NBDHE Board Study Questions
A drug ending in the suffix 'pril is considered a
A. antibiotic
B.ACE inhibitor
C. anti fungal
D. beta antagonist - Answer- B. ACE inhibitor
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk factor for a type 1 diabetic?
A. diet
B. genetics
C. autoimmune
D. environmental - Answer- A. diet
Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately what percentage of all cases of diabetes in adults?
A. 25-30%
B/ 35-40%
C. 55-60%
D. 90-95% - Answer- D. 90-95%
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk factor for a type 2 diabetic?
A. increased age
B. obesity
C. smoking
D. physical inactivity - Answer- c. smoking
What percentage of women with gestational diabetes are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes following
their pregnancy?
A. <5%
B. 5-10%
C. 20-25%
D. 25-30% - Answer- B. 5-10%
Untreated diabetes may result in all of the following EXCEPT:
A. blindness
B. cardiovascular disease
C. kidney disease
D. tinnitus - Answer- D. tinnitus
-ringing of the ears
Prediabetes is associated with all of the following except:
a. Increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
b. Impaired glucose tolerance
c. Increased risk of heart disease and stroke
d. Increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes - Answer- D. increased risk of developing type 1
diabetes
,-persons with elevated glucose levels that do not yet meet the criteria for diabetes are considered
to have prediabetes and are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, not type 1
diabetics are at increased risk of heart disease if they also
a. smoke
b. have increased HDL cholesterol levels
c. take aspirin
D. consume increased fiber in diet - Answer- A. smoke
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins is the most responsible for promoting allergic
reactions?
A. IgA
B. IgD
C. IgM
D. IgE - Answer- D. IgE
how to remember: "Eeeek, I had an allergic reaction"
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins is located on the surface of most B-lymphocytes?
A. IgA
B. IgM
C. IgD
D. IgE - Answer- C. IgD
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins does NOT cross the barrier between mother and
infant in the womb?
A. IgA
B. IgM
C. IgD
D. IgE - Answer- A. IgA
Which of the following is NOT an autoimmune disease?
A. Graves Disease
B. Myasthenia Gravis
C. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
D. Alzheimers disease - Answer- D. Alzheimers disease
T-cell activation requires a/an _____ cell
A. Activation
B. Accessory
C. Plasma
D. Helper - Answer- B. accessory
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the spleen?
A. Divided up into lobules
B. Similar to a large lymph node
C. Contains macrophages
D. limited blood within the lobules - Answer- D. limited blood within the lobules
Which of the following is NOT considered a central location of lymph nodes?
, A. cervical
b. axillary
c. inguinal
d. tibial - Answer- d. tibial
Lymphocytes that reach the thymus become
a. t cells
b. b cells
c. plasma cells
d. beta cells - Answer- a. t cells
lymphocytes that do not reach the thymus become
a. t cells
b. b cells
c. plasma cells
d. beta cells - Answer- b. b cells
Each of the following describes nitrous oxide EXCEPT
a. it is widely used by hospital anesthesiologists
b. it is not metabolized
c. minimally alters cardiac output
d. it is explosive - Answer- d. it is explosive. not explosive on its own.
As an x-ray tube operates, electrons carry energy from the cathode to the anode. Which of the
following is most of this energy converted to in the target?
A. heat
b. x-rays
c. electricity
D. visible light - Answer- A. heat
which select group of antihypertensive medications has the mechanism of action that involves
blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to II?
A. beta blockers
b. thaizides
c. ACE inhibitors
d. angiotensin receptor blockers
e. calcium channel blockers - Answer- c. ACE inhibitors
What term describes a molecule that is not immunogenic by itself, but can react with a specific
antibody?
A. Complement
B. Hapten
C. Interleukin
D. Immunoglobulin - Answer- B. Hapten
Which of the following fluoride applications would be contraindicated for use on porcelain and
composite restorations?
A. 0.4% SnF2 (brush on or tray)
B. 0.05% APF (tray)
C. 1.1% NaF (brush on or tray)
A drug ending in the suffix 'pril is considered a
A. antibiotic
B.ACE inhibitor
C. anti fungal
D. beta antagonist - Answer- B. ACE inhibitor
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk factor for a type 1 diabetic?
A. diet
B. genetics
C. autoimmune
D. environmental - Answer- A. diet
Type 2 diabetes accounts for approximately what percentage of all cases of diabetes in adults?
A. 25-30%
B/ 35-40%
C. 55-60%
D. 90-95% - Answer- D. 90-95%
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a risk factor for a type 2 diabetic?
A. increased age
B. obesity
C. smoking
D. physical inactivity - Answer- c. smoking
What percentage of women with gestational diabetes are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes following
their pregnancy?
A. <5%
B. 5-10%
C. 20-25%
D. 25-30% - Answer- B. 5-10%
Untreated diabetes may result in all of the following EXCEPT:
A. blindness
B. cardiovascular disease
C. kidney disease
D. tinnitus - Answer- D. tinnitus
-ringing of the ears
Prediabetes is associated with all of the following except:
a. Increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
b. Impaired glucose tolerance
c. Increased risk of heart disease and stroke
d. Increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes - Answer- D. increased risk of developing type 1
diabetes
,-persons with elevated glucose levels that do not yet meet the criteria for diabetes are considered
to have prediabetes and are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, not type 1
diabetics are at increased risk of heart disease if they also
a. smoke
b. have increased HDL cholesterol levels
c. take aspirin
D. consume increased fiber in diet - Answer- A. smoke
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins is the most responsible for promoting allergic
reactions?
A. IgA
B. IgD
C. IgM
D. IgE - Answer- D. IgE
how to remember: "Eeeek, I had an allergic reaction"
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins is located on the surface of most B-lymphocytes?
A. IgA
B. IgM
C. IgD
D. IgE - Answer- C. IgD
Which of the following types of immunoglobulins does NOT cross the barrier between mother and
infant in the womb?
A. IgA
B. IgM
C. IgD
D. IgE - Answer- A. IgA
Which of the following is NOT an autoimmune disease?
A. Graves Disease
B. Myasthenia Gravis
C. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
D. Alzheimers disease - Answer- D. Alzheimers disease
T-cell activation requires a/an _____ cell
A. Activation
B. Accessory
C. Plasma
D. Helper - Answer- B. accessory
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the spleen?
A. Divided up into lobules
B. Similar to a large lymph node
C. Contains macrophages
D. limited blood within the lobules - Answer- D. limited blood within the lobules
Which of the following is NOT considered a central location of lymph nodes?
, A. cervical
b. axillary
c. inguinal
d. tibial - Answer- d. tibial
Lymphocytes that reach the thymus become
a. t cells
b. b cells
c. plasma cells
d. beta cells - Answer- a. t cells
lymphocytes that do not reach the thymus become
a. t cells
b. b cells
c. plasma cells
d. beta cells - Answer- b. b cells
Each of the following describes nitrous oxide EXCEPT
a. it is widely used by hospital anesthesiologists
b. it is not metabolized
c. minimally alters cardiac output
d. it is explosive - Answer- d. it is explosive. not explosive on its own.
As an x-ray tube operates, electrons carry energy from the cathode to the anode. Which of the
following is most of this energy converted to in the target?
A. heat
b. x-rays
c. electricity
D. visible light - Answer- A. heat
which select group of antihypertensive medications has the mechanism of action that involves
blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to II?
A. beta blockers
b. thaizides
c. ACE inhibitors
d. angiotensin receptor blockers
e. calcium channel blockers - Answer- c. ACE inhibitors
What term describes a molecule that is not immunogenic by itself, but can react with a specific
antibody?
A. Complement
B. Hapten
C. Interleukin
D. Immunoglobulin - Answer- B. Hapten
Which of the following fluoride applications would be contraindicated for use on porcelain and
composite restorations?
A. 0.4% SnF2 (brush on or tray)
B. 0.05% APF (tray)
C. 1.1% NaF (brush on or tray)
