NBDE Part I Questions with Guaranteed Accurate Answers

The philtrum of the lip is formed from what? - correct answer Medial nasal processes and maxillary processes Unilateral cleft lip is caused by what? - correct answer When the maxillary prominence on the affected side fails to join with the merged medial nasal prominences What is the most abundant papilla on the tongue? - correct answer Filiform Esophageal varices are commonly seen in what? - correct answer Alcoholics What type of hypersensitivity reaction is present in SLE? - correct answer Type III (immune-antibody complex) What are the symptoms of SLE? - correct answer Women Inflammation in joints, tendons and other CT and organs. Butterfuly rash over cheeks and bridge of nose Individuals with SLE can have a false positive of what other disease? - correct answer Syphilis What are the sensory and motor components of the gag reflex? - correct answer Sensory - Glossopharyngeal Motor - Vagus What ligament prevents excessive retraction of the TMJ? - correct answer TMJ ligament How does the TMJ get nutrients? - correct answer Through diffusion from the disk (synovial membrane and synovial fluid provide nourishment and lubrication) What artery supplies nutrients to the TMJ? - correct answer External carotid artery What structure passes deep to they hyoglossus muscle? - correct answer Lingual ARTERY Each of the following structures lies between the hyoglossus and the mylohyoid muscles EXCEPT one. - correct answer Lingual ARTERY What premolar has the shorter central groove and more supplemental grooves? - correct answer Second maxillary premolar Which premolar has a mesial groove? - correct answer Maxillary first premolar Which premolar has a lingual groove? - correct answer Mandibular first premolar Which tooth has the longest crown? - correct answer Mandibular canine What is the only tooth that has its root inclined mesially? - correct answer Mandibular canine You have to do a RCT on a mandibular canine. What is the most likely complication you may encounter? - correct answer Bifurcated root A bullet entering between teh 7th and 8th intercostal ribs would pierce which lobe of the lung? - correct answer Inferior lobe What is mesentery? - correct answer Tissue that connects the posterior wall of the peritoneal cavity to the jejunum What is cor pulomonale? - correct answer Right ventricular enlargement secondary to a lung disorder that causes pulmonary artery HTN. RV failure follows. What does pulmonary HTN do to the RV? - correct answer Increases afterload CHF is most common on which side? - correct answer RIGHT SIDE Enlargement of RV commonly from Pulmonary HTN Does not