APMLE Practice Questions With Complete Solutions
A patient experiences a stroke resulting from a blockage in an
artery supplying the cerebral cortex. The patient presents with a
loss of normal speech and paralysis of the muscles on the right
side of the face and in the right upper extremity. It is most likely
that the blockage occurred in the
A. right internal carotid artery
B. right anterior cerebral artery
C. left posterior cerebral artery
D. left middle cerebral artery
left middle cerebral artery
Which of the following structures does NOT attach to the medial
tubercle of the posterior process of the talus?
A. The superficial posterior talotibial ligament
B. The deep posterior talotibial ligament
C. The medial talocalcaneal ligament
D. The posterior talofibular ligament
The posterior talofibular ligament
From which location do the medial and lateral plantar arteries
usually branch from the posterior tibial artery?
A. Deep to the flexor retinaculum
B. Proximal to the medial malleolus
,C. Anterior to the medial malleolus
D. Deep to the adductor hallucis muscle
Deep to the flexor retinaculum
The proximal tibiofibular joint is which type of synovial joint?
A. Sellar
B. Planar
C. Ellipsoid
D. Ginglymus
Planar
The last part of the tibia to complete ossification (fuse) is
typically the
A. diaphysis
B. distal epiphysis
C. proximal epiphysis
D. tibial plafond
proximal epiphysis
Which of the following attaches most inferiorly on the ala of the
ilium?
A. Gluteus maximus
B. Gluteus medius
C. Gluteus minimus
D. Tensor fascia lata
Gluteus minimus
, Which of these substitutions would have the greatest effect on
the structure-function relationship of a protein?
A. Asparagine to Glutamine
B. Arginine to Lysine
C. Serine to Threonine
D. Valine to Aspartate
Valine to Aspartate
*Aspartate, the conjugate base of aspartic acid, also functions as
a neurotransmitter
Which enzyme catalyzes the step that determines the rate of the
urea cycle?
A. Arginase
B. Ornithine transcarbamoylase
C. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I
D. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II
Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I
The major secretion of the adrenal medulla is
A. cortisol
B. epinephrine
C. aldosterone
D. dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
epinephrine
A patient experiences a stroke resulting from a blockage in an
artery supplying the cerebral cortex. The patient presents with a
loss of normal speech and paralysis of the muscles on the right
side of the face and in the right upper extremity. It is most likely
that the blockage occurred in the
A. right internal carotid artery
B. right anterior cerebral artery
C. left posterior cerebral artery
D. left middle cerebral artery
left middle cerebral artery
Which of the following structures does NOT attach to the medial
tubercle of the posterior process of the talus?
A. The superficial posterior talotibial ligament
B. The deep posterior talotibial ligament
C. The medial talocalcaneal ligament
D. The posterior talofibular ligament
The posterior talofibular ligament
From which location do the medial and lateral plantar arteries
usually branch from the posterior tibial artery?
A. Deep to the flexor retinaculum
B. Proximal to the medial malleolus
,C. Anterior to the medial malleolus
D. Deep to the adductor hallucis muscle
Deep to the flexor retinaculum
The proximal tibiofibular joint is which type of synovial joint?
A. Sellar
B. Planar
C. Ellipsoid
D. Ginglymus
Planar
The last part of the tibia to complete ossification (fuse) is
typically the
A. diaphysis
B. distal epiphysis
C. proximal epiphysis
D. tibial plafond
proximal epiphysis
Which of the following attaches most inferiorly on the ala of the
ilium?
A. Gluteus maximus
B. Gluteus medius
C. Gluteus minimus
D. Tensor fascia lata
Gluteus minimus
, Which of these substitutions would have the greatest effect on
the structure-function relationship of a protein?
A. Asparagine to Glutamine
B. Arginine to Lysine
C. Serine to Threonine
D. Valine to Aspartate
Valine to Aspartate
*Aspartate, the conjugate base of aspartic acid, also functions as
a neurotransmitter
Which enzyme catalyzes the step that determines the rate of the
urea cycle?
A. Arginase
B. Ornithine transcarbamoylase
C. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I
D. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase II
Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I
The major secretion of the adrenal medulla is
A. cortisol
B. epinephrine
C. aldosterone
D. dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
epinephrine
