ADVANCED DIPLOMA OF ORAL HEALTH

HUMAN BIOLOGY I

EXAM
CONFIRM PHYSICAL HEALTH STATUS

BIOCHEMISTRY & CELLULAR BIOLOGY

PRACTICE EXAM
NAME:
FACILITATOR: JOSH GALPIN
TOTAL MARKS: 42
SCORE:

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DISCUSS A DECOMPOSTION REACTION VS A SYHTESIS

REACTION. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH, IN RELATION TO A
CELLULAR ACTIVITY

YOU ARE A ABOUT TO SEE YOUR FIRST PATIENT IN THE

CLINIC,
MR DEAN KAY, IS YOUR FIRST PATIENT, HE ADVISES THAT HE
ENJOYS DRINKING MUCH SOFT DRINK (PH 2.8). YOU ADVISE
HIM TO DRINK WATER AS YOU KNOW THIS HAS A PH AROUND
7. DISCUSS WHAT THIS PH DIFFERENCE WOULD MEAN?

DRAW AND LABEL A FLUID MOSAIC MODEL, BE SURE TO NAME

THE FUNCTIONS (IF APPLICABLE) OF THE STRUCUTRES IN THE
MEMBRANE (17 MARKS)

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DISCUSS WHAT THIS DIAGRAM MEANS?

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Where in the cell can the rough endoplasmic reticulum can be

found? What is the main biological function of rough
endoplasmic retiulum? (3 Marks)

Discuss why mitochondria are referred to as the power house

of a cell? What activities do they do in the cell (4 Marks)

Discuss the different type of cell junctions that can be found,

what are their functions? (6 Marks)

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You are practicing your intraoral examination skills on your

classmate Chewie. You discover Chewie has linea alba
running along her cheeks. This is hyperkeratinised stratified
squamous cell epithelium. What does this mean? How would
these cells be structured histologically?

You are about to do an LA on a patient. You find your patient

must have a chemically simple LA, i.e. no adrenaline or
octapressin. This means the local anaesthetic can diffuse
through the blood vessels very easily. How can a local
anesthetic diffuse through to a blood vessel? What is the
structure like, for this to easily happen?

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You are at a retro 1970s party and see a jelly salad on the
table. All of a sudden connective tissue makes sense to you.
You notice the string beans and olives within the jelly
structure. Discuss why this could be so?

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