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61 Ophthalmology Questions And Answers

21⟩ The vitreous

* a) Is firmly attached to the pars plana

* b) Has a high concentration of hyaluronic acid

* c) Is a hydrogel with a water content of 80%

* d) Contains calcium in asteroid hyalosis

* e) Contains collagen which is mainly type II

Answer a. T b. T c. F d. T e. T

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22⟩ The cornea

* a) is thicker centrally than peripherally

* b) Contains 10,000 endothelium cells per square mm at birth

* c) Has an acellular collagenous stroma

* d) Contain Descemet's membrane is produced by the endothelium

* e) Has a refractive index of 1.38

Answer a. F b. F c. F d. T e. T

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23⟩ The nasociliary nerve supplies

* a) The sphenoidal sinus

* b) ethmoidal sinus

* c) Cornea

* d) lacrimal sac

* e) Dilator pupillae

Answer a. T b. T c. T d. T e. T

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24⟩ The ciliary ganglion

* a) Is found between the optic nerve and the medial rectus

* b) Contains sympathetic nerve that supplies the sphincter pupillae

* c) Is a parasympathetic relay ganglion for fibers from the Edinger-Westphal Nucleus?

* d) Contains sensory nerve

* e) Has a motor nerve that goes to the inferior oblique

Answer a. F b. F c. T d. T e. F

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25⟩ The inferior rectus muscle

* a) Is inserted 6.5 cm behind limbus

* b) Is innervated from its inferior surface

* c) Is attached to the lower lid

* d) Is the main depressor of the globe when the eye is adducted?

* e) lies inferior to the inferior oblique muscle

Answer a. T b. F c. T d. F e. T

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26⟩ In the eyelids

* a) The tarsal plate is a continuation of the orbital septum

* b) The meibomian glands secrete much in rich secretion

* c) The orifices of the meibomian glands are anterior to the root of eyelashes

* d) The lower lid is supplied by the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve exclusively

* e) There are more meibomian glands in the upper than lower lids

Answer a. T b. F c. F d .F e. T

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27⟩ The parotid gland

* a) Contains a fascial sheath which is innervated by second cervical nerve

* b) Receives post-ganglionic parasympathetic nerve from the otic ganglion

* c) Contains a duct which opens into the mouth opposite the upper canine tooth

* d) Is composed of serous acini which contribute to the saliva

* e) Is covered by the massenter

Answer a. T b. T c. F d. T e. F

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28⟩ In the head and neck

* a) The lymph from the upper lid drains to the parotid and submandibular lymph nodes

* b) The facial nerve comes from the first pharyngeal arch

* c) Branches of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve supply the skin of the scalp as far backward as the vertex

* d) The veins of the scalp are connected to both the diploic veins and the intracranial venous sinuses

* e) A unilateral cleft lip is a failure of the maxillary process to fuse with the medial nasal process

Answer a. F b. F c. T d. T e. T

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29⟩ In the development of the eye

* a) The orbit is completed by 10th week of gestation

* b) The orbit arises from fusion between the lateral nasal process and the maxilla

* c) The lower eyelids are formed by the maxillary process

* d) Upper lids arise from fronto-nasal process

* e) The nasolacrimal duct arises from the ectoderm of of nasolacrimal groove

Answer a. T b. T c. T d. T e. T

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31⟩ The hyaloid artery

* a) Arises from the dorsal ophthalmic artery

* b) Communicates freely with the choroidal circulation throughout development

* c) Regresses after birth

* d) Bergmeister's papillae is a remnant

* e) forms part of the vascular propria lentis

Answer a. T b. F c. F d. T e. T

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32⟩ With respect to lens development

* a) The lens first appears at 27 days of gestation

* b) It is formed from neural crest cells

* c) The lens first appears as vesicles with a single layer of epithelial cells

* d) Y suture is absent in the embryonic nucleus

* e) The adult lens is more spherical than the foetal

Answer a. T b. F c. T d. T e. F

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34⟩ Glucagon

* a) Is secreted by beta-islet cell of pancreas

* b) Is a polypeptide hormone

* c) Has a positive cardiac inotropic effect

* d) Causes gluconeogenesis in the liver

* e) Causes glycogenolysis in the liver

Answer a. F b. T c. T d. T e. T

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35⟩ Vergence movement

* a) is more rapid than pursuit movement

* b) is required for stereoscopic vision

* c) Is stimulated by blurred images on the retina

* d) Is an involuntary eye movement

* e) The extent of the movement is determined by the near point and far point of accommodation

Answer a. F b. T c. T d. F e. T

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36⟩ During accommodation for near

* a) The spherical aberration of the eye increases

* b) The ciliary muscle relaxes

* c) The field of vision decreases

* d) The amount of light entering the eye increases

* e) The thickness of the lens increases

Answer a. F b. F c. T c. F e. T

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37⟩ In binocular vision

* a) Only points on the horopter fall on the corresponding retinal point

* b) Points in front of the horopter will stimulate binasal retina

* c) Points outside the horopter is perceived doubly

* d) The Panum's fusional area is wider in the centre than the periphery

* e) Sensory fusion refers to the cortical integration of images perceived by the two eyes

Answer a. T b. F c. F d. F e. T

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38⟩ The following are true about entopic phenomenon

* a) It can be produced by cells in the vitreous

* b) It can be produced by palpation of the eyeballs

* c) The size of one's pupil can be observed with a pinhole

* d) Asteroid hyalosis causes significant visual disturbance due to entopic phenomenon

* e) Haidinger's brushes are produced by the inner plexiform layers

Answer a. F b. T c. T d. F e. T

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39⟩ The retinal-pigment epithelium cells are

* a) esterify and store excess retinol

* b) Transport retinol-binding protein from blood to subretinal space

* c) Are secured laterally to each other by tight junction

* d) Are independent units and do not communicate electrically or metabolically with each other

* e) Dehydrate the subretinal space and create forces binding themselves to neurosensory retina

Answer a. T b. T c. T d. F e. T

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40⟩ The following are true about cerebrospinal fluid

* a) It is found in the space between the pia mater and the arachnoid

* b) The normal amount in human being is about 500 ml

* c) With the body lying in lateral horizontal position, the normal intracranial pressure is about 100 ml of water

* d) Only, the lateral ventricle contains choroidal plexus, which secrete cerebrospinal fluid

* e) Cerebrospinal fluid contains the same concentration of glucose as the blood

Answer a. T b. F .T d. F e. F

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