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When a man moes his sight from a book at 25cm to a start (infinity) the power of his eye optical system changes by:
4 Dioptries
The wavelength of a sound wave in air of the highest pitch audible by humans is about:
17mm
A person has a far point at 4.0m. The lens that will correct this defect have a power of:
-0.25D
The spreading out of molecules from a region of the higher concretion is caused by:
the random movement of molecules
In processes of a)hemodialysis and b)hemofiltration: the driving force are:
a=concetrion difference b=pressure difference
A neuron with refractory period 1 ms can transmit signals with maximal frequency of:
1 kHz
The information about stimulus intensity is coded in neurons by:
the frequency of the action potential impulses
Two statements that refer to the state of thermodunamic equilibrium:
It is a macroscopic representation of the highest number of microstates + in this state are no systematic unbalanced flow of energy and/or matter
“Wind chill factor” relates the air temperature with actual apparent temperature felt on exposed skin. The diffrencene between the two temperatures is mainly related the processes of:
convection
At the depth of 10 m in water pressure exerted on a divers eardrum is higher them that at the surface by:
10^5
The contrast between different tissues od radiographs is due to therie difference in:
mass density and elemental composition
The best contrast on medical images between different SOFT TISSUES is provided by:
MRI
What is electromagnetic radiation:
A wave which consist of oscillating electrical and magnetic fields
Consider two equal compartments of water solutions separated with a membrane. The compartments contain: I – 103 molecules of glucose (the mole weight of glucose 180)

II – 103 molecules of sucrose (the mole weight of sucrose is 342).

The osmotic water flow will go a) from I to II b) from II to I c) there is no water movement d) the answer depends on temperature and pressure:
there is no water movement
The diffusion potential across the membrane is created only when
a) the membrane is not permeable for one kind of ions
b) the ions has different mobility in the membrane
c) the ions have different mobility and there is a difference in ions concentration between two solutions separated by the membrane
d) there is difference in ion concentration between two membrane sides:
the ions have different mobility and there is a difference in ions concentration between two solutions separated by the membrane
Knowing the value of the respiratory quotient (RQ) one can:
a) estimate the total energy consumption of a body b) calculate the amount of heat released in metabolic processes
c) get information on type of food components used as substrates in cellular respiration
d) estimate the total of work and heat given away by an organism:
get information on type of food components used as substrates in cellular respiration
The annual dose from natural background of ionizing radiation in Poland is 3.6 mGy. It means that average man will absorb in one year total energy of the radiation about
270 mJ
A characteristic of ionizing radiation most closely related to its radiobiological effectiveness is: a. Dose b. Exposure c. Linear energy transfer (LET) d. Photon or particle energy:
c. Linear energy transfer (LET)
The average dose of X-rays delivered to a 70 kg patient undergoing total body irradiation was 60 Gy. The total energy of X-rays absorbed by the patient’s body was:
a. 4200 J
Transmural pressure inside a vessel with stenosis in comparison to normal vessel conditions is: a) the same b) higher c) lower d) higher in veins and lower in arteries:
c) lower
Contrast between different tissues on MRI images is due to their difference in:
a) hydrogen concentration
b) density,
c) proton density and effectiveness of energy exchange between protons and between protons and surrounding molecules
d) elemental composition and microscopic mobility of molecules and atoms:,
proton density and effectiveness of energy exchange between protons and between protons and surrounding molecules
Some processes responsible for interaction of high energy X-rays with patient’s body lead to generation of secondary high energy photons coming out of the body. This happens:
a. Only in Compton effect
b. Mainly in photoelectric effect
c. Mainly in Compton effect and pair-creation effect d. Only in pair-creation effect
B Mainly in photoelectric effect
Echoes of ultrasound waves reflected from a boundary between two media will have the highest intensity when those two media are:
b. Air and bone
When temperature of ideal gas increases from 300 K to 360 K:
a) the velocity of random motion of gas molecules increases by 20%
b) the kinetic energy of the gas molecules increases by 20%
c) the velocity of random motion of gas molecules increases by ca. 44%
d) the kinetic energy of the gas molecules increases by ca. 44%:
b) the kinetic energy of the gas molecules increases by 20%
During T1 MRI the ventricals/horns will be:
Dark (short TR and short TE)
During T2 MRI the ventricals/horns will be:
Bright (long TR and long TE)
MRI: Another word for ” decay of transversal magnetization”:
T2 relaxation
Clinical MRI image represents: a) spatial distribution of tissues of different density b) spatial distribution of hydrogen nuclei in a body c) distribution of tissues with different penetration depth of electromagnetic waves d) distribution of magnetic permeability of body tissues:
b) spatial distribution of hydrogen nuclei in a body
Reflections of ultrasonic waves occur always at a boundary between
a) tissues of different density
b) tissues of different absorption of sound waves
c) tissues of different elemental composition
d) tissues of different acoustic impedance:
d) tissues of different acoustic impedance
Experimentally determined flow rate through a vessel was (20 ± 1) ml/s and the drop in pressure along the vessel was (10 ± 1) Pa. The absolute uncertainty in calculated resistance to flow is:
a) 75 × 10 3 Pa × s/m 3
b) 2×103 Pa×s/m3
c) 3.3 ×102 Pa×s/m3
d) 2 Pa×s/m3:
a) 75 × 10 3 Pa × s/m
In the ESR examination we measure:
viscosity of the blood plasma (ESR stands for erythrocyte sedimentation rate and indirectly measures viscosity of blood plasma)
In a process of isothermal expansion a work of 200 J was done by an ideal gas. It means that:
a) internal energy of the gas increased by 200 J
b) internal energy of the gas decreased by 200 J
c) the gas lost 200 J energy in form of heat d) the gas acquired 200 J energy in form of heat.:
d) the gas acquired 200 J energy in form of heat.
An object is placed at x= 10cm from converging lens and the lens focal distances is f=6. The image will be:
50% bigger than the object
The image of the near point is created on the retina when:
The eye power is the biggest and the lens is strongly convex
Maximal tolerable value for heart rate is about 210 bpm. Its period and frequency are given: (s + hz)
0.28s and 3.5Hz
Delta G = - 0.30 eV – spontaneous reaction?
yes
Delta G = + 0.24 eV – spontaneous reaction?
no
Density of compact bone is about 1.8 g/cm3 and the velocity of sound propagation is 4080 m/s. The acoustic impedance of bone is:
b. 7.34 x 106 kg/(m2s)
What kind of reaction: “Internal energy of system can be changed only if work is performed by or on the system”
Adiabatic process
A prolonged stay in high-temperature environment can be hazardous to people in particular when:
when the air is humid
The blood is considered as a “non-Newtonian” fluid. This means that:
its viscosity is dependent of sheer rate
An MRI image of a skull can reults in a dark area in the center and a white “brim” all around the skull – the difference in contatsts are due to:
difference in effective atomic number and mass density of the structures
The main interaction process responsible for heating of soft tissues by microwaves is:
rotation of molecules having a none-zero dipole movement
(MRI) an increase of TE parameter in the spin-echo sequence will lead the picture to be:
more dark except “the horns/ventricals” in the middle that will continue to be bright
In SPECT an isotope is introduced into a patients body and the examination is based on detection of the isotope radiation coming out of his body. This is possible only when the isotope is:
gamma emitter
The Doppler effect refers to:
a change frequency of registered waves when the detector and the source are moving relative to each other
How much water must be added to a vial with 400 ug of a medicine to obtain a final solution of 10^-3 g/l concentration:
0.4L
A sound wave of 3000 Hz frequency has loudness of 60 phones. If frequency of this sound increases to 6000 Hz without changing the intensity level (i.e. its energy) the perceived loudness of the sound will: a. Increase b. Increase twice c. Decrease d. Remain the same:
d. Remain the same (this frequency change does not change perceived phones. However more dramatic changes may change the perceived loudness)
Recently Holland introduced restrictions regarding levels of noise (or music) in public institutions (also pubs Discos concerts etc.). The highest allowed level is 103 dB, which is about 20 dB lower than the threshold of pain. It means, that the acoustic energy reaching the eardrum at 103 dB in comparison to that which causes pain is about:
a. 2 times lower
b. 20 times lower
c. 100 times lower
d. 200 times lower
c. 100 times lower
The frequency range of acoustic waves which we percept as sounds is (20 Hz -20 kHz). If velocity of acoustic waves in air is 340 m/s than the respective range of wavelengths is:
a. 59 mm-59 m
b. 17 mm-17 m
c. 59 m-59 mm
d. 17 m-17 mm:
, d. 17 m-17 mm
Consider a converging lens with f = 10 cm and object placed at object distance x = 25 cm. The image created by the lens is:
a. Magnified on the opposite side of lens
b. Diminished, on the opposite side of lens
c. There is no image (image is not created)
d. Magnified, on the same side of lens
b. Diminished, on the opposite side of lens
The Diopter (the unit of lens power) is equal to: a. Meter b. N c. 1/meter d. 1/meter2:
c. 1/meter
The astigmatic eye is corrected by using: a. Positive (converging) lens b. Toric lens c. Negative (diverging) lens d. Flat lens:
b. Toric lens
A lens has power D = 10 Diopters. If the image of an object has the same size as the object itself then the object – lens distance is: a. 0.1 cm b. 0.2 cm c. 0.1 m d. 0.2 m
d. 0.2 m
An increase in water content in a pathological tissue will affect its MRI image mainly due to:
a) increase in proton density of the tissue
b) increase in T1 and T2 relaxation times
c) decrease in T1 and T2 relaxation times
d) decrease of T1 and increase of T2 relaxation times:
Increase in T1 and T2 relaxation times
In ultrasonography the probe is covered with a gel before it is applied to the patient skin. The reason for this is:
Elimination of the ultrasound reflections from air gaps between the probe and skin
The motion of blood flowing through an artery sometimes can affect its image with medical imaging methods even without any additional procedures, dedicated to flow detection. This is true for
:, MRI and Doppler ultrasonography
Clinical MRI image represents:
a. spatial distribution of tissues of different density b. spatial distribution of hydrogen nuclei in a body
c. distribution of tissues with different penetration depth of electromagnetic waves
d. distribution of magnetic permeability of body tissues:
b. spatial distribution of hydrogen nuclei in a body
Two charges of opposite signs and of absolute values q=1C were placed at the distance of 20 cm. The dipole momentum of this system is:
a. 0.2 C and the sens of the vector is oriented in – to + direction
b. 0.002 C and the sens of the vector is oriented in – to + direction
c. 0.2 C and sens of the vector is oriented in + to – direction
d. 0.002 C sens of the vector is oriented in + to – direction:
0.2 C and the sens of the vector is oriented in – to + direction (p = qd = 1*0.2 = 0.2. Dipole moment points from negative to positive charge)
The physical basis of operation of clinical MRI machines is:
a. Different penetration of magnetic fields through different tissues
b. Absorption of radio-frequency electromagnetic waves by electrons
c. Absorption of radio-frequency impulses by hydrogen nuclei placed in magnetic field
d. Resonant absorption of energy of static magnetic fields by electrons:
c. Absorption of radio frequency impulses by hydrogen nuclei placed in magnetic field
Potentially hazardous physical factors during MRI are:
c. Time-varying magnetic fields, radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, strong static magnetic field
RQ formula =
vol. CO2 / vol O2
The value of basal metabolic rate (BMR) of an average person is approximately:
80 W
Thermal discomfort felt when being in a rain forest is mostly due to:
Reduced heat losses to the humid air by evaporation
Knowing the value of the respiratory quotient (RQ) one can:
get information on type of food components used as substrates in cellular respiration
If the temperature T increases the conductance G of the conductors type I (metal) and type II (electrolites) respectively will:
d. I- decrease, II- increase
(Electrical resistivity of metals increases with temperature; conductance in eletrolytes increases with temperature)
According to the second principle of thermodynamics:
Real processes in isolated system cannot proceed towards macrostates represented by lower thermodynamic probability
Vapor->water-ice : increase or decrease in entropy?
Decrease
Ice -> water -> vaper increase or decrease in entropy?
increase
An improved visualization of bladder in X-ray radiography using iodine compounds for contrast enhancement is related mainly to:
Increase of effective atomic number inside the bladder
What is the average blood flow in the aorta if stroke volume SV = 60 ml and heart rate HR = 100 beats/min:
0.1 m3 / s
The spreading out of molecules from a region their higher concentration is caused by:
The random movement of molecules
The reason for using high frequency acoustic waves (ultrasound) in medical imaging instead of low frequency audible waves is:
a) lower probability of potentially dangerous side-effects
b) better spatial resolution of images
c) better penetration in tissues
d) better contrast between different tissues
c) better penetration in tissues
The signal which is registered in PET imaging is caused by absorption of the following particles in the detectors:
Positrons
27. An interaction process(es) for the most part responsible for a high contrast between bone and soft
tissue in X-ray imaging is(are):
a) Compton scattering and photoelectric effect b) photoelectric effect and pair production
c) photoelectric effect d) coherent scattering
c) photoelectric effect