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1. What AD disease associated with chromosome 19 involves a defect in the LDL receptors that leads to skin and tendon xanthomas?






2. Name the cluster B personality disorder: x Colorful - dramatic - extroverted - seductive - and unable to hold long - term relationships






3. Name the GLUT transporter based on the following: x Found in liver and pancreatic Beta- cells






4. A 20-year - old woman goes to the ER with ptosis - diplopia - weakness in her jaw muscles when chewing - and muscle weakness with repeated use. What is your diagnosis?






5. Name the most common type or cause - Intestinal obstructions in adults






6. What is the most common one? - Type of PUD






7. What triggers phase 3 of the action potential in a ventricular pacemaker cell?






8. Name the area of the cerebral cortex with the function described: x Speech; critical for personality - concentration - initiating and stopping tasks (do one thing and begin a new without completion of the first) - abstract thought - and memory and hi






9. A patient goes to the ER with signs and symptoms of biliary colic. Which opioid analgesic do you choose?






10. Name the most common cause - Insomnia






11. What nucleus of the hypothalamus is the satiety center - regulating food intake?






12. What happens to flow and pressure in capillaries with arteriolar dilation? Arteriolar constriction?






13. What happens to the following during skeletal muscle contraction? - I band






14. What portion of the intervertebral disk is a remnant of the notochord?






15. What Ig is associated with ADCC for parasites?






16. What are the four ways to down - regulate the immune system?






17. A tropical fish enthusiast has granulomatous lesions and cellulitis; What is the most likely offending organism?






18. What type of hormone is described as having intracellular receptors - being synthesized as needed - mostly bound to proteins - and having its activity determined by free hormone levels?






19. What virus is associated with the endemic form of Burkitt lymphoma?






20. Name the primary vesicle the following structures are derived from (proencephalon - mesencephalon - or rhombencephalon) - Diencephalon






21. What is the term to describe the increased rate of secretion of adrenal androgens at the onset of puberty?






22. During What embryonic week does the intraembryonic coelom form?






23. Name the type of mutation: x New codon specifies for the same AA






24. What is the term for RBCs with smooth undulations on the surface of their membrane - commonly seen in uremia?






25. Name the type of regeneration (i.e. - labile - stable - or permanent) based on the following examples - Hematopoietic cells






26. What paraphilia is defined as x Having a recurrent desire to expose the genitals to strangers?






27. What lymphoid organ is characterized by germinal centers - plasma cells that secrete IgA - and no encapsulation?

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28. What elongation factor is inactivated by ADP ribosylation - preventing translation?






29. What enzyme is blocked by methotrexate/ trimethoprim?






30. What is the term to describe homosexuals who x Are comfortable with their own person and agree with their sense of self?






31. With what disease do you see IgA deposits in small vessels of the skin and the kidneys?






32. In MHC class II molecules - what chain blocks access to the peptide - binding groove during transportation within the cell - ensuring that the MHC class II- peptide complex is transported to the surface?






33. What is the physiologically active form of Ca2+?






34. People who believe that luck - chance - or the actions of others control their fate have an internal locus of control.






35. What type of cerebral bleed is due to a rupture of a berry aneurysm in the circle of Willis?






36. What is the term for the speckled appearance of the iris in patients with Down syndrome?






37. What somatoform disorder is described as x Unrealistic negative opinion of personal appearance - seeing self as ugly?






38. What percentage of cardiac output flows through the pulmonary circuit?






39. What condition results in a strawberry gallbladder?






40. If free water clearance (CH2O) is positive - What type of urine is formed? And if it is negative?






41. The DSM- IV- TR is scored on the basis of five axes of diagnosis. In What axis would you place x Psychosocial and environmental problems (stressors)?






42. A 20-year - old black woman goes to you with nonspecific joint pain - fever - and a malar rash over the bridge of her nose and on her cheeks. This is a classic example of What autoimmune disease? What are three autoantibody tests you could order to m






43. What abdominal muscle runs horizontally - contributes to the posterior rectus sheath - and contributes to form the conjoint tendon?






44. Name the Plasmodium species based on the following information:Persistent hypnozoite liver stage with relapses; blood smear shows amoeboid trophozoites with oval - jagged infected RBCs; 48- hour fever spike pattern






45. Fixing impulses by acting out the opposite of an unacceptable behavior






46. What area of the brain is responsible for emotion - feeding - mating - attention - and memory?






47. What syndrome is associated with the following brainstem lesions? - AICA or superior cerebellar artery occlusion - resulting in ipsilateral limb ataxia - ipsilateral facial pain and temperature loss - contralateral loss of pain and temperature to the






48. What preganglionic sympathetic fibers are responsible for innervating the foregut and the midgut?






49. What estrogen receptor agonist in bone is used in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis?






50. What level of mental retardation is characterized by x Being self - supportive with minimal guidance and able to be gainfully employed (includes 85% of the mentally retarded)?







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