NBDE Part I Remembered Questions 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT 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 involve left side of heart
Which vein comes off the renal vein on the left side, but the IVC on the right side? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Gonal vein
What produces intrinsic factor? - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal cells (in the stomach)
What is the difference between the IVC and portal veins? - CORRECT ANSWER - Portal
vein contains no valves
What does streptomycin inhibit? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacterial protein production
(translation)
What type of antibiotic is streptomycin? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aminoglycoside
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT 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 involve left side of heart
Which vein comes off the renal vein on the left side, but the IVC on the right side? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Gonal vein
What produces intrinsic factor? - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal cells (in the stomach)
What is the difference between the IVC and portal veins? - CORRECT ANSWER - Portal
vein contains no valves
What does streptomycin inhibit? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacterial protein production
(translation)
What type of antibiotic is streptomycin? - CORRECT ANSWER - Aminoglycoside
