Pregunta 1
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All of the following are true about somites except:
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They begin to develop in the 6th week
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They form the craniocaudal sequence for the embryo and are the origin of most of the axial skeleton and associated musculature
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They develop from the paraxial mesoderm as the neural tube is forming
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They differentiate into 2 parts, the sclerotome and dermomyotome
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They appear as bead-like elevations along the dorsolateral surface of the embryo
Pregunta 2
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Which of the following structures will eventually form vertebrae and ribs?
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Notochord
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Sclerotome
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Dermomyotome
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Meningotome
Pregunta 3
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Which answer best describes the kind of bones developed through intramembranous ossification?
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Femurs and Humerus
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Rubs and Sternum
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Flat bones of the Calvaria/Skullcap, Maxilla, Mandible
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Malleus, Incus, Stapes, Hyoid
Pregunta 4
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All of the following are considered to be lethal birth defects except:
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Anecephaly
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Bilateral renal agensis
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Pierre Robin sequence
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Thanatophoric dysplasia
Pregunta 5
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All of the following are true regarding Rickets except:
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It ca be due to vitamin D deficiency and hypophosphatemia
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Affected individuals have short stature
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Affected individuals have abnormal appearing bones/limbs aside from just short stature
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Affected individuals rarely have other clinical manifestations
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There are both recessive and X-linked forms
Pregunta 6
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Which of the following ultrasound findings is not associated with renal agenesis?
Pregunta 7
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Which type of joint is capable of secreting protective fluid to cushion the surrounding bones?
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Fibrous joint
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Cartilaginous joint
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Synovial joint
Pregunta 8
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All of the following are part of the axial skeleton except:
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Cranium
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Vertebral column
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Ribs
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Clavicles
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Sternum
Pregunta 9
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In the 5th week the sclerotomes in the vertebral column have loosely arranged cells cranially and densely packed cells caudally. By the ___ week the vertebra are in the cartilaginous stage, arranging bone models and by the ___ week ossification beings. By ___ the bony halves are fused.
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6th, 7th, 3-5 years of life
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6th, 10th, the end of the 1st year of life
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8th, 12th, birth
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8th, 9th, 3-5 years of life
Pregunta 10
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All of the following birth defects can be features of Down syndrome except:
Pregunta 11
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Which structure(s) describe where the cranial sutures meet and enable the bones of the skull to undergo shape changes during birth?
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Fontanelles
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Calvaria
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Fibrous neurocranium
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Hyaline cartilage
Pregunta 12
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The increase in the size of the skull bones is greatest during which period?
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Embryonic period
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Fetal period
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Birth-2 years
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3 to 5 years
Pregunta 13
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All of the following statements are true regarding sex determination except:
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The female phenotype requires 2 X chromosomes
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The male phenotype requires a functional Y chromosome
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Ovarian and testicular development being around the same embryonic age
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Hormones are required for male sex determination but not for female sex determination
Pregunta 14
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Which of the following causes a long, wedge shaped cranium caused by early closer of the sagittal suture and is the most common type of idiopathic/isolated craniosynostosis?
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Scaphocephaly
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Brachycephaly
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Plagiocephaly
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Trignocephaly
Pregunta 15
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The most common type of skeletal dysplasia is:
Pregunta 16
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The myotome regions of the somites form _______ and the splanchnic mesoderm forms ______.
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Limb muscles; head and neck muscles
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Skeletal muscles; cardiac and smooth muscles
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Head and neck muscles; skeletal muscles
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Cardiac and smooth muscles; limb muscles
Pregunta 17
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Which of the following is a risk factor for having a child with a skeletal dysplasia?
Pregunta 18
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The appearance and number of sites is used to determine embryonic age.
Pregunta 19
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Intramembranous ossification occurs within a membranous sheath without prior cartilage formation.
Pregunta 20
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Endochondral ossification occurs in preexisting bone models made from cartilage tissue.
Pregunta 21
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Both the diaphyses (center bones) and epiphyses (ends of bone) remain cartilaginous throughout childhood/adolescence until bone growth is completed.
Pregunta 22
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Prenatal detection methods can rarely detect forms of skeletal dysplasia.
Pregunta 23
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Hyaline cartilage is the most widely distributed throughout the body (ie joints).
Pregunta 24
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Joints develop from condensed mesenchyme and by 8 weeks resemble adult joints.
Pregunta 25
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Short long bones identified on ultrasound can be a marker for skeletal dysplasia as well as for Down syndrome.
Pregunta 26
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The FGFR3 gene is implicated in craniosynostosis syndromes but not skeletal dysplasias.
Pregunta 27
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Accessory ribs, absence and/or variation of muscles, and unilateral multicycstic dysplastic kidneys are early common findings and usually of no clinical significance.
Pregunta 28
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The micro deletion in DiGeorge/Velocardiofacial syndrome is [blank_start]22q11.2[blank_end]
Pregunta 29
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A potential cause of arthrogryoposis/joint contractors is [blank_start]CT anomalies[blank_end]; [blank_start]neuropathic disorders[blank_end]; [blank_start]anhydramnios[blank_end]
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CT anomalies
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neuropathic disorders
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anhydramnios
Pregunta 30
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Describe 3 clinical features of CHARGE syndrome: [blank_start]coloboma[blank_end]; [blank_start]heart disease[blank_end]; [blank_start]atresia choanae[blank_end]; [blank_start]restricted growth[blank_end]; [blank_start]genital anomalies[blank_end]; [blank_start]ear anomalies[blank_end]
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coloboma
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heart disease
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atresia choanae
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restricted growth
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genital anomalies
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ear anomalies
Pregunta 31
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Describe 3 clinical features of VACTERL association: [blank_start]vertebral anomalies[blank_end]; [blank_start]anal atresia[blank_end]; [blank_start]cardiovascular anomalies[blank_end]; [blank_start]tracheoesophageal fistula[blank_end]; [blank_start]esophageal atresia[blank_end]; [blank_start]renal anomalies[blank_end]; [blank_start]limb defects[blank_end]
Pregunta 32
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[blank_start]Poland sequence[blank_end] is a condition characterized by absence of the pectorals major muscle that results in hypo plastic fused ribs, unilateral absence of breast nipple, areola, hemivertebrae, syndactyly, brachydactylyl, and in some cases dextrocardia.
Pregunta 33
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The most common cytogenetic abnormality observed in spontaneously aborted fetuses is [blank_start]45,X[blank_end].
Pregunta 34
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A physiological omphalocele should be resolved by the [blank_start]10[blank_end]th week of gestation.
Pregunta 35
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A MSAFP value above [blank_start]2.50[blank_end] MoM will result in a prenatal screening test that indicates an increased risk for neural tube/abdominal wall defects.
Pregunta 36
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A nuchal translucency (NT) measurement greater than [blank_start]3[blank_end] mm will result in a prenatal screening test that indicates a greater than 20% chance for an underlying chromosome abnormality.