Burgess MI EOC Review

Which choice correctly lists the structures of the inner ear in the order they would be encountered as the vibrations enter the inner ear and travel toward the brain?

• Oval window, sensory hair cells, cochlea, cochlear nerve

• Ossicles, cochlea, sensory hair cells, cochlear nerve

• Oval window, cochlea, sensory hair cells, cochlear nerve

• Ossicles, sensory hair cells, cochlea, cochlear ners

Which of the following best describes how laparoscopic surgery is different from open surgery techniques?

• Laparoscopic surgery has a lower risk of post-operative infection than open surgery

• Laparoscopic surgery has a longer recovery time than open surgery

• Open surgery is less invasive than laparoscopic surgery

• Open surgery requires less skill on the part of the physician than laparoscopic surgery.

β-lactam (antibiotic) blocks enzymes that stop the formation of peptide bridges between adjacent strands of peptidoglycan. Which process below cannot be completed by a bacterial cell exposed to this antibiotic?

• Folic acid biosynthesis

• pili formation

• DNA replication

• cell wall synthesis

What are the most appropriate tests to perform to best assess this patient's condition and provide a diagnosis? PICK TWO

• X-ray

• bone scan

• Rinne test

• urinalysis

• pure tone test

You perform a test to help the doctors investigate the patient's complaint of hearing loss. The results, measured in seconds (s) are shown. What type of hearing loss is there in ear 2?

• sensorineural

• conductive

• sensorineural and conductive

• neither

According to the audiogram, the patient has hearing loss in the

• left ear

• right ear

• both ears

According to the audiogram, the patient has ___________ hearing loss at ____________ frequencies.

• mild, low

• moderate, medium

• severe, high

• mild, medium

• moderate, low

Which type of imaging would best determine the size of a brain tumor?

• x-ray

• ultrasound

• MRI

• blood test

Which type of imaging would best show a bone break?

• MRI

• x-ray

• bone scan

• ultrasound

A microarray is performed to determine if a gene

• is on or off

• has mutations

• could become mutated