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• The pancreas is an important organ; the loss of its function leads to diabetes mellitus type 1. Name the cells of the pancreas that secrete insulin.
• A 67 year old man develops a tumour which impinges on the ventral root of a thoracic nerve. Name the specific functional modality of the majority of axons of a ventral root of such a nerve.
• A 32 year of woman suffers a fall from a ladder onto her back. Subsequent neurological examination identifies a unilateral loss of the biceps jerk reflex. Name one of the two spinal neural levels that are likely to be compromised on the affected side. [answer with a letter and a number; for example, if your thought that the injury was at lumbar 4, answer L4
• A 32 year old man with a history of heavy drinking presents with a 2 hour history of vomiting fresh blood. Which imaging study?
• An 18 yo man is being investigates for recurrent chest infections. Name the structure illustrated in the cross-sectional TEM.
• Name the specific fascia that tethers skin to the body
• Mrs Jones is admitted for surgery to remove her parathyroid glands. What is the embryological origin of the superior parathyroid glands?
• A 53yo woman is diagnosed with Cushing’s Disease. Which cells are the source of excess hormone in Cushing’s Disease?
• Name the part of a typical spinal/segmental nerve that participates in the formation of nerve plexuses in the body
• A patient with a chronic lower motor neurone lesion will present with the following clinical signs: hypotonia/atonia, hyporeflexia/areflexia, flaccid muscle paralysis and muscle atrophy supplied by the segmental nerve in question. Name the clinical sign that would be seen in the acute phase of a lower motor neurone lesion before muscle atrophy sets in.