Basic Science Exam Module

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

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

3. What is the main component of articular cartilage?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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