<1>A 61-year-old woman with leukemia abruptly develops an intensely 
itchy rash. Physical examination demonstrates multiple erythematous 
patches of the distal arms and legs, some of which involve the palms 
and soles. Some of the patches show central clearing with surrounding 
erythematous rings. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? 
A. Erythema migrans chronicum 
B. Erythema multiforme 
C. Kaposi's sarcoma 
D. Psoriasis 
E. Urticaria 
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<2>A 52-year-old woman presents to her physician for a check-up. She is 
recovering from a wrist fracture after a fall. Dual energy x-ray 
absorptiometry of the hip had shown her to have osteoporosis. She 
became menopausal at age 50 and did not begin hormone replacement 
therapy because of a strong family history of breast cancer. She 
now fears a future hip fracture and would like to begin a bone 
loss prevention regime.Which of the following pharmaceutical 
agents is most appropriate for this patient? 
A. Calcitonin nasal spray 
B. Oral conjugated estrogen 
C. Raloxifene 
D. Tamoxifen 
E. Transdermal estradiol 
Answer 
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<3>A fracture of the humerus neck damages a nerve running around the humera 
l neck. After the fracture heals, the patient notices a marked decrease in 
his ability to raise his arm over his head. The denervated muscle arises 
from which of the following? 
A. Acromion alone 
B. Clavicle and acromion 
C. Clavicle and coracoid 
D. Coracoid alone 
E. Coracoid and acromion 
Answer 
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<4>A patient is admitted to a psychiatric hospital after having been picked 
up by the police for making inappropriate sexual advances. A detailed 
psychiatric interview demonstrates deficits in memory, insight, 
judgement, personal appearance, and social behavior. The patient 
is witnessed experiencing a possible epileptic seizure. Over a 
period of several years, motor findings also develop, including 
relaxed, but expressionless facies, tremor, dysarthria, and pupillary 
abnormalities. Which of the following tests performed on his 
cerebrospinal fluid would most likely be diagnostic? 
A. CSF glucose 
B. FTA-ABS 
C. Gram's stain 
D. Lymphocyte count 
E. Neutrophil count 
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5.A 42-year-old man has just been informed that he has poorly 
differentiated small cell carcinoma of the lung. When asked if he 
understands the serious nature of his illness, the patient proceeds 
to tell his physician how excited he is about renovating his home. 
This patient is exhibiting 
A. denial 
B. displacement 
C. projection 
D. rationalization 
E. reaction formation 
F. sublimation 
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<6>A 3-month-old infant presents with a 3-day history of fever, cough, 
and poor feeding. On examination, the baby appears ill and has a 
temperature of 102 F and a respiratory rate of 32. A chest x-ray 
film shows bilateral patchy infiltrates in the lungs. Which of 
the following is the most likely etiologic agent? 
A. Coronavirus 
B. Influenza type A 
C. Parainfluenza type 1 
D. Respiratory syncytial virus 
E. Rhinovirus 
Answer 
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<7>A 35-year-old male presents to the urologist for an infertility 
evaluation. A biopsy of his testis is performed to check sperm production 
and maturation. A microscopic section reveals only a few germ cells near 
the basal lamina in the seminiferous tubule. Which of the following cells 
is the germ cell closest to the basal lamina in the seminiferous tubule? 
A. Primary spermatocyte 
B. Secondary spermatocyte 
C. Spermatid 
D. Spermatogonia 
E. Spermatozoa 
Answer 
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<8>A 30-year-old otherwise healthy woman presents to her physician with 
complaints of fatigue and dyspnea. Physical examination reveals normal 
breath sounds and the presence of third and fourth heart sounds. Chest 
x-ray shows clear lung fields but right ventricular enlargement, main 
pulmonary artery enlargement, and "pruning" of the peripheral vasculature. 
Electrocardiogram shows right axis deviation and right ventricular 
hypertrophy. Left ventricular function appears normal on echocardiography 
. Serologic studies show antinuclear antibodies. Which of the following 
pathological findings would this patient also show, either at autopsy 
or if an appropriate biopsy was taken? 
A. Mural thrombus of the right atrium 
B. Necrosis and scarring of the left ventricle 
C. Plexogenic pulmonary vasculopathy 
D. Pulmonary artery stenosis 
E. Severe pulmonary fibrosis 
Answer 
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<9>During an abdominal surgical procedure, the surgeon wishes to locate the 
ureter in order to ensure that it is not injured. The ureter may be found 
immediately anterior to the origin of the 
A. common iliac artery 
B. external iliac artery 
C. internal iliac artery 
D. gonadal artery 
E. renal artery 
Answer 
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<10>A patient with mild congestive heart failure is treated with high-dose 
furosemide and diureses 25 pounds of fluid. A complete blood count (CBC) 
taken before the diuresis shows an RBC count of 4 million/mm3; a 
CBC taken after diuresis shows a RBC count of 7 million/mm3. 
Which of the following is the most likely explanation? 
A. Cyanotic heart disease 
B. Increased erythropoietin 
C. Polycythemia vera 
D. Relative polycythemia 
E. Renal cell carcinoma 
Answer 
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<11>A newborn male child is noted to have hypospadias. A complete 
evaluation determines that the child has no other genitourinary 
anomalies. Nonetheless, hypospadias repair will be performed to 
prevent which of the following possible sequelae? 
A. Bladder exstrophy 
B. Hydrocele 
C. Phimosis 
D. Urachal cysts 
E. Urinary tract infection 
Answer 
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<12>During the passage of an intravenous catheter, numerous endothelial 
cells are dislodged from the lining of the popliteal vein. What substance 
allows platelet adhesion to the exposed collagen fibers? 
A. Factor VIII 
B. Factor IX 
C. Fibronectin 
D. Tissue factor 
E. Von Willebrand factor 
Answer 
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<13>A 57-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a nosebleed 
for the past 2 hours. The patient received a prosthetic heart valve 5 
months ago and is currently taking warfarin (7.5 mg per day) and oral 
antibiotics. Laboratory evaluation reveals an INR (international 
normalized ratio, the ratio of patient to normal prothrombin times) 
of 6.4. Which of the following antibiotics is the patient most likely 
taking? 
A. Ampicillin 
B. Cephalexin 
C. Nitrofurantoin 
D. Norfloxacin 
E. Phenazopyridine 
Answer 
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<14>A 47-year-old woman presents with complaints of nervousness and 
increased sensitivity to hot weather. She is diagnosed with hyperthyroidism 
and prescribed propylthiouracil. What is the principal mechanism by which 
this drug acts? 
A. Decreasing the efficacy of TSH binding to the thyroid TSH receptor 
B. Decreasing the rate of proteolysis of thyroglobulin 
C. Increasing the amount of 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine (reverse T3; rT3) 
D. Inhibiting deiodination of thyroxine (T4) 
E. Inhibiting the uptake of iodide into the thyroid gland 
Answer 
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<15>Which of the following neurotransmitters is most important for the 
induction of REM sleep? 
A. Acetylcholine 
B. Dopamine 
C. Epinephrine 
D. Norepinephrine 
E. Serotonin 
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<16>A 37-year-old woman presents with 3 days of progressive joint pain in 
her ankles, knees, and wrists. She had three similar episodes over the 
past several years. On examination, she has a temperature of 38.7 C, her 
blood pressure is 110/70 mm Hg, and her heart rate is 90/min. She has a 
diffuse petechial rash over her trunk and extensor surfaces. Her ankles 
and knees are swollen, red, and tender with decreased range of motion, 
and there is tenderness over the tendon sheaths of her hands and 
forearms. Blood cultures are negative. Aspiration of joint fluid 
reveals a white cell count of 22,000/mm3 with no visible organisms, 
but culture on chocolate agar is positive. Which of the following 
is an attribute of the causative organism that allows it to produce 
recurrent infections? 
A. It is an intracellular pathogen 
B. It is resistant to ceftriaxone 
C. It is resistant to complement-mediated lysis 
D. Its capsule is not immunogenic 
E. Its pili undergo antigenic and phase variation 
Answer 
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<17>The data presented below compares the results of a diagnostic test in 
the presence and absence of a disease. 
Disease present Disease absent 
Positive test 40 5 
Negative test 10 95 
Total 50 100 
The specificity of the test is 
A. 0.05 
B. 0.40 
C. 0.80 
D. 0.90 
E. 0.95 
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<18>Blood stored in a blood bank tends, with time, to become relatively 
depleted of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate. What effect does this have on the 
hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve? 
A. Shifts the curve to the left, so that the hemoglobin has a decreased oxygen affinity 
B. Shifts the curve to the left, so that the hemoglobin has an increased oxygen affinity 
C. Shifts the curve to the right, so that the hemoglobin has a decreased oxygen affinity 
D. Shifts the curve to the right, so that the hemoglobin has 
an increased oxygen affinity 
E. Does not change the dissociation curve 
Answer 
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<19>A psychotic, indigent man with a history of multisubstance abuse has 
been involuntarily hospitalized for 1 week. Because of persistent diarrhea, 
stools are sent for ova and parasites, revealing numerous granular, 
spherical, thin-walled cysts measuring 10-20 mm in diameter. Trichrome 
stains show up to four nuclei in most of the cysts. These finding are 
consistent with an infection by which of the following organisms? 
A. Cryptosporidium parvum 
B. Dientamoeba fragilis 
C. Entamoeba histolytica 
D. Giardia lamblia 
E. Isospora belli 
Answer 
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<20>A child who understands that the volume of a liquid poured out of a 
narrow glass remains the same when poured into a wider glass is at which 
of Piaget's stages of intellectual development? 
A. Concrete operations 
B. Formal operations 
C. Preoperational 
D. Sensorimotor 
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<21>A 4-year-old girl is brought to a specialty clinic by her foster parents 
because of a limp in her right leg and a serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 
that is 10 times the adult upper limit of normal for the test. The child 
is withdrawn and clinging to her foster mother. Physical examination is 
remarkable for a blue-green discoloration of the skin overlying a 
tender, 3-cm mass on the anterior portion of the right mid-thigh. 
An x-ray of the right thigh reveals a dense mass within the femur 
that extends into the surrounding tissue. Which of the followin 
best describes the increased alkaline phosphatase and physical 
findings in this case? 
A. ALP is abnormal for her age and the bone lesion represents an area of aseptic necrosis 
B. ALP is abnormal for her age and the bone lesion represents repair of a femoral fracture 
C. ALP is abnormal for her age and is unrelated to the bone lesion 
D. ALP is normal for her age and the bone lesion is an osteogenic sarcoma 
E. ALP is normal for her age and is unrelated to the bone lesion 
Answer 
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<22>Which of the following drugs antagonizes both the vascular and cardiac 
actions of norepinephrine? 
A. Atenolol 
B. Esmolol 
C. Labetalol 
D. Metaproterenol 
E. Prazosin 
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<23>During surgery to treat an ischioanal abscess, the inferior rectal nerve 
is damaged. This nerve is a direct branch of which of the following nerves? 
A. Inferior gluteal nerve 
B. Pelvic splanchnic nerve 
C. Pudendal nerve 
D. Sciatic nerve 
E. Superior gluteal nerve 
Answer 
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<24>A 15-year-old girl is evaluated for failure to begin menstruation. 
Physical examination demonstrates short stature and a webbed neck. 
Chromosomal analysis demonstrates a lack of one X chromosome. This 
patient should be specifically evaluated for which of the following 
cardiovascular anomalies? 
A. Coarctation of the aorta 
B. Dextrocardia 
C. Ostium primum septal defect 
D. Pulmonary stenosis 
E. Tetralogy of Fallot 
Answer 
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<25>A baby is born with a testicular mass. Histologic sections made of the 
homogeneous yellow-white mass after its removal demonstrate 
epithelial-lined spaces that have flattened-to-cuboidal epithelial 
cells with vacuolated cytoplasm containing eosinophilic, hyaline-like 
globules. Scattered structures resembling primitive glomeruli (endodermal 
sinuses) are also seen. If appropriate immunohistochemical stains are 
performed, the eosinophilic cytoplasmic globules would most likely 
contain which of the following? 
A. Alpha-fetoprotein 
B. Estrogen receptors 
C. Human chorionic gonadotropin 
D. Human papilloma virus 
E. Melanin 
Answer 
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<26>A surgeon wishes to perform a splenectomy on a patient who has been in 
an automobile accident. Before removing the spleen, the splenic artery and 
splenic vein are ligated. Within which of the following peritoneal 
structures are the splenic artery and vein found? 
A. Gastrocolic ligament 
B. Gastrosplenic ligament 
C. Lesser omentum 
D. Splenorenal ligament 
Answer 
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<27>A 65-year-old woman with a long-standing disease has bone marrow 
fibrosis and increased bone remodeling, with bone resorption exceeding 
bone formation. She has a history of passing calcium-oxalate kidney 
stones. Which of the following lab result profiles would be expected in 
the serum of this patient? 
Calcium Phosphate PTH 
A. decreased decreased increased 
B. decreased increased decreased 
C. decreased increased increased 
D. increased decreased increased 
E. increased increased increased 
Answer 
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<28>Upon examination of a newborn male, a cystic structure is found in the 
scrotum. It is determined that there is a hydrocele of the spermatic 
cord. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of this finding? 
A. Communication between the epididymis and the tunica 
vaginalis 
B. Failure of the processus vaginalis to form 
C. Failure of the processus vaginalis to fuse 
D. Incomplete fusion of the processus vaginalis 
E. Varicosities of the spermatic vein 
Answer 
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<29>A Brazilian immigrant is hired at a meat-packing plant, and undergoes 
an employment physical. Chest x-ray demonstrates a patchy, bilateral 
pneumonia and a lung mass, and he is referred to a specialist. Biopsy 
of the mass demonstrates fungal organisms with a few very 
distinctive "pilot's wheel" yeast forms. Which of the following 
is the most likely diagnosis? 
A. Blastomycosis 
B. Coccidioidomycosis 
C. Histoplasmosis 
D. Paracoccidioidomycosis 
E. Sporotrichosis 
Answer 
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<30>A 34-year-old female is brought to the emergency room with severe 
muscle cramps and carpopedal spasms. The patient was noted to be 
extremely irritable and was complaining of tingling around the 
mouth and in the hands and feet. A few hours later, laboratory 
examination reveals sodium 140 mEq/L, potassium 4.2 mEq/L, 
chloride 101 mEq/L, calcium 6.4 mg/dL, phosphate 5.1 mg/dL, 
magnesium 2.4 (normal 1.8-3.8 mg/dL) and alkaline phosphatase 
67 U/L. A CT scan of the head shows basal ganglia calcifications. 
Prolonged QT intervals and T wave abnormalities are noted on 
electrocardiogram. The history is pertinent for a thyroidectomy 
two months prior to admission. Which of the following conclusions 
is most consistent with these data? 
A. An increase in dietary vitamin D is warranted 
B. Hepatocytes have a low 25-hydroxylase activity 
C. Intestinal cells are underexpressing calcium transporter genes 
D. Isolated cells from the kidney have high 1-hydroxylase activity 
E. The levels of 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D are normal 
Answer 
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<31>A 48-year-old man presents to his physician with complaints of 
dizziness and fatigue. Physical examination reveals a blood pressure 
of 130/50 mm Hg and a heart rate of 100 beats per minute. On examination, 
the physician notes a large scar on the patient's abdomen. The man states 
that he was severely injured in an automobile accident several years ago, 
and required abdominal surgery at that time. Which of the following is 
the most likely diagnosis? 
A. Arteriovenous fistula 
B. Cardiac tamponade 
C. Heart failure 
D. Hypovolemia 
E. Shock 
Answer 
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<32>A renal pathologist examining the day's kidney biopsies notes that one 
biopsy shows amorphous red nodules within the glomerular mesangium in 
hematoxylin and eosin stained material. Congo red stain of the biopsy 
demonstrates apple-green birefringence of these nodules. These nodules 
are most likely to be related to which of the following? 
A. Acute urinary tract infection 
B. Diabetes mellitus 
C. Sarcoidosis 
D. Systemic lupus erythematosus 
E. Tuberculosis 
Answer 
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<33>A patient goes to his family doctor complaining of persistent and severe 
headaches. His physician diagnoses migraine headaches and prescribes 
sumatriptan. What is the mechanism of action of this drug? 
A. Dopamine1 agonist 
B. GABAB antagonist 
C. Muscarinic3 antagonist 
D. Non-selective beta antagonist 
E. Serotonin1D agonist 
Answer 
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<34>A 60-year-old man presents to his physician after a routine screening 
test indicates hyperlipidemia. Physical examination reveals raised, 
irregular, yellow papules in the skin of the soft tissues below the 
eyes. Biopsy of these lesions would most likely show which of the 
following? 
A. Benign nevus cells 
B. Malignant nevus cells 
C. Microscopic blisters 
D. Munro microabscesses 
E. Multinucleated giant cells 
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<35> Trisomy 21 Normal karyotype 
Positive test 100 50 
Negative test 100 250 
An experimental diagnostic test is developed to noninvasively detect the 
presence of trisomy 21, Down's syndrome. The test is administered to a 
group of 500 women considered to be at risk for a Down's fetus based 
on blood tests. The results of this test are shown above. What is 
the sensitivity of this new test? 
A. 40% 
B. 50% 
C. 67% 
D. 71% 
E. 83% 
Answer 
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<36>An autopsy is performed on a 60-year-old man who developed progressive 
dementia, parkinsonism, and visual hallucinations beginning 5 years prior 
to death. Histopathologic examination reveals numerous eosinophilic 
intracytoplasmic inclusions within neurons of substantia nigra, 
limbic cortex, and basal nucleus of Meynert. These inclusions are 
immunoreactive for ubiquitin. Which of the following is the most 
likely postmortem diagnosis? 
A. Alzheimer disease 
B. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) 
C. Diffuse Lewy body disease (dementia with Lewy bodies) 
D. Parkinson disease 
E. Pick disease 
Answer 
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<37>A 60-year-old factory worker reports to his physician that he can no 
longer push heavy boxes across the floor. Upon examination it is noted 
that the patient elevates the right shoulder when attempting shoulder 
flexion, but shoulder abduction is not impaired. The medial border of 
the right scapula is very prominent. Which of the following nerves 
innervates the affected muscle? 
A. Long thoracic nerve 
B. Lower subscapular nerve 
C. Musculocutaneous nerve 
D. Suprascapular nerve 
E. Upper subscapular nerve 
Answer 
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<38>The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recently lowered the cutoff 
value for fasting glucose used in diagnosing diabetes mellitus from 140 
mg/dL to 126 mg/dL. This reference interval change would be expected to 
produce which of the following alterations? 
A. Decrease the test's sensitivity 
B. Increase the test's false negative rate 
C. Increase the test's negative predictive value 
D. Increase the test's positive predictive value 
E. Increase the test's specificity 
Answer 
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<39>An emergency room physician examines a patient who has fallen from a 
motorcycle and injured his shoulder. The clinician notices a loss of the 
normal contour of the shoulder and a abnormal-appearing depression below 
the acromion. Which of the following injuries did the patient most likely 
sustain? 
A. Avulsion of the coronoid process 
B. Dislocated shoulder joint 
C. Fracture of the mid shaft of the humerus 
D. Fracture of the surgical neck of the humerus 
E. Laceration of the axillary branch of the posterior cord 
Answer 
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<40>A 7-month-old child with failure to thrive is found to have a hemoglobin 
of 4.4 g/dL. The peripheral smear shows very small red cells with marked 
pallor. It is determined that the child has very low levels of hemoglobin 
A, with elevated fractions of hemoglobin A2 and hemoglobin F. Which of 
the following underlying mechanisms is most likely related to the 
observed findings? 
A. Amino acid substitution on b globin 
B. Antibody against fetal blood cells 
C. Cytoskeletal protein defect 
D. Insufficient production of b globin 
E. Iron deficiency 
Answer 
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<41>During a routine pelvic examination, a 20-year-old woman is found to 
have an enlarged uterus. Ultrasound studies demonstrate a multiloculated 
cystic structure within the uterine cavity, but no baby is identified. 
This mass is removed with dilation and curettage of the uterus, and 
placental-like tissue is observed during pathologic examination. 
Which of the following tumor markers would be most useful in 
establishing that residual tumor does not remain in the uterus? 
A. b-hCG 
B. Bombesin 
C. CEA 
D. PSA 
E. S-100 
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<42>On physical examination of a 7-year-old boy, the child's upper body 
appears much more developed than his lower body. Blood pressure in the 
upper extremities exceeds that of the lower extremities. On cardiac 
examination, there is a midsystolic murmur over the anterior chest 
and back. The child's lower extremities are cold, and femoral pulses 
are absent. The part of the vascular system that is affected in this 
disorder is derived from which of the following embryologic structures? 
A. Bulbus cordis 
B. Ductus arteriosus 
C. Left horn of sinus venosus 
D. Right common cardinal vein 
E. Right horn of sinus venosus 
F. Third, fourth, and sixth aortic arches 
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<43>A 42-year-old obese woman experiences episodic abdominal pain. She notes 
that the pain increases after the ingestion of a fatty meal. The action of 
which of the following hormones is responsible for the postprandial 
intensification of her symptoms? 
A. Cholecystokinin 
B. Gastrin 
C. Pepsin 
D. Secretin 
E. Somatostatin 
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<44>A 42-year-old man was in an automobile accident and suffered severe 
pelvic trauma. The bulb of the penis and the urethra were torn from the 
inferior surface of the urogenital diaphragm. This has allowed urine to 
extravasate from the urethra. Into which of the following regions will 
the urine flow? 
A. Deep perineal space 
B. Ischioanal space 
C. Rectovesical pouch 
D. Retroperitoneal space 
E. Superficial perineal space 
Answer 
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<45>Karyotypic analysis of a spontaneously aborted fetus demonstrates 
trisomy of one of the chromosomes. Which chromosome is most likely to 
be affected? 
A. 8 
B. 13 
C. 16 
D. 18 
E. 21 
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<46>At which of the following locations might a penetrating wound to the 
heart damage the AV node? 
A. Apex of the heart 
B. Interatrial septum 
C. Interventricular septum 
D. Wall of the right atrium 
E. Wall of the left atrium 
Answer 
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<47>A 9-month-old infant is brought to the Health Department to receive the 
second dose of OPV (oral polio vaccine) 2 weeks after the first vaccination. 
The child has mild diarrhea, so the decision is made to defer further 
immunizations. Bacteriologic examination of a stool culture is 
unremarkable; however, a small, single-stranded, positive RNA 
virus is isolated from the specimen. This same agent was 
isolated from sewage effluent the preceding week. The 
viral isolate was not inactivated by ether. Which of 
the following viruses was most likely isolated? 
A. Adenovirus 
B. Hepatitis C 
C. Parvovirus B19 
D. Poliovirus 
E. Rotavirus 
Answer 
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<48> Section of synovium from the knee joint of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is taken. Which of the following are 
the most abundant cells in the inflammatory infiltrate? 
A. Eosinophils 
B. Langhans type giant cells 
C. Lymphocytes and plasma cells 
D. Neutrophils 
E. Type A and B synovial cells 
Answer 
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<49>A 54-year-old African-American female patient undergoes a routine 
insurance physical examination. Chest x-ray reveals bilateral hilar 
masses. Biopsy of the masses shows granulomata, but acid-fast and 
fungal stains are negative for organisms. Which of the following 
diseases should be suspected? 
A. Caroli's disease 
B. Raynaud's disease 
C. Sarcoidosis 
D. Scleroderma 
E. Systemic lupus erythematosus 
Answer 
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<50>A neuroscientist discovers a way to selectively label neural crest 
cells in a developing laboratory animal. After birth, he sacrifices the 
animal and examines the tissue to search for labeled cells. Which of 
the following cell types will contain the label? 
A. Astrocytes 
B. Ependymal cells 
C. Microglia 
D. Oligodendroglia 
E. Pseudounipolar cells 
Answer 
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