USMLE Exam Questions

Which of the following is the first branch off the aortic arch?

The brachiocephalic artery divides to form the right common carotid and the ____ ____ artery.

Which of the following arteries creates the left splenic, hepatic and gastric arteries?

Which of the following is not considered a major branch off of the descending thoracic aorta?

Which of the following is not considered a major branch off of the abdominal aorta?

Which of the following is not considered a major branch off of the femoral artery?

Which of the following is not considered a tributary of the portal vein?

Inside the cranial cavity the vertebral arteries form the ____ artery.

Pulse pressure (pp) is considered the _____.

_____ nerves can be found joining the SA and AV nodes in the heart.

Insulin inhibits the release of _______.

Which of the following is caused by insulin release?

Glucagon causes increased blood sugar and causes slow breakdown of glycogen in the liver.

As blood glucose decreases glucagon is inhibited.

Glucagon increases blood levels of glucose by causing liver to breakdown glycogen.

Which of the following is not true about Type I DM?

Which of the following is not true about Type II DM?

Which of the following is not an effect of diabetes?

Which of the following is not an indicator of a hypoglycemic condition?

Which of the following is not an adverse effect of oral hypoglycemics?

Which of the following is not an adverse effect of glucagon?

Which of the following drugs may be given as an immunosuppressant soon after onset of Type I Diabetes?

Which of the following is not considered an endocrine hormone?

What type of cells secrete glucagon?

What type of cells secretes insulin?

Which of the following would not be considered an acute effect of diabetes mellitus?

Which of the following is not an accurate test for diabetes?

Which of the following is not an indicator of diabetic ketoacidosis?

Which of the following is not related to a chronic diabetes mellitus condition?

Which of the following conditions is not linked to diabetic ketoacidosis?

Which of the following is not a specific element of duodenal ulcers?

Which of the following is not a specific element of Hepatitis C?

Which of the following Vitamins is not stored in the Liver?

Which of the following is not a contributor to a condition of ascites?

Which of the following drugs is a histamine blocker and reduces levels of gastric acid?

Which of the following drugs is an antacid?

Which of the following drugs is a dopamine antagonist?

Another name for the Whipple procedure is a ________.

Which of the following microorganisms has been linked to Parotitis?

What type of cell releases somatostatin?

What type of cell releases glucagon?

What type of cell releases insulin?

Another name for the (Billroth II) procedure is a ________.

Another name for the (Billroth I) procedure is a ________.

Which of the following arteries supplies blood primarily to the Midgut?

Which of the following is not considered a right of medication?

Another name for the Myenteric plexus is the ________.

Which of the following enzyme breaks down starches to maltose?

Which of the following is not considered an Hblocker?

Which of the following drugs aids in gastric emptying?