Basic Science Exam Module

1. Bone Morphoenic Protein belongs to which superfamily of molecules?

2. The following factor increases the rigidity of an external fixator except:

3. the drug that is known to cause tendinitis and tendon rupture when administered in children?

4. What is the main component of articular cartilage?

5. What is the predominant collagen of articular cartilage and ligaments respectively?

6. River water contamination in open fracture leads to increase risk of infection with which of the following organism?

7. Proteoglycan content is highest in which of the following regions of articular cartilage

8. Bacterial growth in a biofilm or “slime layer” around an implant may be resistant to antibiotic therapy because of

9. Changes in articular cartilage resulting from normal aging include all the following except

10. Osteoblasts found in callus around a fracture is derived from