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QUESTION 1 a) Based on the pictures, identify and match the type of white blood cell for each description. Description Active phagocyte mainly against bacteria and some fungi Type of white blood cell Picture
b) Name types of immunoglobulin for each of the description Description Can be synthesized by foetus Types of immunoglobulin
QUESTION 2 Total lung capacity refers to the maximum volume to which the lungs can be expanded with the greatest possible effort. A normal adult has approximately 5.8 litre total lung volume.
a) Name A, B, C, and D.
c) What is the amount of air remaining in the lungs after a maximum respiratory effort?
d) Which of the following labeled above remain the same during exercise?
QUESTION 3 A patient was admitted with necrotic infection of soft tissue associated with high mortality on his lower limb. A necessitating amputation is often required in order to control this type of infection.
b) Other than the disease shown in the picture above, what is the disease that can also be caused by the microorganism in (a).
QUESTION 4
a)
What are the genotypes of Madam X and her husband? Madam X Madam Xs husband : :
b) What are the possible alleles that can be carried by the gametes of Madam X and her husband? Madam X Madam Xs husband : :
d) Using a Punnets square, work out what is the chance that a child of Madam X has type B blood.
QUESTION 5 Drug receptors are specialized to recognize and respond to individual drug molecules with great selectivity. Translation of receptor activation into function can be grouped into that of four receptor super families.
b) Name X.
c) List FOUR types of receptors and provide the example for each of them. Types of receptor Example
QUESTION 6 Acute inflammation is the immediate and early response to injury. The critical function is to clear invading bacteria, as well as degraded necrotic tissues resulting from the damage. Leukocytes may also aggravate inflammation and induce tissue damage by releasing enzymes, chemical mediators, and toxic oxygen radicals.
a) What is A, B, C, D, E, and F?
QUESTION 7
b)
Name 2 types of cells that can be found in structure (b). Give one function of each.
c)
QUESTION 9 The heart functions as a pump, in order to direct flow of blood in one direction and generate a pressure for flow to occur. The spread of cardiac excitation will trigger a wave of contraction that spreads through the atria and ventricles.
d) State A, B and C.
QUESTION 10 A researcher would like to investigate the association between cigarette smoking during pregnancy and the risk of low birth weight. His study involved 189 pregnant mothers randomly selected in hospitals from Klang Valley. He also interviewed the pregnant mothers to gauge information on their smoking habit. The results are provided in the table.