4m03 test

1.

1 point

What are the two proteins administered through vaccination

GP & sGP

cGP & gGP

GP & aGP

iGP & eGP

hGP & kGP

2.

1 point

What are the preventative measures for Ebola?

Avoid areas of known outbreaks

Wash your hands frequently

Follow infection-control procedures

Don't handle remains.

All of the above

3.

1 point

An adult stem cell can form RBC’s, WBC’s and platelets, but is not capable of forming cartilage, bone, or connective tissue. This cell is best described as:

Totipotent

Pluripotent

Multipotent

Unipotent

Ultrapotent

4.

1 point

Where in the body is creatine found in the greatest proportion?

None of the above

Brain

Type I skeletal muscle

Type II skeletal muscle

Kidneys

5.

1 point

How does T. Cruzi avoid the immune system?

Cytokine inhibition

None of the above

Only Cytokines and Gene Coversion

Gene conversion

Destruction of lymph nodes

6.

1 point

Which pathogen is the most common cause of secondary infection in cystic fibrosis:

Streptococcus Bacilli

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Haemophilus Influenzae

Streptococcus Pneumoniae

7.

1 point

What enzymes does WIN 18, 446 inhibit?

Adjudine

Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1a2

Pyruvate decarboxylase

All of these options

8.

1 point

Which one of these amino acids is not considered a BCAA?

Leucine

Valine

Alanine

These are all considered BCAAs

Isoleucine

9.

1 point

Which of the following is true about Hep C treatment?

Direct Antiviral Agents (DAAs) prove to be more effective than regular interferon treatment

The immune system doesn’t have systems in place to fight Hepatitis C.

Interferon Sigma is one of the top treatments.

HCV does not mutate so finding a vaccine is just a matter of time.

10.

1 point

What is the best long-term sleep apnea treatment?

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Mandibular advancement device

Clonidine

11.

1 point

Which statement about USP18/ISG15 is false?

Treatments can be designed to block USP18 and allow ISGlaytion to occur and fight the virus.

ISG15 conjugates were NOT expressed in USP18 KO mice.

ISG15 has two forms, extracellular and intracellular.

Preactivation of USP18/ISG15 pathway decreases sensitivity to interferon treatment.

12.

1 point

What is one of the obstacles of the use of cell therapy for treatment of PD?

Large amounts of human embryonic tissue are needed to produce a significant effect

Low number of patients consent due to high risk

Does not provide relief to dopaminergic symptoms

Grafted dopaminergic neurons have a high rate of survival

13.

1 point

What type of virus is EVD68?

None of the options

Positive sense single stranded RNA virus

Positive sense single stranded RNA virus + Non-polio enterovirus

A non-polio enterovirus

A polio enterovirus

14.

1 point

Parkinson’s disease is influenced by genetic mutations. This results in either abnormality in lewy bodies, neuronal loss in the substantia nigra or both. One of these genetic mutation is LRRK2. The mode of inheritance for this gene is:

X-linked dominant

Autosomal recessive

Autosomal dominant

X-linked recessive

15.

1 point

Who is more likely to be at risk for sleep apnea?

There are no risk factors for sleep apnea

An overweight, older man

A teenaged girl

A premature infant

16.

1 point

What is/are the main purpose (s) of the biomask?

To prevent biofilm formation

To reduce scarring

To reduce number of surgical procedures

To improve facial regeneration procedures

All of the above

17.

1 point

What virus did we mention EVD68 share properties with?

Polio

Rhinovirus

HIV

None of these options

Influenza

18.

1 point

Which male contraceptive presented in class has actually been tested on humans?

Adjudin

WIN 18, 466 (RA inhibitor)

Gamendazole

None of these options

19.

1 point

What are the biological additions to the biomask?

Wound VAC’s

Bacteria

KSL peptides & Spray-on-Skin

Spray-on-skin

KSL peptides

20.

1 point

What structure of the Lignocellulosic biomass requires pretreatment before alcohol fermentation?

Hemicellulose

Cellulose

Cellulases

None of the above

Lignin

21.

1 point

Which of the following is true?

All of the above are true

Endoglucanases attack randomly at amorphous regions.

Excoglucanases attack randomly at amorphous regions.

Endoglucanases attack fibres at the ends of the cellulose chain

Endoglucanases attack randomly at crystalline regions.

22.

1 point

Why should whole organism vaccines not be used to inoculate against T. Cruzi?

Invokes autoimmunity

All options

Invokes tumor growth

None of the above

Invokes replication

23.

1 point

DPP-4 inhibitors inhibit DPP-4 enzyme that serves to degrade which two major incretin hormones.

Pax4 and NgN3

GLP-1 and NgN3

Pax4 and Neurod1

GLP-1 and GIP

GIP and Pax4

24.

1 point

Which of the following is the protein associated with the pathogenesis of Cystic Fibrosis

ATP

CFTR

Albumin

Na+/K+ Pump