medical MCQs – Page 7

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

121. Which of the following structures are associated with bells palsy______________?
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A. sub mandibular gland

B. Glosso pharyngeal nerve

C. Seventh cranial nerve

D. Temporomandibular joint

122. Osteomyelitis begins as an inflammation of:__________?
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A. periosteum and inner cortex

B. Periosteum

C. Medullary bone

D. Cortical bone

123. Dentigerous cyst is suspected if the follicular space is more than:
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A. 3-4 mm

B. 2-3 mm

C. 1-2 mm

D. >5 mm
124. Treatment for cementoma?
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A. Pulpectomy

B. None of the above

C. Resection of jaw

D. No treatment
125. Which of the following is not a type of lichen planus?
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A. Hypertrophic

B. Erosive

C. Atrophic

D. Verrucous
126. Pain due to acute irreversible pulpitis is:____________?
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A. Continuous

B. Spontaneous

C. Lasting for short time

D. Sharp- shock like

127. Lichenoid reactions are mainly due to:____________?
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A. betel nut chewing

B. intake of certain drugs

C. cigarette smoking

D. intake of alcohol

128. Xeroderma pigmentosum is characterized by:___________?
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A. Autosomal dominant inheritance

B. Irregular accemulation of melanin in the basal cell layer

C. Acanthosis of epithelium with elongation of rete ridges

D. Inability to repair sunlight induced damage to DNA
129. Most demineralised zone in enamel caries:____________?
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A. Dark zone

B. Body of lession

C. Translucent zone

D. Surface zone

130. Conjoint tendon is formed by _________?
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A. External and internal oblique

B. Internal oblique

C. Internal oblique and transversus abdominis

D. External oblique and transversus abdominis

131. Chronic periostitis in children is known as__________?
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A. Cherubism

B. Histiocytosis X

C. Garres osteomyelitis

D. Tuberculous osteomyelitis

132. Xerostomia, enlargment of salivary and lacrimal glands is seen in______________?
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A. Mickuliczs disease

B. None of the above

C. Sicca syndrome

D. Sjogrens syndrome

133. A diffuse spreading inflammatory lesion is due to bacterial enzyme
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A. Bradykinin

B. Coagulase

C. Hyaluronidase

D. Peroxidase

134. The caries of enamel surface leads to accentuation of:__________?
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A. Incremental lines of retzius

B. Imbrication lines of pickerill

C. Wickhams striae

D. Perikymata

135. Odontogenic epithelium responsible for the formation of dental cyst is:___________?
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A. Cell rests of seirre

B. Enamel organ

C. Reduced enamel epithelium

D. Cell rests of malassez
136. A tooth with a 3 month history of pain, which was worse when hot liquid were in mouth. After extraction, the tooth was split open. The pulp chamber was completely filled with pus. A few remnants of pulp tissue were found in apical end. The condition is:__________?
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A. Strangulation of pulp

B. Acute partial pulpits

C. Suppurative pulpitis

D. Acute total pulpits

137. Which of the following diseases of the skin is the most likely to be associated with partial anodontia?
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A. lichen planus

B. erythema multiformae

C. Keratosis follicularils

D. hereditary actodermal dysplasia
138. Sialolith in the excretory duct, will result in______________?
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A. Chronic sialadenitis

B. Pleomorphic adenoma

C. Mucous retention cyst

D. rupture of the duct

139. All of the following statements about the typical features of a periapical granuloma are true EXCEPT:
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A. It results from immunologically mediated tissue damage

B. It shows evidence of local antibody production

C. It can form only if the periapical bone is resorbed

D. It consists of proliferating granulation tissue

140. The following are the high grade salivary gland malignancies, EXCEPT______________?
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A. Adenoid Cystic carcinoma

B. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

C. Basal cell adenocarcinoma

D. Salivary duct carcinoma