2nd Professional Pathology MCQ, Term Test May 10th, 2000.
1. The following may be involved in the acute inflammatory reaction:
a. The kinin system T
b. The complement system T
c. The fibrinolytic system T
d. The coagulation system T
e. Activation of factor 12 (Hageman Factor) T
2. Amyloid:
a. Causes increased tendency to bleed T
b. Is deposited in basement membrane T
c. Is associated with Down's syndrome T
d. Stains blue with haematoxylin and eosin F
e. Shows apple-green birefringence under polarized light T
3. The following definitions are correct:
a. Alleles are alternative forms of the same gene T
b. Annealing is the formation of double-stranded nucleic acid from
single stranded forms T
c. Autologous tissue is tissue from another person F
d. Antisense DNA is the non-coding strand of DNA T
e. An intron is a segment of DNA containing coding information for
a protein F
4. The following are causes of left ventricular hypertrophy:
a. Aortic stenosis T
b. Aortic incompetence T
c. Mitral stenosis F
d. Mitral incompetence T
e. Hypothyroidism F
5. The following are recognized complications of myocardial infarction:
a. Arrhythmias T
b. Pulmonary emboli T
c. Cardiac failure T
d. Mitral incompetence T
e. Dressler's syndrome T
6. The following predispose to deep venous thrombosis:
a. Fracture of the pelvis T
b. Myocardial infarction T
c. Immobilisation in bed T
d. Congestive heart failure T
e. Hyperparathyroidism F
1. The following may be involved in the acute inflammatory reaction:
a. The kinin system T
b. The complement system T
c. The fibrinolytic system T
d. The coagulation system T
e. Activation of factor 12 (Hageman Factor) T
2. Amyloid:
a. Causes increased tendency to bleed T
b. Is deposited in basement membrane T
c. Is associated with Down's syndrome T
d. Stains blue with haematoxylin and eosin F
e. Shows apple-green birefringence under polarized light T
3. The following definitions are correct:
a. Alleles are alternative forms of the same gene T
b. Annealing is the formation of double-stranded nucleic acid from
single stranded forms T
c. Autologous tissue is tissue from another person F
d. Antisense DNA is the non-coding strand of DNA T
e. An intron is a segment of DNA containing coding information for
a protein F
4. The following are causes of left ventricular hypertrophy:
a. Aortic stenosis T
b. Aortic incompetence T
c. Mitral stenosis F
d. Mitral incompetence T
e. Hypothyroidism F
5. The following are recognized complications of myocardial infarction:
a. Arrhythmias T
b. Pulmonary emboli T
c. Cardiac failure T
d. Mitral incompetence T
e. Dressler's syndrome T
6. The following predispose to deep venous thrombosis:
a. Fracture of the pelvis T
b. Myocardial infarction T
c. Immobilisation in bed T
d. Congestive heart failure T
e. Hyperparathyroidism F
