exams...

Woa…I can’t believe I will (have to) be able answer all these (past year) questions in two weeks time. I never even seen some of the stuff asked:


(Warning: the following section may cause side effects such as fainting, stressing out, bewilderment and shock. Mental preparation and parental guidance advised)


What is the pH of 375 mL of solution containing 0.150 mol of propenoic acid (HA) and 0.250 mol of sodium propenoate (NaA)? (Ka for propenoic acid is 5.52 × 10-5.)

Draw a detailed diagram of the bell stage of tooth development and label the cells that will eventually form: enamel, dentine, cementum, PDL and pulp.

Discuss, with the aid of a diagram, the process of skeletal muscle contraction. Include the following: chemical synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction at the skeletal muscle, generation of action potential in the muscle, and mechanism of contraction after receiving the signal.

Write brief description notes on mechanism of breakdown of a metal in oral cavity by differential aeration cell and suggest which dental alloys might be most susceptible and why?

Name a key tissue or organ system derived from the following mesodermal component: i) paraxial mesoderm, ii) intermediate mesoderm, and iii) lateral plate mesoderm.

Contrast the anatomical form of the lower 1st permanent molar with that of the lower 2nd deciduous molar.

Microscope slide of intestine. Draw it and name the layers.

Write brief description notes on eutectic alloys and their shortcoming.

Discuss some of the challenges faced by pathogens in exploiting the potentials of the human body, the sorts of strategies used to meet these challenges, and the sort of counter-strategies which may be employed by humans keen to preserve those resources to further their own fitness.

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Ok..need to study now. Wont be posting anything until after exam I suppose. Study hard (and dont waste your time reading ppl's blog)!