FCPS 2 — Basic principles and basic science MCQs
Practice 57 Basic principles and basic science past-paper MCQs for FCPS 2, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
Basic principles and basic science is a core part of the FCPS 2 syllabus. HighYield's Basic principles and basic science question bank collects 57MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.
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Sample Basic principles and basic science Questions
Which one of the following is true regarding collagen?
- A.Its derivation is debated: either from the Greek for ‘strength’ or the Latin for ‘strand’.
- B.Type 1 collagen is formed from three identical ‘alpha’ chains.
- C.Type 3 collagen is formed from two different ‘alpha’ chains.
- D.Every third amino acid in collagen is glycine, the others usually being proline and hydroxyproline.
- E.Collagen is stabilized by polymerization.
With regards to anticoagulants in microsurgery:
- A.Heparin and antithrombin III have similar mechanisms of action.
- B.Unfractionated and fractionated heparins have different proportions of anti-Factor Xa and antithrombin activity.
- C.Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is a more frequent complication of unfractionated prophylactic heparin than of fractionated prophylactic heparin use.
- D.The antiplatelet drug aspirin is contraindicated in patients younger than 16 years of age.
- E.Dextran anticoagulation is pharmacologically reversible.
Which landmark publication related to free tissue transfer is correct?
- A.The first successful thumb replantation was performed by Komatsu and Tamai in 1967.
- B.The first clinical series of free tissue transfers was published by Nakayama in 1969.
- C.Cobbett performed the first successful free great toe-to-hand transfer in humans in 1968.
- D.McLean and Buncke performed the first free omentum flap in 1971.
- E.None of the above is true.
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