medical MCQs – Page 174

Practise multiple-choice questions from medical for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

3461. Which one of the following enzymes provides a link between glycolysis and the citric acid cycle ?
comments icon0

A. Citrate synthase

B. Pyruvate dehydrogenase

C. Pyruvate kinase

D. Lactate dehydrogenase

3463. Keratohyaline granules are more evident in_______________?
comments icon0

A. Non keratinized

B. Orthokeratinized

C. Keratinised

D. Parakeratinised

3464. A suitable fixative for a routine biopsy specimen is_____________?
comments icon0

A. 40% formalin

B. 10% formalin

C. 10% alcohol

D. 20% formalin

3465. Extracted teeth should be preserved in_____________?
comments icon0

A. Saline

B. Xylene

C. 10% Formalin

D. 10% alcohol

3466. The connective tissue of the gingiva is known as the______________?
comments icon0

A. Fibroblasts

B. Lamina dura

C. Lamina propria

D. Dental cuticle

3467. Glucose can be synthesized from all except_____________?
comments icon0
A. Acetoacetate

B. Amino acids

C. Glycerol

D. Lactic acid

3468. Michaelis-Menten hypothesis states that_____________?
comments icon0

A. Km is the enzyme substrate complex association constant

B. Rate of non enzymatic reaction is proportional to substrate concentration

C. Rate of enzymatic reaction is independent of substrate concentration

D. Enzyme- substrate complex formation is essential in enzymatic reaction
3469. The deciduous teeth can be differentiated from permanent teeth by_____________?
comments icon0

A. Dentinal tubule arrangement

B. Primary and secondary dentin

C. Mineral content

D. Enamel prismatic arrangement
3470. Krebs cycle occurs in _________ conditions?
comments icon0

A. Aerobic and anaerobic

B. Microaerophilic

C. Aerobic

D. Anaerobic

3472. Which of the following is correct about enamel crystals ?
comments icon0
A. Roughly texagonal in shape

B. Their diameter is about 5 microns in size

C. Contains organic portion in the center

D. Same as dentin crystals

3474. Epithelium of oral mucous membrane is_______________?
comments icon0

A. Only para keratinized

B. Keratinized

C. Ortho, para and non keratinized

D. Non keratinized

3475. Which of the following is not a polymer of glucose?
comments icon0

A. Cellulose

B. Amylase

C. Glycogen

D. Inulin
3478. The enzyme that is specifically increased in obstructive jaundice is_____________?
comments icon0

A. Acid phosphatase

B. Alkaline phosphaase

C. Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase

D. Glutamate pyruvate transaminase

3479. Color of the normal gingiva is_____________?
comments icon0

A. Pink

B. Coral pink

C. None of the above

D. Red

3480. Non keratinized epithelium is found over___________?
comments icon0

A. Attached gingiva

B. Free gingiva

C. Interdental papilla

D. Gingival sulcus