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1. Name the compartment of the mediastinum associated with the following thoracic structures: SVC






2. Name the cancer associated with the following oncogenes. (Some may have more than one answer) x sis






3. What stage of male development is characterized by the following LH and testosterone levels? - Both LH and testosterone levels drop and remain low.






4. Failure to accurately recall the past leads to what form of bias?






5. Name the antimicrobial agent whose major side effect is listed - Dental staining in children






6. From What embryonic structure are the following structures derived? - The sinus venarum - coronary sinus - and the oblique vein of the left atrium






7. What malabsorption syndrome produces abdominal distention - bloating - flatulence - diarrhea - steatorrhea - and weight loss shortly after eating bread products?






8. What fructose metabolism enzyme is deficient in patients with vomiting - apathy - diarrhea - jaundice - proximal renal tubular acidosis - hypoglycemia - and hyperuricemia?






9. What hormone - stimulated by epinephrine - results in an increase in lipolysis?






10. Do newborns have a preference for still or moving objects?






11. What is the effect of LH on the production of adrenal androgens?






12. What syndrome is due to anti - GBM Abs directed against the lung and kidneys?






13. What cells of the nephron function as sodium concentration sensors of the tubular fluid?






14. What is the term for the appearance of the kidney in malignant hypertension (it has petechiae on its surface)?






15. Which anticonvulsant is also used in the treatment of bipolar disorder and for migraine headaches?






16. What are the three main functions of surfactant?






17. Which class of antihypertensives is used in the treatment of BPH?






18. What prevents the down - regulation of the receptors on the gonadotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland?






19. A 20-year - old woman who was recently diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease goes to the ER with a tender - painful - swollen - and erythematous knee (monoarticular). What organism is the likely culprit?






20. With what stage of sleep is enuresis associated?






21. What percent of unwed mothers are teenagers?






22. Are the following conditions associated with a negative or positive nitrogen balance? - Uncontrolled DM






23. What is the label given to an individual whose IQ is x 120 to 129






24. What is the term for transverse bands on the fingernails seen in patients with chronic arsenic poisoning?






25. Name the associated chromosomal translocation - Follicular lymphoma






26. What cell surface marker is found on blood B cells?






27. What are the two side effects of opioids to which the user will not develop tolerance?






28. What is the term for a venous embolus in the arterial system?






29. What are the five tissues in which glucose uptake is insulin independent?






30. In a negatively skewed curve is the mean greater than the mode?






31. What is the role of the negative charge on the filtering membrane of the glomerular capillaries?






32. Which CNs act as the sensory and motor components of the gag reflex?






33. What is the most common circulation Ig in the plasma?






34. Which thrombolytic agent - activated in the presence of fibrin - is manufactured by recombinant DNA process?






35. What complement factor deficiency leads to x Leukocyte adhesion deficiency with poor opsonization?






36. What are the five AAs that are both ketogenic and glucogenic?






37. Name the DNA virus: x ssDNA; naked; icosahedral; replicates in the nucleus






38. What family do the following viruses belong to? - Hantavirus






39. What enzyme found in a cholinergic synapse breaks down ACh? What are the byproducts?






40. What cells of the thyroid gland secrete calcitonin?






41. Which bacteriostatic drug whose major side effect is the lepra reaction inhibits folic acid synthesis?






42. What form of angina is characterized by x Coronary artery luminal narrowing - symptom occurrence during exertion - ST segment depression on ECG?






43. What type of collagen is associated with keloid formation?






44. What region of the brain houses the central chemoreceptors responsible for control of ventilation?






45. What type of correlation is defined as x Two variables that go together in the same direction?






46. What type of hemostasis in an intravascular space consists of fibrin - platelets - RBCs - and WBCs?






47. What part of the ANS (i.e. - PNS or CNS) controls the constriction of the pupil in response to light?






48. What is the term to describe a man who has x The ability to have an erection sometimes and other times not?






49. Thyroid _____ is a measure of its function.






50. What rare vasculitis has the following characteristics: males aged 40 to 60; affecting small arteries and veins; involving nose - sinuses - lungs - and kidneys; C- ANCA and autoantibodies against proteinase 3?







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