Medical Mcqs

Saliva is increased by_____________?

(A) Cholinergic drugs

(B) Anticholinergic drugs

(C) Andrenergic drugs

(D) None of the above

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Xerostomia, enlargment of salivary and lacrimal glands is seen in______________?

(A) Sicca syndrome

(B) Sjogren’s syndrome

(C) Mickulicz’s disease

(D) None of the above

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Acinic cell carcinomas of the salivary gland arise most often in the_______________?

(A) Parotid salivary gland

(B) Minor salivary glands

(C) Submandibular salivary gland

(D) Sublingual salivary gland

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Mixed tumour of the salivary glands are_______________?

(A) Most common in submandibular gland

(B) Usually malignant

(C) Most common in parotid gland

(D) Associated with calculi

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Adeno lymphoma refers to_______________?

(A) Adeno carcinoma

(B) Adeno cystic lymphoma

(C) Warthin’s tumour

(D) Pleomorphic adenoma

Submitted By: Ali Uppal


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Break up time (BUT) test is done in_______________?

(A) Sjogren’s syndrome

(B) Multiple sclerosis

(C) SLE

(D) Myasthenia gravis

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Sialoliths are stones found in the salivary duct and gland and are primarily composed of_____________?

(A) Hydroxyapatitie

(B) Potassium cloride

(C) Unknown compounds of phosphats

(D) Calcium chloride

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Pleomorphic adenoma is______________?

(A) a teratomatous tumour of the salivary gland

(B) a neuroendocrine cell tumour

(C) multiple ectopic tissue proliferating in the salivary gland

(D) myoepithelial or ductal reserve cell origin

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Chocolate-coloured fluid is seen in the cystic space of_______________?

(A) Dentigerous cyst

(B) Odontogenic deratocyst

(C) Unicystic ameloblastoma

(D) Papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum

Submitted By: Ali Uppal