1) Which of the following regarding mandibular nerve is correct?
a)   Branch of facial nerve
b)   Purely motor
c)   passes through foramen ovale
d)   related to sphenopalatine ganglion

2) Fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus may cause
a)   winging of the spapula
b)   wrist drop
c)   flattening of the shoulder
d)   loss of sensaton on the extensor aspect of the forearm

3) Medial meniscus is more prone to injury because
a)   it is semilunar
b)   it is avascular
c)   attached firmly to tibal collateral ligament
d)   connected to lateral meniscus by a lateral ligament

4) Excessive hemorrhage in tonsillectomy results from injury to
a)   Ascending palatine artery
b)   Venus commitantes to facial artery
c)   Palatine vein
d)   Internal carotid artery

5) Oblique politeal ligament is the continuation of
a)   Semitendinouses
b)   Semimembranosus
c)   Biceps femoris
d)   Adductor magnus

6) Which is not a posterior cord of brachial plexus
a)   Lower subscapular
b)   Axillary
c)   Dorsal scapular
d)   Thoracodorsal

7) Esophagus does not receive arterial supply from
a)   Splenic artery
b)   left gastric artery
c)   inferior phrenic artery
d)   inferior thyroid artery

8) Medial rotators of the arm are all except
a)   Pectoralis major
b)   teres minor
c)   teres major
d)   lattismus dorsi

9) Larynx extends from
a)   C2-C7
b)   C1-C4
c)   C5-C6
d)   C3-C6

10) Glossopharyngeal nerve suppplied posterior part of tongue because it develops from
a)   Hyoid arch
b)   Tuberculous major
c)   mandibular arch
d)   hypo branchial eminence

11) Organ with dual blood supply is
a)   brain
b)   liver
c)   adrenal
d)   kidney

12) Lower border of costodiaphragmatic recess is at the level of the following rib
a)   6th rib
b)   8th rib
c)   10th rib
d)   12th rib

13) Which of the following are antigen-presenting cells of skin
a)   langerhans cells
b)   mast cells
c)   macrophages
d)   foam cells

14) Downward extension of spleen is prevented by
a)   transverse colon
b)   leinorenal ligament
c)   splenocolic ligament
d)   upper pole of kidney

15) All the following are mesodermal in orgin except
a)   pupillary constrictor
b)   anterior ciliary projection
c)   ciliary body
d)   ciliary muscle

16) In COPD all are affected except
a)   FEV
b)   ratio of FEV to vital capacity
c)   FVC
d)   none

17) Osmoreceptors are present in
a)   anterior hypothalamus
b)   internal carotid artery
c)   left atrium
d)   ventricle

18) Stomatostatin is produced by cells of the pancreas
a)   alpha
b)   beta
c)   delta
d)   acinar

19) Calcitonin is produced by
a)   thyroid
b)   parathyroid
c)   thymus
d)   kidney

20) Metabolic alkalosis associated with prolonged vomiting is due to primarily to loss of
a)   sodium
b)   potassium
c)   chloride
d)   hydrogen ion

21) Conduction velecity is maximum in
a)   SA node
b)   AV node
c)   bundle of his
d)   right ventricle

22) Which of the following is absorbed in the colon
a)   iron
b)   proteins
c)   bile salts
d)   electrolytes

23) Best stimuli for CCK secretion is
a)   acid
b)   proteins
c)   bile
d)   fat

24) TRH stimulates TSH and
a)   GH
b)   oxytocin
c)   prolactin
d)   gonadotropin

25) Excess aldosterone is associated with all except
a)   water retention
b)   hypokalemia
c)   hyperkalemia
d)   hypertension

26) Broca's area is present in
a)   superior temporal gyrus
b)   precentral gyrus
c)   post central gyrus
d)   inferior frontal gyrus

27) Surfactant is secreted by
a)   type I pneumocyte
b)   type II pneumocyte
c)   alveolar macrophages
d)   none of the above

28) One of the following is earliest indication of concealed acute bleeding
a)   tachycardia
b)   hypocapnia
c)   oliguria
d)   cold clammy fingers

29) Erythropoietin is secreted by
a)   liver
b)   adrenal cortex
c)   kidney
d)   bone marrow

30) Organs of thermogenesis are all except
a)   skin
b)   thyroid
c)   spleen
d)   lung

31) melatonin is synthesised from
a)   tryptophan
b)   serotonin
c)   phenylalanine
d)   histidine

32) Which of the following is completely dependent on glucose as fuel
a)   renal cortex
b)   adrenal cortex
c)   heart
d)   retina

33) Myocardium normally utilises
a)   glucose
b)   lactose
c)   fatty acid
d)   ketones

34) Specific dynamic action is maximum
a)   proteins
b)   carbohydrate
c)   fats
d)   vitamins

35) Rate limiting step in cholesterol synthesis is
a)   HMG CoA synthetase
b)   HMG CoA lyase
c)   HMG CoA reductase
d)   Mevalonate synthetase

36) Ammonia in brain tissue is mainly eliminated in the form of
a)   glutamine
b)   glutamic acid
c)   lactate
d)   uric acid

37) All increases serum glucose except
a)   glucagon
b)   epinephrine
c)   cortisol
d)   vasopressin

38) Cholesterol from liver is transported to the tissues mainly by
a)   HDL
b)   LDL
c)   VLDL
d)   chylomicrons

39) Which is not seen in starvation
a)   ketoacidosis
b)   high glycogenosis
c)   high gluconeogenesis
d)   high degradation of triglycerides

40) Gluconeogenesis occurs in the liver and
a)   kidney
b)   muscle
c)   heart
d)   fat

41) Bile salts are derived from
a)   fatty acids
b)   cholesterol
c)   bilirubin
d)   sulphuric acid

42) Substrate for oxidative phophorylation is
a)   AMP
b)   ADP
c)   ATP
d)   NADP

43) Thiamine is essential for
a)   pyruvate dehydrogenase
b)   isocitrate dehydrogenase
c)   succinate dehydrogenase
d)   acetyl coA synthetase

44) Urinary protein is detected by
a)   barfoed test
b)   hay's test
c)   boiling test
d)   ehrlich's test

45) Glucose can be synthesised from
a)   adenine
b)   guanine
c)   palmitic acid
d)   glycerol

46) Mechanism of action of sulphonylureas is
a)   increase in the number of insulin receptors
b)   increased sensitivity of receptors
c)   increase in insulin synthesis
d)   none of the above

47) Which is the cardiotoxic
a)   cyclophosphamide
b)   adriamycin
c)   methotexate
d)   mitomycin

48) Nystagmus can be caused by
a)   phenytoin
b)   quinidine
c)   lignocaine
d)   chlorpromazine

49) Calcium channel blocker with predominant peripheral action is
a)   verapamil
b)   diltiazem
c)   depranil
d)   nifidepine

50) Which of the following is an ACE inhibitor
a)   saralasin
b)   diltiazem
c)   captopril
d)   spirinolactone