Andy RDH Review Board

What process is described as being the net movement of WATER molecules from an area of low concentration of solute to an area with a higher concentration of solute? (Normal atmospheric pressure).
1. Osmosis
2. Galvanisation
3. Hydrolysis
4. Differentiation
The net movement of a gaseous substance will follow a concentration gradient (at normal atmospheric pressure) from an area of high concentration of that gas, to an area of lower concentration of that same gaseous substance. What is the name of this biological process?
1. Refraction
2. Sublimation
3. Integration
4. Diffusion
5. osmosis
Which organelle is a type of vesicle?
1. Nucleus
2. Nucleus
3. Lysosome
4. Endoplasmic Reticulum
What organelle processes and packages proteins before sending them through the cell?
1. Ribosome
2. Endoplasmic Reticulum
3. Golgi Apparatus
4. Vesicle
Where are ribosomes produced?
1. Nucleus
2. Nucleolus
3. Nucleoplasm
4. Nuclear Envelope
n double stranded DNA how do the four bases (C,A,T,G) pair up with each other.
1. A always pairs with T and C always pairs with G
2. C always pairs with T and A and G always pair with themselves
3. C always pairs with T and A always pairs with G
4. A always pairs with T and C and G always pair with themselves
The two types of cells are eukaryotic and prokaryotic.
1. True
2. False
Which of these is not a phase in the cell cycle?
1. Interphase
2. Meiosis
3. Mitosis
4. Cytokenesis
Exocytosis is the process of what?
1. Molecules being taken into the cell
2. The movement of an organelle from one part of the cell to another
3. The death of a cell
4. Molecules being removed from the cell
What organelle is the site of most of the protein synthesis that occurs in the cell?
1. Golgi apparatus
2. Nucleous
3. Mitochondria
4. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
What is the process that makes the most ATP called?
1. Glycolysis
2. Electron transport
3. Phosphorylation
4. Chemiosmosis
Where does glycolysis occur?
1. Mitochondria
2. Mitochondrial membrane
3. Cell membrane
4. Cytoplasm
How do enzymes catalyse reactions?
1. They change the activation energy.
2. They change kinetic energy into reaction energy.
3. They change potential energy to kinetic energy.
4. They decrease the reaction energy and increase the activa
Which of these structures is the smallest?
1. A virus
2. A mitochondrion
3. A cell
4. A bacterium
Which function is carried out by the Golgi apparatus?
1. Endocytosis
2. Synthesis of proteins
3. Modification of proteins for secretion
4. Digestion of proteins
DNA is constructed of repeating units. What are these units called?
1. Amino acids
2. Nucleotides
3. Monosaccharides
4. Fatty acids
What bases are called purines?
1. Thymine & cytosine
2. Adenine & thymine
3. Adenine & guanine
4. Guanine & cytosine
What process is used to copy DNA to produce another identical strand?
1. Replication
2. Translation
3. Transcription
4. Photocopying
What kind of sugar is found in DNA?
1. Ribose
2. Deoxyribose
3. Galactose
4. Glucose
A general term for abnormal new growth is:
1. neoplasia
2. lymphoma
3. carcinoma
4. melanoma
What type of cell gives rise to the most tumors?
1. endothelial
2. lymphocyte
3. neuronal
4. epithelial
Which disease is the hyperfunction of the adrenal glands?
1. goiter
2. Cushing's Syndrome
3. Addison's Disease
4. adrenal crisis
Which of the following is not a symptom of Addison's Disease?
1. weight gain
2. craving for salty foods
3. weight loss
4. bronzing of the skin
There are 8 cranial bones and 14 facial bones.
1. True
2. False
Which is NOT a part of the ethmoid bone?
1. bregma
2. crista galli
3. cribiform plate
4. superior and middle nasal conchae
What system does verucca vulgaris occur in?
1. urinary system
2. nervous system
3. integumentary system
4. cardiovascular system
Which of the following hormones is NOT produced in the anterior pituitary gland?
1. growth hormone
2. vasopressin
3. prolactin
4. luteinizing hormone
Which of the following lists the correct order of leukocytes, from the most to the least common?
1. basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils
2. monocytes, neutrophils, basophils, lymphocytes
3. lymphocytes, neutrophils, eosinophils, monocytes
4. neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils
Where is the olfactory system found in the nasal cavity?
1. cribiform plate of ethmoid bone
2. hard palate
3. inferior conchae
4. frontal bone
Which nerve has to be anaesthatized while extracting a tooth from the lower jaw?
1. mental nerve
2. facial nerve
3. zygomaticotemporal nerve
4. inferior alveolar nerve
What is the order food passes along the digestive tract?
1. ascending colon, transverse colon, sigmoid colon, descending colon, ileum, jejunum
2. descending colon, transverse colon, ascending colon, sigmoid colon, jejunum, ileum
3. jejunum, ileum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon
4. jejunum, ileum, descending colon, transverse colon, ascending colon, sigmoid colon
Compression of which nerve in the carpel tunnel is referred to as carpel tunnel syndrome?
1. ulnar nerve
2. vagus nerve
3. phrenic nerve
4. median nerve
Which cranial nerve provides the sensory input for the gag reflex?
1. glossopharyngeal nerve
2. oculomotor nerve
3. vagus nerve
4. vestibulocochlear nerve
The "visual cortex", the place where we actually see, is located where?
1. brainstem
2. the back of the brain
3. top of the brain
4. right behind the eyes
What is the name of the median wall that separates the left and right side of the human heart?
1. Atrium
2. Pericardium
3. Wallum
4. Septum
What is the normal lifespan of red blood cells, the predominant white blood cells, and platelets, in that order?
1. 60 days, 60 days, and 60 days
2. 1000 days, 7 days, and 35 days
3. 365 days, 10 days, and 40 hours
4. 120 days, 24 hours, and 10 days
Which of the following is not a function of the liver?
1. stores proteins
2. stores sugars
3. detoxifies drugs
4. produces bile
Which of the following minerals is NOT stored in our bones?
1. Sodium
2. Calcium
3. Acetate
4. Phosphorus
What are osteoblasts?
1. cells of the cartilage
2. the process of bones forming
3. the result from the bone forming cells surrounding themselves
4. bone forming cells
LPS is an endotoxin that is found on the outer membrane of Gram negative bacteria. LPS stands for _________.
1. lagging poison strand
2. leading poison strand
3. lipopolysaccharide
4. lactopeptosucrose
The Gram stain is used to classify cells based on differences in their ________.
1. cell wall
2. nucleus
3. cell membrane
4. cytoplasm
Fluroide can help with periodontal disease. True/False
1. True
2. False
Fluorosis occurs during which stage?
1. Calcification
2. Appostion
3. Initiation
4. Proliferation
If you swallow fluoride, most of the absorption takes place where?
1. The mouth
2. Enamel and dentin
3. Stomach and small intestine
4. Kidney
Teeth can be stained from:
1. sodium fluoride
2. acidulated phosphate fluoride
3. sodium monofluorophosphate
4. stannous fluoride
The recommended level of fluoride in the drinking water should be:
1. .7 to 1.2 ppm
2. 1.2 to 2.5 ppm
3. 0.1 to .9 ppm
4. .55 - 1.55 ppm
Drinking fluoridated water since birth has shown to decrease caries by how much?
1. 90
2. 60
3. 75
4. 80
If a radiograph has shades from grey to white, what would be the error?
1. overexposed
2. high contrast
3. low contrast
4. underexposed
In radiology, how many impulses are in a second?
1. 60
2. 75
3. 100
4. 45
MPD stands for:
1. mutation potential of dose
2. maximum permissable dose
3. maintain perfect documentation
4. manufacturer's patented dose

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