidney and promotes
reabsorption of water back into the circulation. In the
e. The membrane absence of antidiuretic hormone, the collecting ducts are
of the collecting
virtually impermeable to water, and it flows out as urine.
ducts becomes
Antidiuretic hormone stimulates water reabsorption by
permeable to
stimulating insertion of "water channels" or aquaporins
into the membranes of kidney tubules. These channels
water.
transport solute-free water through tubular cells and back
into blood, leading to a decrease in plasma osmolarity
and an increase osmolarity of urine.
Correct
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Question 18
Marks: 1
These organisms are described as Gram positive bacteria with a Chinese letter
like formation. Which ONE of the following diseases is MOST likely to be caused
by these organisms?
Choose one answer.
a. Cholera
b. Diptheria
c. Typhoid
d. Syphilis
e.
Tuberculosis
Correct
Marks for this submission: 1/1.
Question 19
Marks: 1
The blood tends to pool at the lower limbs and causes oedema in the passengers
of a long flight. Which ONE of the following factors would be increased to cause
the oedema?
Choose one answer.
a. Intravascular
hydrostatic
pressure
b. Interstitial
fluid hydrostatic
pressure
c. Intravascular
oncotic pressure
When the blood pools at the vein of the lower limbs due to
muscle inactivity, the capillary pressure which is
equivalent to intravascular hydrostatic pressure will be
increased. This will promote fluid filtration and oedema.
d. Interstitial
fluid oncotic
pressure
e. Vascular
permeability
Correct
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Question 20
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following characteristic features is TRUE regarding Plasmodium
malariae?
Choose one answer.
a. The gametocyte is
crescent shaped.
b. The infected red blood cell
is larger than the normal
RBC.
c. The infected RBC is
The infected RBC is fimbriated and oval
fimbriated and oval shaped. shaped. This morphological feature is seen only
in Plasmodium ovale.
d. The trophozoite stage is
band-shaped.
e. The hypnozoites are found
in the liver.
Incorrect
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Question 21
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following is a metabolic effect of cortisol?
Choose one answer.
a. Increased
protein synthesis
in extrahepatic
tissues
b. Increased
glycogenolysis in
the liver
Cortisol is produced by the adrenal gland in the zona
fasciculata, the second of three layers comprising the
c. Increased
adrenal cortex. This release is controlled by the
gluconeogenesis in
hypothalamus, a part of the brain. It stimulates
the liver
gluconeogenesis (formation, in the liver, of glucose from
certain amino acids, glycerol, lactate and/or propionate)
d. Increased
triglyceride
synthesis in the
liver
e. Increased
uptake of glucose
by skeletal
muscles
Correct
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Question 22
Marks: 1
A 6-year-old child has attained the full stature of an adult and the brain scan
shows a tumour in the pituitary. Which ONE of the following hormones is MOST
likely to have a direct effect on the bone?
Choose one answer.
a. Growth hormone releasing
hormone(GHRH)
b. Growth hormone(GH)
c. Insulin-like growth factor 1
(IGF-1)
d. Insulin
e. Platelet derived growth
factor(PDGF)
Incorrect
Marks for this submission: 0/1.
Question 23
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE regarding drugs having
antagonistic actions?
Choose one answer.
a. Competitive
antagonists bind to a
site different from the
agonist site.
b. Non-competitive
Non-competitive antagonist can bind covalently
antagonists are likely to (irreversibly) to the same site as the agonist or to a
bind covalently with the different site. Hence, increasing the concentration
of the agonist cannot overcome the blockade.
receptor.
c. Competitive
antagonists are not
useful as drugs.
d. Non-competitive
antagonists primarily
affect the potency of
drug.
e. Inverse agonists do
not have intrinsic
activity.
Correct
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Question 24
Marks: 1
Which ONE of the following conditions is MOST likely to show rudimentary organs
which are smaller than the normal organ and lacking the full complement of
cells?
Choose one answer.
a.
Hyperplasi
a
b.
Neoplasia
c.
Metaplasia
Hypoplasia is failure of organ to attain full size. This is a less
d.
severe abnormality than aplasia. There are rudimentary organs,
Hypoplasi smaller than normal that lack the full complement of cells, so the
function may be reduced. Usually affects the same paired &
a
unpaired organs as aplasia.
e.
Dysplasia
Correct
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Question 25
Marks: 1
A 50-year-old patient developed sepsis in his superficial skin incision after a
thoracic operation. The causal organisms were Gram-positive and were from an
endogenous source. Which ONE of the following is the MOST likely cause of his
wound sepsis?
Choose one answer.
a. Bacteroides
fragilis
b. Clostridium
perfringens
c. Escherichia coli
d.
Clostridium and Peptostreptococcus are strict
Peptostreptococcus anaerobes and thus are unlikely in a superficial skin
wound.
e. Staphylococcus
aureus
Incorrect
b. Triiodothyronine (T3)
c. Monoiodothyronine (MIT)
d. Diiodothyronine (DIT)
e. Reverse T3
Correct
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Question 27
Marks: 1
Transport of drugs across cell membranes is reduced by
Choose one answer.
a. a high lipid
solubility.
b. being unionized
at environmental
pH.
c. a passive
diffusion process.
P glycoprotein is the efflux pump, situated at GI mucosa,
d. the Pbiliary tree, blood brain barrier and renal tubules. This
Glycoprotein pump.
pump transports drugs back to the original site and
reduces absorption.
e. a small
molecular size.
Correct
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Question 28
Marks: 1
A study showed that the mean systolic blood pressure of a group of students
before sitting an examination was raised. What could be the MOST likely factor
that causes the rise in the systolic blood pressure?
Choose one answer.
a. Increased
urination
b. Increased
vasodilation
c. Increased
breathing rate
d. Increased
heart rate
e. Increased
water intake
Correct
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Question 29
Marks: 1
The strongest ligament which is responsible for the maintenance of the uterus in
its normal position within the pelvic cavity is the
Choose one answer.
a. broad ligament.
b. round ligament.
c. uterosacral ligament.
d. transverse cervical
ligament.
e. ovarian ligament.
Incorrect
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Question 30
Marks: 1
One of the mechanisms by which bacteria acquire drug resistance is through the
development of an altered metabolic pathway. Which ONE of the following drugs
is this mechanism of resistance MOST relevant?
Choose one answer.
a.
Chloramphenicol
b. Erythromycin
c. Penicillin
d. Sulphonamides The sulphonamides develop resistance by altering the
metabolic pathway.
e. Tetracyclines
Correct
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Question 31
Marks: 1
Cell X releases hormone Y as it is synthesized. Stimulation on cell X causes a
gradual rise in plasma concentrations of hormone Y over a few days. Based on
the observation, what can you conclude about the nature of hormone Y?
Choose one answer.
a. Protein
b. Polypeptide
c. Amine
d. Fatty acid
derivative
e. Steroid
Correct
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Question 32
Marks: 1
In bronchial asthma, relaxation of bronchiolar smooth muscle can be achieved by
a drug that activates/stimulates the
Choose one answer.
a. alpha-1
adrenergic
receptor.
b. beta-1
adrenergic
receptor.
c. beta-2
adrenergic
receptor.
d. nicotinic
cholinergic
receptor.
e. muscarinic
cholinergic
receptor.
Correct
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Question 33
Marks: 1
An increase in libido in both sexes is contributed by
Choose one answer.
a. testosterone
b.
dehydroepiandrostero
ne
c. progesterone
d. oestrogen
e. oxytocin
Incorrect
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Question 34
Marks: 1
During the fight-or-flight reaction, sympathetic stimulation results in widespread
effects. Some of these effects are mediated through alpha and some through
beta receptor stimulation. Which ONE of the following is an alpha adrenergic
effect?
Choose one answer.
a. Bronchoconstriction
b. Contraction of circular muscles of the iris
c. Vasoconstriction of blood vessels
supplying the viscera
d. Increase in heart rate
e. Contraction of the radial muscles of
gastro-intestinal sphincters
Incorrect
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Question 35
Marks: 1
Hepatic microsomal drug metabolizing enzymes can be inhibited by
Choose one answer.
a. smoking
b. drinking
grape fruit
juice.
c. chronic
alcoholism.
d. using herbs
like St. Johns
wort.
e. eating
charbroiled
(barbecued)
meat.
Correct
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Question 36
Marks: 1
A 45-year-old patient developed sepsis after bowel surgery. The causal organisms
which were isolated under strict anaerobic culture were Gram-negative bacteria.
What is the MOST likely organism for the patients sepsis?
Choose one answer.
a. Bacteroides
fragilis
b. Clostridium
perfringens
c. Escherichia coli
d. Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
e.
Peptostreptococcus
Correct
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Question 37
Marks: 1
A 25-year-old HIV positive patient presented to the family physician with
recurring painful vesicular lesions on the lips. The causal agent was an
enveloped DNA virus. Which ONE of the following is the MOST likely cause of the
vesicular lesions?
Choose one answer.
a.
Adenovirus
b.
Coxsackie
virus
c. Herpes
simplex
virus
The viruses listed are DNA viruses except Coxsackie virus, and
can cause opportunistic infection in a patient who is HIV
positive with possible immunosuppression. Herpes simplex
virus presents with vesicular lesions on the lips known as cold
sores.
d. Papilloma
virus
e. Kaposi
sarcoma
virus
Correct
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Question 38
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b. platelet aggregation by
prostacyclin (PGI2).
c. increased gastric acid
secretion.
d. reduction of intraocular
pressure.
e. reduction of renal blood
flow.
Incorrect
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Question 39
Marks: 1
At which ONE of the following circumstances the meiotic II division of the oocyte
will be completed?
Choose one answer.
a.
Cleavage
Fertilization results in the completion of meiotic II division.
Meiosis is a process of cell division which results in the division
of diploid parental cell into haploid progeny. Meiosis I is followed
b.
by meiosis II. Cell division following meiosis I is asymmetrical,
Fertilizatio resulting in the production of small polar body and an oocyte
that retain its large size. The oocyte then enters into meiosis II
n
without having reformed a nucleus or decondensed its
chromosome. Most vertebrate oocytes are arrested in
metaphase II, where they remain until fertilization.
c.
Gastrulatio
n
d.
Implantatio
n
e.
Ovulation
Correct
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Question 40
Marks: 1
The following bacteria were isolated from a patient suffering from syphilis. These
bacteria cannot be gram stained. Which ONE of the following organisms cause
this condition?
Choose one answer.
a. Treponema pallidum
b. Mycobacterium
tuberculosis
c. Salmonella typhi
d. Chlamydia trachomatis
e. Rickettsia prowazeki
Correct
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