Medical Quiz 6

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=10.75% BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0070ce82egerdp.png"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Middleton Ambulance Station"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 1"><U><B>Quiz </B></U></A><A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 1"><U><B>1</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 2"><U><B>Quiz 2</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 3"><U><B>Quiz 3</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 4"><U><B>Quiz 4</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 5"><U><B>Quiz 5</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 7"><U><B>Quiz 7</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 8"><U><B>Quiz 8</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 9"><U><B>Quiz 9</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 10"><U><B>Quiz 10</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=70 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000" background="00626611ezuady.png"> <div> <B>Middleton Ambulance Station</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=410 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="8d73c3c0.gif" border=0 width="60" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Medical Quiz 6</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="668" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1288 ><NOBR><div> <B>A monthly quiz to test your ambulance knowledge:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Quiz 6</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1)   </B><I><B>The commonest sign or symptom in patients suffering from left ventricular failure is:</B></I></div> <div> a:   dyspnoea</div> <div> b:   ventricular dysrhythmias</div> <div> c:   haemoptysis</div> <div> d:   confusion</div> <bR> <div> <B>2)   </B><I><B>The Circle of Willis is located:</B></I></div> <div> a:   within the brain stem</div> <div> b:   at the base of the brain</div> <div> c:   within the sagittal sinus</div> <div> d:   within the kidney</div> <bR> <div> <B>3)   </B><I><B>The life span of a mature red blood cell is said to be:</B></I></div> <div> a:   100 days</div> <div> b:   110 days</div> <div> c:   120 days</div> <div> d:   130 days</div> <bR> <div> <B>4)  </B><I><B> The phrenic nerve that supplies the diaphragm arises from the:</B></I></div> <div> a:   3rd cervical nerve</div> <div> b:   3rd 7 4th cervical nerves</div> <div> c:   3rd, 4th & 5th cervical nerves</div> <div> d:   6th cervical nerve</div> <bR> <div> <B>5)   </B><I><B>What structures divide the lungs into lobes?</B></I></div> <div> a:   mounds</div> <div> b:   fissures </div> <div> c:   membranes</div> <div> d:   convolutions</div> <bR> <div> <B>6)   </B><I><B>At what level of the spinal column does the trachea end?</B></I></div> <div> a:   3rd  thoracic vertebra</div> <div> b:   4th  thoracic vertebra</div> <div> c:   5th  thoracic vertebra</div> <div> d:  <B> </B>6th  thoracic vertebra</div> <bR> <div> <B>7)  </B><I><B> Which of the following is the largest cartilage of the larynx?</B></I></div> <div> a:   thyroid</div> <div> b:   epiglottis</div> <div> c:   arytenoid</div> <div> d:   cricoid</div> <bR> <div> <B>8)  </B><I><B> The muscles of the pharynx are controlled by the:</B></I></div> <div> a:   5th & 6th  cranial nerves</div> <div> b:   6th & 7th  cranial nerves</div> <div> c:   7th & 8th  cranial nerves</div> <div> d:   9th & 10th  cranial nerves</div> <bR> <div> <B>9)   </B><I><B>The blood group representing the highest percentage of the population is:</B></I></div> <div> a:   A</div> <div> b:   B</div> <div> c:   AB</div> <div> d:   O</div> <bR> <div> <B>10) </B><I><B>During systole the pressure in the left ventricle of a normal adult should be:</B></I></div> <div> a:   80 mm Hg</div> <div> b:   90 mm Hg</div> <div> c:   120 mm Hg</div> <div> d:   160 mm Hg</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Quiz 6 ( Answers )"><U><I><B>Answers to quiz 6</B></I></U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U> <A NAME="anagram_fun_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Links To Other Quizzes</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>This site allows you to test your ECG interpretation skills.</I></div> <div> <I>Each case is presented with a brief clinical history.</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/ekg_puz.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/ekg_p"><U><B>ECG Quiz</B></U></A><A HREF="http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/ekg_puz.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/ekg_p"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/ekg_puz.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/dir/ekg_p"><U><B>  </B></U></A><B>    </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>          </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>