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Foundation Block A

MCQs for EBA
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1. What is STR profiling used for?
For paternity tests
To test for genetic mutations
To find characteristics associated with a gene
To determine whether alleles are recessive or dominant
2. Why are haemotoxylin and eosin used together?
Haem = basic, eosin = acidic so bind to most substances
Both are acidic so create acidic conditions to enable cell to viewed
They activate each other's dye properties
Different colours create clearer images
3. Which type of connective tissue does cartilage come under?
Loose
Specialised
Dense
Embryonic
4. What type of nerve emerges from dorsal root?
Motor
Both sensory and motor
Sensory
5. What does side scatter measure in flow cytometry?
Cytoplasmic complexity
Plasma membrane transparency
Cell size
Number in homogenous cell population
6. What does parasympathetic system increase?
Heart rate
Sweat production
Water retention in kidneys
Saliva production
7. Which immunoglobulin would you find in saliva?
IgD
IgA
IgG
IgE
8. What is a plasma blast?
Produces platelets
Produces B cells
Antigen presenting cell
Antibody producing matured B cell
9. Which of these might cause acidosis?
Impaired lung function
Prolonged vomiting
Hyperventilation
Renal acid retention
10. What does increased RAS activity correct?
Low blood pressure
High blood volume
High blood pressure
Low blood osmolality
11. Which comes first in ossification
Primary ossification site forms
Blood vessel enters bone via nutrient foramen
Chondrocytes expand and calcify cartilage
Chondroclasts hollow out medullary cavity
12. Which muscle is not striated?
Diaphragm
Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal
13. What process tests for CpG methylation
Sanger sequencing
NeXT Gen DNA sequencing
STR DNA profiling
PCR with bisulfites added to DNA
14. What is a nerve plexus?
When nerves join into a network with those above and below
Where nerves separate to supply different tissues
Where autonomic nerve meets ganglion
When nerves form a thicker fibre with more nerve cells
15. Which ligands will nuclear receptors respond to?
Steroids
Insulin
Reninangiotensin
Neurotransmitter
16. What is different about dideoxy nucleotides?
Prone to mutations
They methylate very quickly
C degrades to T
They can't polymerise
17. Structural features of DNA which help high fidelity replication include...
RNA is stabilised by GAC cap
Double stranded template for easy checking
RNA polymerase recognises H bonded complimentary base pairs
18. What does adenylate cyclase do?
Stimulates Ca2+ influx into cells
Activates GPCRs
Activates protein kinase A
Phosphorylates proteins
19. What is ultrasound bad at viewing?
Areas of behind air
Areas surrounded by lots of fat
The heart
Structures near surface
20. Which is an adaptive immune cell responsible for majority of cytokine production?
Macrophage
Natural killer cell
Helper T cell
Monocyte
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