LEGAL MEDICINE AND MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEWER

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It is the dehydration of the whole body which result in the shivering and
preservation of the body
a. Saponification
b. Maceration
c.
Adipocere formation
d. Mummification
Which of the following microorganism plays an important and dominant
role in decomposition?
a. Bacillus mesentericus
b. Clostridium welchii
c.
Bacillus proteus vulgaris
d. Bacillus coli
A person was found dead inside a hotel room and in a state of rigor
mortis. Which of the following is true of rigor mortis?
a. Muscles are relaxed
b. Pupils are dilated
c.
Developed 3-6 hours after death
d. Urinary and fecal incontinence

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Schourups formula for the determination of the time of death of any

cadaver whose CSF is examined for the following, except
a. Amino acid
b. Cholesterol
c.
Lactic acid
d. Non protein nitrogen

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Mrs. Delos Reyes had a contractual relationship with Dr. delos Santos. In
their relationship, Mrs. Delos Reyes asked Dr. delos Santos a prescription
to cause abortion but the doctor refused. Mrs. Delos Reyes filed a civil
case for breach of contract. The case was dismissed by the court on
what ground?
a. There must be a consent of the contracting parties
b. The contractual relation is based on mutual trust and
confidence
c.
There must be a cause or consideration
d. The object of contract must be determinate, legal and not
outside the commerce of man

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A physician was called by the plaintiff to assist in the delivery of her child;
the physician took with him a young unmarried man and was introduced
as his friend. The patient thought the young man was a medical student
or another physician. The patient filed an action against the attending
physician for which of the following complaints?
a. Violation of her right to confidentiality
b. Invasion of her right to privacy
c.
Violation of her right to self-determination
d. Violation of her right to give consent to allow the young man in
the delivery

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A resident in a hospital is an invitee and as such he has ministerial and

medical duties. Which of the following is a ministerial duty?
a. Placing an improperly capped hot water bottle on a patients
body
b. Administering the wrong blood to the right patient
c.
Improperly administering a hypodermic injection
d. Failing to decide that sideboards should be used when needed
and do not exist
A 19 y/o man was found lying, motionless, breathless along the road.
Which of the following tests is used as method of detecting cessation of
respiration?
a. Icard
b. Magnus
c.
Winslow
d. Diaphanous
In a party, Ernesto, a hypertensive patient asked the doctor guest what
is best for HPN and the doctor answered amlodipine. Ernesto bought
amlodipine and tried it on himself. After 3 doses, he developed severe
headache and syncope. He filed a case against the doctor. The case was
dismissed on what ground?
a. Ernesto did not pay the doctor

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b. Ernesto probably did not follow instructions

c.
Ernesto has idiosyncratic or hypersensitivity reaction
d. Ernesto and the doctor has no contractual relationship
Magnus test is done by which of the following procedures?
a. Place a fine feather or a strip of cotton in front of the lips and
nostrils
b. Melted sealing wax is dropped on the breast of a person
c.
Injection of a solution of fluorescein subcutaneously
d. A ligature is applied around the base of a finger with moderate
tightness
This is claimed to be specific feature of electrical injury
a. Metallization
b. Flaky opacities of the lens
c.
Necrosis
d. Superficial carbonization

Crocodile skin appearance is seen in which of the following burns?

a. Flash
b. Sunburn
c.
Contact
d. Spark
13. Which of the following is a blistering gas?
a. Yellow cross
b. Bromobenzyl cyanide
c.
Chlorine
d. Phosgene
14. Kunkels test is a qualitative test for the presence of
a. Carbon monoxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c.
Hydrogen sulfide
d. Hydrogen cyanide
15. Positive sign of pregnancy
a. Braxton-Hicks sign
b. Goodels sign
c.
Mayors sign
d. Hegars sign
16. The following are most common ecbolics, except
a. Ergot
b. Quinine
c.
Pituitary extracts
d. Pennyroyal
17. Commonly known as menstrual regulator
a. D and C
b. Use of emmonagogues
c.
Vacuum suction
d. Use of ecbolics
18. The 1st instinct of the child after birth is
a. Defecation
b. Sucking
c.
Restlessness
d. Yawning
19. Methods of committing the crime of infanticide by commission, except
a. Suffocation
b. Strangulation
c.
Starvation
d. Drowning
20. Which of the following spurious children are conceived by prostitutes?
a. Adulterous
b. Incestuous
c.
Sacrilegious
d. Manceres
21. JJ Manaligod is a surgical intern at SLU-HSH caring for the patient. He is
a
a. Trespasser
b. Licensee
c.
Borrowed servant
d. Invitee
22. Known as the National Health Insurance Act of 1995
a. RA 1857
b. RA 7875
c.
RA 7785
d. RA 1158

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Peter was apprehended by the police for reckless driving and was
charged with alcoholic intoxication. Which of the following blood
alcohol levels gives rise to the presumption that Peter is drunk?
a. 0.05%
b. 0.05%-0.10%
c.
0.10%-0.15%
d. 0.20%
24. An ambulance was rushing to respond to emergency call. The driver
runover a pedestrian. Which of the following is correct?
a. The driver has no right superior to those of the pedestrian in
street intersection
b. The criminal liability of the ambulance driver is the same as an
ordinary transport driver
c.
The ambulance has the right of way and the police should
give ample assistance
d. The hospital is not liable since the act was done by the driver
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This is an abnormal mental condition whereby a person is performing an

act while in the state of natural sleep
a. Somnolencia
b. Somnambulism
c.
Mesmerism
d. Delirium
Which of the following is the most potent of all cannabis preparation?
a. Hashish
b. Bhang
c.
Majun
d. Ganja
The following are color test for opium and its derivative together with
Amphetamine, except
a. Marquis test
b. Zwikkers test
c.
Dillie Koppanyl test
d. Van Urk test
Which of the following wine is the product of fermentation of fruit juices
only after removal of the skin and stem?
a. Red wine
b. Still wine
c.
White wine
d. Fortified wine
Which of the following laws prescribe the right and obligation of persons
in their daily relations with each other and with society?
a. Adjective
b. Procedural
c.
Remedial
d. Substantive
The following are qualification of those to be accepted members of the
Board of Medicine, except
a. He is a natural born citizen of the Philippines
b. He has been in the practice of medicine for at least 15 years
c.
He is duly registered physician in the Philippines
d. He is not a member of the faculty of any medical school

Which of the following is a rule of conduct, obligation, laid by legitimate

power for common observance and benefit
a. Custom
b. Law
c.
Jurisprudence
d. Legal medicine
32. Which of the following is an evidence made known or addressed to the
senses of the court?
a. Autoptic
b. Testimonial
c.
Experimental
d. Documentary
33. The following are physical evidences except
a. Corpus delicti
b. Associative
c.
Tracing
d. Deposition
34. The application of science such as physics, chemistry, medicine and other
biological sciences in a crime detection and investigation is known as
a. Forensic medicine

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b. Criminology
c.
Criminalistics
d. Legal medicine
Which of the following wine is the bottle before fermentation has
ceased to that it contains CO2 gas solution
a. Still wine
b. Sparkling wine
c.
Fortified wine
d. Dry wine
A 16 year old married man consented for tonsillectomy. After
administration of anesthesia, the patient developed severe reaction and
became comatose. The parents sued the doctor and the hospital on the
grounds that there was no valid consent by their son being a minor.
Which of the following is a valid statement?
a. No need for parental consent because it is an emergency case
b. The consent by the patient is valid though minor because he is
emancipated
c.
Both the doctor and the hospital are liable for lack of informed
consent
d. The anesthesiologist is liable because he did not ask consent
for anesthesia
Mrs. Dela Cruz, mother of four, voluntarily underwent a surgical
sterilization because she and her husband had more than the sufficient
number of children and those additional children would aggravate her
existing bladder and kidney condition. A tubal ligation was done but few
months after the operation, Mrs. Dela Cruz became pregnant. Before the
termination of pregnancy, the couple filed the suit for damages against
the physician. The court allowed damages. Which of the following could
be ground for allowing damages?
a. Lack of valid consent
b. Professional negligence
c.
Failure to procedure sterility
d. Doctor did not seek approval from the bioethics committee of
the hospital
Under which of the following theories or doctrine does a private
hospitals for charity performs a quasi-public function?
a. Trust fund doctrine
b. Implied waiver theory
c.
Public policy
d. Independent contract theory
Who may not participate as providers in the delivery of medical
services in the Philippine Medical Care Plan?
a. Hospital duly accredited by the Commission
b. Drugstore duly accredited by the Commission
c.
A duly licensed doctor of medicine in the Phil who is an active
member of good standing of the PMA
d. A duly licensed dentist in the Phil who is an active member of
the PDA and accredited by PMCC
Which of the following types of abortion is criminal and punishable by
law?
a. Intentional
b. Post-term
c.
Spontaneous
d. Therapeutic
Which of the following organs may be transplanted even several hours
after removal from the donor and rejection is virtually non-existent?
a. Bone
b. Heart
c.
Liver
d. Kidney
The following are rights of a respondent physician in an administrative
investigation in the Board of Medicine as provided by the Medical Act.
Which statement is not correct? The respondent physician:
a. Testifies as a witness on his behalf
b. Should be entitled to confront and to cross-examine the
witness against him
c.
To have a speedy public hearing
d. Be represented by a counsel or be heard in person
In dental identification, the age may be reflected in dentition and a
person with twenty permanent teeth is how many years old?
a. 11
b. 9
c.
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44. The following are poisons which are exito-motor in action, except
a. Brucine
b. Strychnine
c.
Camphor
d. Thebaine
45. Dried flowering tops of the female plant, Cannabis sativa, with rusty
green color and characteristic odor is mixed with tobacco and smoked in
pipe. What s this special preparation of marijuana?
a. Bhang
b. Reefers
c.
Hashish
d. Ganja
46. The race of a living person may be presumed in the features of the face.
A person with thick lips and prominent eyes is a
a. Mongolian
b. Malayan
c.
Caucasian
d. Negro
47. Under the Dangerous Drug Act, marijuana is classified as what type?
a. Prohibited
b. Sedative
c.
Hypnotic
d. Stimulant
48. In the ordinary method of human identification applicable to the living
person the facies is one of the characteristics not easily changed.
Which appearance is indicative of approaching death?
a. Facies leonine
b. Mongolian facies
c.
Hippocratic facies
d. Myxedemic facies
49. Where the head is free and mobile, a blow on the occiput may produce
lacerated or confusion of the frontal lobe of the brain. This is what type
of injury?
a. Direct
b. Contre-coup
c.
Remote
d. Coup-contre-coup
50. Regarding the nature and requisites of the physician-patient relationship
which of the following statement is not correct? It is
a. A guaranty of cure
b. Contractual
c.
Consensual
d. Fiduciary
51. Lightning causes expansion of the air on account of the super heated
atmosphere resulting to laceration of the body surface, severe tearing of
the clothing and displacements of parts of the body. Which of the
following elements of lightning produces this effect?
a. Compression
b. Direct from the electrical charge
c.
Surface flash burns from the discharge
d. Mechanical
52. When the body has been submerged in water and putrefactive changes
show wrinkled skin, scrotum and penis distended with gas, nails and hair
still intact with the lungs emphysematous and covering the heart, the
time since death is how many weeks?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d.6
53. Which of the following statement is not valid?
a. A woman may have an interrupted hymen and yet may no
longer be a virgin
b. A woman may have a lacerated hymen and yet be a virgin
c.
A woman is still virgin as long as she has not given birth
d. There are no conclusive medical findings to show that a woman
is physically virgin
54. Which of the following is not a local effect of radiation emitted by
radioactive substance?
a. Endothelial necrosis and localized thrombosis in the blood
vessels
b. Sweat glands lose their function and erector pili muscles are
very much affected
c.
Retardation of cell division
d. Causes sterility, abortion and stillbirths in female
55. Which of the following is not classified as psychological suicide?

a.

A person puts his life in jeopardy by voluntary self-injury but the

intention to die is low as the method is relatively harmless
b. Self-destruction due to self-negligence
c.
When it is impulsive and unplanned
d. When it is done under great provocation
56. One of the grounds for revocation or suspension of a physicians
certificate of registration is refusal to attend to an emergency. He is not
liable id
a. The case is not within his expertise
b. Many physicians have refused to go
c.
He is always liable of refusing to attend to an emergency
d. In so doing, there is a risk in his life
57. Anemic anoxic death is due to decreased capacity of the blood to carry
oxygen as in
a. Heart failure
b. Smothering and overlaying
c.
Drowning
d. CO poisoning
58. The following are duties of physician to the community. Which is not
correct?
a. Enlighten the public on danger of communicable diseases and
measures for that prevention and care especially during
epidemics
b. During an epidemic, he may refuse to attend the needs of the
sufferers if it will be risky to his life
c.
Should cooperate in the enforcement of sanitary law and
regulations
d. Every case of communicable disease under his care should be
properly reported to authorities concerned
59. A natural child may be legitimated. Which of the following requisites is
not correct?
a. There should be subsequent marriage of the parents
b. Child must be acknowledge by the father
c.
Child must be acknowledge by both parents before marriage
d. Child must be natural
60. Permission to exhume a dead body, for autopsy in the case of legal
investigation, shall be obtained and approved by the
a. Hospital director where the patient died
b. Attending physician
c.
Director of Health
d. NBI
61. The following are practical uses of fingerprints, except
a. Establish identities of dead bodies
b. Among illiterates, the right thumbprint is universally
recognized as a substitute for signature on legal documents
c.
Prints on file are useful for comparative purposes
d. Prints recovered from crime scene associate person or weapon
62. Dr. Xs wife filed an administrative complaints before the PRC against her
husband who was living with a mistress and abandoned her and his 3
children. His acts are funds for revocation of his registration certificate
and classified as
a. Personal disqualification
b. Unethical conduct
c.
Unprofessional conduct
d. Criminal act
63. Division of law which deals with the rules concerning pleadings,
practices and procedures in all courts of the Philippines
a. Civil Law
b. Remedial Law
c.
Criminal Law
d. Special Law
64. The following are types of physical evidences, except
a. Corpus delicti
b. Associative
c.
Testimonial
d. Tracing
65. This drug is used as truth serum is not admissible in court
a. Sodium amytal
b. Sodium penthotal

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d.

Ethyl alcohol
Hyoscine hydrobromide

66. Evidences obtained with the use of truth serum is not admissible in
court because
a. The information is obtained under stress
b. The info given by the subject is not voluntary since he is under
the influence of drug
c.
The truth serum is still in the experimental stage
d. The information is obtained through deceit
67. The law of Multiplicity of Evidence in identification states
a. The more number of body parts available, the better the
identification of the person
b. The greater the number of similarities of 2 persons compared,
the greater the probability for the conclusion to be correct
c.
The greater the dissimilarities of two persons compared, the
greater the chance for a correct conclusion
d. The greater the number of points of similarities and
dissimilarities of 2 persons compared, the greater is the
probability for the conclusion to be correct
68. Which of the following kinds of death is the state of the body in which
there is complete, persistent and continuous cessation of vital functions
of the brain, heart and lungs which maintains life and death
a. Apparent
b. Clinical
c.
Cellular
d. State of suspended animation
69. Accumulation of blood in the most dependent portion of the dead body
a. Suggilation
b. Ecchymosis
c.
Tete de negri
d. Hematoma
70. Diaphanous test is used to determine whether
a. Rape was committed
b. A person is dead
c.
Death was due to poisoning
d. Respiration stopped
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This consists of injection of a solution of fluorescein simultaneously. If

circulation is still present, the greenish-yellow dye will be spread all over
the body. If the person is dead, it will remain only at the site of injection.
This is the mechanism of
a. Magnus test
b. Diaphanous test
c.
Brombergs test
d. Icards test
72. Which of the following is last to stop after somatic death
a. Respiration
b. Atrium
c.
Ventricles
d. Brain
73. Cooling of the body
a. Algor mortis
b. Rigor mortis
c.
Livor mortis
d. Da mortis
74. Postmortem rigidity is also called, except
a. Death stiffening
b. Death struggle of muscle
c.
Rigor mortis
d. Muscular irritability
75. The fingers are spread wide and the finger webs are viewed through a
strong light. This test is called:
a. Icard-fluorescein dye
b. Magnus
c.
Winslow-mercury
d. Diaphanous
76. Magnus test may be done by which of the following procedures?
a. Place a fine feather or strip of cotton in front of the lips and
nostrils
b. Melted sealing wax is dropped on the breast of a person

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d.

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Injection of a solution of fluorescein subcutaneously

A ligature is applied around the base of a finger with moderate
tightness
Schourups formula for the determination o the time of death of any
cadaver whose cerebro-spinal fluid is examined for the ff except
a. Amino acid
b. Cholesterol
c.
Lactic acid
d. Non-protein nitrogen
True of rigor mortis
a. Muscles are relaxed
b. Pupils are dilated
c.
Develops 3 to 6 hours after death
d. Urinary and fecal incontinence
Usually the whole body becomes stiff after how many hours after death
a. 3
b. 6
c.
12
d. 24
The following conditions simulate rigor mortis except
a. Heat stiffening
b. Algor mortis
c.
Cold stiffening
d. Cadaveric spasm
It is the dehydration of the whole body which results in the shivering and
preservation of the body
a. Saponification
b. Maceration
c.
Adipocere formation
d. Mummification
This term is used when an incurably ill person is allowed to die a natural
death without the application of any operation or treatment procedure
a. Active euthanasia
b. Passive euthanasia
c.
Orthonasia
d. Dysthanasia

83. Psychological classification of suicide where there is deliberate, planned,

premeditated, self murdered
a. First degree
b. Second degree
c.
Third degree
d. Justifiable suicide
84. Psychological classification of suicide where it is sometimes called
accidental suicide
a. First degree
b. Second degree
c.
Third degree
d. Justifiable suicide
85. Physical injury found opposite of the application force
a. Coup injury
b. Contre-coup injury
c.
Coup contre-coup injury
d. Extensive injury
86. It is the unlawful and violent deprival of another of the use of a part of
the body so as to render him less able in fighting either to defend
himself or to annoy his adversary
a. Mutilation
b. Mayhem
c.
Physical injury
d. Treachery
87. A blow in the forehead which later causes periorbital hemorrhage due to
linear fracture of the roof of the orbital fossa is an example of
a. Coup injury
b. Contre-coup injury
c.
Fracture a la signature
d. Locus minoris Resistencia
88. The crime of less serious physical injury is committed when the victim is
incapacitated or requires medical attendance for a period of:
a. Less than 9 days
b. From 9 to 20 days
c.
From 10 to 30 days
d. More than 30 days

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89. A man in a course of a flight with another accidentally was kicked at the
genital region causing laceration of the scrotum and consequently
removal of the testis. The offender maybe liable for
a. Mutilation
b. Serious physical injury
c.
Frustrated homicide
d. Physical injuries in a tumultuous affray
90. The crime of mutilation is understood to mean
a. Inflicting physical injury
b. Rendering any part of the body useless
c.
Intentionally cutting off any part of the body
d. Accidentally depriving a person of any part of the body
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Which of the following is an example of a high order explosive?

a. Gunpowder
b. Trinitrobenzene
c.
Dynamite
d. Fulminate of mercury
Composed of positively charged helium, having a high linear energy
transfer and with a poor penetrating power tat can be stopped by a
sheet of paper
a. Alpha rays
b. Beta rays
c.
Gamma rays
d. Neutron rays
The most common constituent of primer are the following except
a. Potassium chlorate
b. Antimony
c.
Barium
d. Lead
The usual muzzle velocity of a military rifle is how many feet per second?
a. 600
b. 1,200
c.
2,500
d. 3,000
Which of the following is a single self-loading weapon?
a. Automatic pistol
b. Revolver
c.
Miniature rifle
d. Shotgun
The free end bullet is flattened commonly used in target practices
a. Conical
b. Hemispherical
c.
Wad-cutter
d. Hollow point
Which of the following is true of gunshot wound exit?
a. Edges are inverted
b. Smudging is absent
c.
Contact ring is present
d. Smaller than the missile
Which of the following best describes soiling of the target rather than
powder burns?
a. Smoke smudging; gunpowder tattooing
b. Gunpowder tattooing; burning of the margin wound
c.
Smoke smudging: burning of the margin wound
d. Smoke smudging: gunpowder tattooing and burning of the
margin wound
A standard 12-gauge shotgun contains only how many shots?
a. 3
b. 6
c.
9
d. 12
Which of the following is a test for the presence of primer components?
a. Walkers test
b. Paraffin test
c.
Harrison and Gilroys test
d. Gonzales test

101. Which of the following is not a characteristic of criminal cases?

a. Defendant is entitled to an acquittal unless his guilt is shown
beyond reasonable doubt

c.
d.

If a physician is found criminally liable the penalty imposed is

imprisonment and/or fie and revocation of his registration
certificate
In a verdict of acquittal, the plaintiff may appeal
Party plaintiff is Republic of the Philippines

102. Cause of action for damages of injury sustained may be based on a

breach of contract. Which is correct?
a. The issue is the negligence of the doctor
b. Rule of damage is the same as that of a malpractice case
c.
The expert testimony of a physician is not necessary
d. A doctor who makes a contract to effect a cure and used the
highest possible skill is not liable if he fails
103. When a surgeon operates on a patient without consent, this constitutes
an assault and even without injury resulting, the plaintiff may recover
what type of damages?
a. Nominal
b. Moderate
c.
Exemplary
d. Liquidated
104. Due Care is that degree of care exercised by a physician. Which is not
correct? It is a care that
a. Need not be extraordinary but calls for a degree of vigilance
and prudence
b. Which most skilled in the profession show
c.
Which the special nature of the work
d. Which will be done by other physicians in a similar case under a
similar condition
105. The doctrine of res ipsa loquitor and common knowledge doctrine are
used interchangeably. Technically, the main difference between the two
are the following except
a. In res ipsa loquitor there is an obvious need of evidence as to
both standard of care and the specific act
b. In common knowledge, the patient must prove the causative
act
c.
In res ipsa loquitor there is no need for an expert medical
witness
d. On common knowledge, there is need for an expert medical
testimony to establish standard care
106. Defensive medicine means any act or omission of a physician primarily to
avoid malpractice liability. In which case may a physician not be liable?
a. Orders additional diagnostic treatment normally considered
unnecessary
b. Hospitalization of a minor procedure as series complication
may occur if done in a clinic
c.
Avoids performance of hazardous procedure which is essential
for the patient to recover
d. Undertaking a hazardous procedure which has no medical
justification
107. Damage may be awarded to the following, except
a. Husband for a loss of services and security of the injured wife
b. Patient who suffered the injury and must be the plaintiff in the
civil action in court
c.
Woman who suffered shortening of the vagina due to
negligence of the physician
d. Parents of injured patient is a minor for temporary loss of
service
108. Compensatory damages are applied to medical malpractice resulting to
death. Indemnity is based on the minimum value of life and other
reasons as the following except
a. Amount of damages for death should not be less than
minimum value of human life inspite of presence of some
mitigating circumstances
b. A recipient not a heir may demand support for a period not to
exceed ten years
c.
Loss of earning capacity of the deceased, unless before death
did not earn due to permanent physical disability not caused by
the defendant

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Moral damages for mental anguish can be demanded by the

spouse legitimate and illegitimate descendants and ascendants

109. The following are characteristics of scalding except

a. Singeing of hair is absent
b. Clothings are involved
c.
Caused by application of moist heat
d. Boundary distinct
110. Which of the following facies is characterized by almond eyes, pale
complexion, prominence of the check bones?
a. Hippocratic facies
b. Mongolian facies
c.
Leonine facies
d. Myxedemic facies
111. The study and utilization of fingerprint is
a. Graphology
b. Dactylography
c.
Dactyloscopy
d. Bibliotics
112. True of females except
a. Hips are broader in relation to shoulders
b. Pubic hair straight
c.
Thighs conical
d. Trunk abdomninal segment smaller
113. Cyanide and alcohol poisoning is an example of which of the following
types of asphyxia death?
a. Anoxic
b. Anemic
c.
Stagnant anoxic
d. Histotoxic anoxic
114. Amount of tension (in lbs) in the ligature sufficient to occlude the
trachea
a. 4.4 lbs
b. 11 lbs
c.
33 lbs
d. 66 lbs
115. Which of the following is the most common accidental smothering in
children?
a. Gagging
b. Overlaying
c.
Plastic bag suffocation
d. Mugging
116. Jesus Christ died of which of the following
a. Crucifixion
b. Dehydration and hemorrhage
c.
Hemorrhage
d. Traumatic asphyxia
117. Which of the following gases is also known as the silent kiler
a. Carbon dioxide
b. Hydrogen sulfide
c.
Carbon monoxide
d. Hydrogen cyanide
118. Parent who actually hates his or her child and callously and deliberately
beast and miscares for it, is what type of child abuse?
a. Intermittent
b. One-time
c.
Constant
d. Ignorant
119. Which of the following is an indigent of element of forcible abduction?
a. Under 12 y/o
b. Woman is of good reputation
c.
Victim is single or widow d. ages 12-18
120. Virginity is not an element in which of the following?
a. Incestuous qualified seduction
b. Ordinary qualified seduction
c.
Consented abduction
d. NOTA
121. To the spermatic stain on the glass, picric acid is added
a. Berberios test
b. Florence test

c.
Puramen test
d. Acid phosphatase test
122. Which of the following is a positive sign of pregnancy?
a. Braxton-Hicks
b. Goodels sign
c.
Mayors sign
d. Hegars sign
123. Which of the following penalties shall be imposed upon a woman who
shall practice an abortion upon herself or shall consent that person shall
do so
a. Prision mayor
b. Destierro
c.
Prison correctional it its medium and maximum period
d. Prison correctional in its minimum and medium period
124. Which of the following is a direct emmenagogues
a. Ergot
b. Castor oil
c.
Strychnine
d. Iron
125. Which of the following tests determine whether respiration took place
on a newborn child before death shows changes in the middle ear
a. Foderes test
b. Castor oil
c.
Breslauses second life test
d. Wredins test
126. With the IQ between 0-20 the individual is said to be
a. Moron
b. Imbecile
c.
Idiot
d. Feeble-minded
127. Cocaine is an alkaloid from the leaves of the cultivated coca shrub.
Which of the following is not correct?
a. Coca leaf is chewed for its stimulating effects and also for
depressing appetite
b. Tolerance to drug is slow
c.
It stimulates the parasympathetic system causing increased
pulse rate and dilatation of pupils
d. Dependence tends to be psychological rather than physical
128. Continuous and excessive use of amphetamine may lead to the
development of the following possible complications except
a. Widespread hemorrhagic and rapid development of myocardial
fiber necrosis
b. Develops syndromes resembling heat stroke
c.
Greater sexual enjoyment while high
d. Psychosis and other permanent brain damage
129. Which of the following is the most widely accepted but quite impractical
way to determine the concentration of alcohol in the dead body? The
examination of the
a. Saliva
b. Urine
c.
Breath
d. d. blood
130. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the scope of
the consent of the patient to treatment procedure?
a. A blanket consent is not illegal if performed within the normal
dictates of surgery
b. A physician must respect and comply with limitation imposed in
the consent otherwise, he will be liable for breach of legal duty
c.
A consent with the inclusion to do alternative surgery
relieves the physician of liability at all times
d. A non-liability clause is the consent which relieves the physician
of liability for the inherent risk of dangerous procedures if the
patient had full knowledge of what is going to be done
131. Recently, there has been an increasing volume of complaints against
physicians. Which of the following factors is the participating cause of
majority of malpractice actions?
a. Disservice made by the mass communication media

b.
c.
d.

Incompetence of the practitioner and commercialization of

medical practice
Doctors loose talks as criticisms of a physician with regards
to treatment given by another physician
Breakdown in communication and rapport between the
physician and his patient

132. A physician diagnosed and treated a patient as suffering from syphilis.

Doing a simulated laboratory examination he reported the results of the
test positive when in fact it was negative. His acts are grounds for
revocation of his registration certificate and classified as
a. Unprofessional conduct
b. Unethical conduct
c.
Personal disqualification
d. Criminal acts
133. Dr. Juan dela Cruz acted as a dummy for Dr. Jose Delos Santos who
failed to pass the board examination for physicians three times, to
practice medicine. The acts of Dr. dela Cruz are grounds for suspension
or revocation of his certificate of registration based on what
classification?
a. Criminal acts
b. Unprofessional conduct
c.
Personal disqualification
d. Unethical conduct
134. As provided in Sec 24 of the Medical Act of 1959, as amended, on
grounds for reprimand, suspension, or revocation of registration
certificate is convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of any
criminal offense involving moral turpitude. Which statement is not
correct?
a. Even if the physician pleaded guilty of the crime charge, if the
court had not made its judgment the license to practice cannot
be suspended or revoked
b. It is necessary that the crime committed was in connection
with the practice of medicine
c.
A physician convicted of a crime and met the punishment will
be suspended of his right to practice medicine
135. The following are the basic principles in human transplantation except
a. Human body tries to reject transplanted tissue soon after
transplantation
b. Human body regards transplanted tissue as foreign bodies
c.
The lesser the genetic difference donor and recipient, the more
rapid and vigorous the rejection reaction
d. Probability of success depends on type of tissue or organ and
rapidity of its removal after cessation of circulation of the
donor
136. The consent of the husband is not necessary when the wife consented
for an operation. Which of the following statements is not valid?
a. A married woman, twenty one years of age or over is qualified
for all acts of civil life except in cases specified in law
b. A wife who is in complete possession of her mental faculty is
entitled to determine whether she shall submit to an operation
on herself
c.
The wife has the legal capacity to have contractual relationship
with her surgeon
d. Under the right of consortium, it is a must and necessary to
have the consent of the husband for the operation of the wife
137. Who among the following is the first forensic pathologist?
a. Paulis Zacchia
b. Orfila
c.
Imhotep
d. Antistus
138. One megaton of atomic bomb exploded in air can cause fire up to
a. 2 miles radius
b. 5 miles radius
c.
10 miles radius
d. 20 miles radius
139. The free end of the bullet is flattened commonly used in target practices

a.
b.
c.
d.

Conical
Hemispherical
Wad cutter
Hollow point

140. Which of the following special bullets is made of steel with copper
coating (jacket)
a. Tracer
b. Plastic
c.
Armour piercing
d. Soft point
141. Billiard Ball Ricochette Effect is associated with shot from
a. Pistol
b. Automatic rifle
c.
Revolver
d. Shotgun\
142. A defendant was accused of rape confessed that he had carnal
intercourse with the complainant at the time and place mentioned. The
defendant made a:
a. Involuntary confession
b. Admission
c.
Voluntary confession
d. Extra-judicial confession
143. When blood exposed to the atmosphere, its hemoglobin is converted to
hematin. Which statement is not correct?
a. Blood of 1 week and that of six weeks may not present
difference in physical and chemical properties
b. In warm weather, it takes within 24 hours
c.
Color is changed from red to scarlet
d. Presence of acid accelerates formation of hematin
144. One method to approximate height of the cadaver with the extremities
missing is to measure
a. Length of the head times eight
b. Distance from the base of the skull to the coccyx which is 55%
of the height
c.
Distance between the suprasternal notch and the pubic
symphisis which is one half of the height
d. Length of the vertex of the skull to the pubic symphisis times 3
145. In the differentiation and investigation of the crime scene, a scientific
investigation of the gait pattern may be useful. Which is not correct?
a. Gait line is more or less in zigzag fashion especially when the
legs are far apart
b. Stout persons have a more zigzag gait line
c.
There may be a difference in the foot line of the left and right
foot
d. Foot angle which is very characteristic of a person can never be
altered
146. At what stage after death are the pupils dilated and sphincter relaxed
with incontinence of urination and defecation?
a. Postmortem rigidity
b. Death struggle
c.
Secondary flaccidity
d. Post mortem muscular irritability
147. The following are to be done in performing autopsies and post-mortem
examination except
a. External and internal examination is done in autopsy
b. External examination without incision in post mortem
examination
c.
Removal of tissues for further examination in autopsy
d. Blood and other fluid should not be collected for examination
during post mortem examination
148. Which of the following statement is valid?
a. Any licensed medical practitioner may legally perform an
autopsy
b. All patients who died in a government training hospital must be
autopsied

c.
d.

A no-official autopsy can be performed without the consent of

the next of kin
Consent of the next of kin to perform medico-legal autopsy is
not necessary

149. A father who killed the seducer of her daughter shall not be entitled to
the benefits of article 247 Revised Penal Code, a penalty of destierro
under what condition?
a. Promotes the prostitution of his daughter
b. Killing was done immediately after the sexual intercourse
c.
Daughter is living with the parents
d. Daughter is below 18 years of age
150. The following post mortem finding is found in death due to coma but
not due to asphyxia
a. Abdominal viscera congested
b. Tardieu spots in the pleura
c.
Marked post mortem lividity
d. Congestion of the brain and spinal cord
151. In starvation, the following factors influence the length of survival of
human body except
a. Children suffer earlier than older people
b. Men can withstand starvation longer than women
c.
Exposure to higher temperature will accelerate death
d. A healthy person can resist more deprival of food
152. Which of the following arguments is against death penalty?
a. It is reformative
b. Capital punishment has deterrent effect
c.
It is an irreversible punishment
d. Capital punishment does not diminish the certainty of
punishment
153. If the body s exhumed for the purpose of performing post-mortem
examination, which of the following is not correct?
a. After the body has been in disinterred, it must be identified by
the relatives or friends
b. A deodorant and disinfectant must be applied to the body to
allow those performing the examination to be more
comfortable and safe
c.
The body may be identified by marks on it
d. Physician must describe the coffin, clothing and degree of
decomposition before stating the actual disease or violence in
his report
154. The partial or complete disruption in the continuity of a muscular or
ligamentous support of a joint is called?
a. Sublaxation
b. Fracture
c.
Strain
d. Sprain
155. A type of abrasion usually observed in hanging or strangulation is
a. Graze
b. Impact
c.
Friction
d. Scratch
156. When is there lesser capacity of wounds to heal/ regenerate?
a. Affected tissue is not highly specialized
b. Surface epithelium of the skin is affected
c.
In a child compared to an elderly
d. Smooth muscles are affected
157. In the approximation of the length of survival of the victim after receipt
of the physician injury, which factors to be considered is not correct
a. Signs of repair of the wound in one to two days after infliction
of injury
b. Age of blood stain from the physical change of the skin is not
reliable
c.
May be approximated from the system changes in the body
d. All of the above
158. The distinction between ante-mortem and post-mortem wound is that in
the former

a.
b.
c.
d.

Staining of edges and cellular tissue can be removed by

washing
Blood is not clotted
Hemorrhage is venous
Edges gape owing to the reaction of the skin and muscle fibers

159. In neck injuries, which is not correct?

a. Severance of the recurrent laryngeal nerve causes Aphonia
b. Wounds of the esophagus is usually accompanied by wounds
of the trachea and large vessels of the neck
c.
Severe trauma applied to the neck causes rupture of the
muscle and severance of the nerve
d. Wounds of the esophagus are common
160. The trigger is a part of the firearm which causes firing mechanism.
Based on trigger mechanism, when pressure applied on the trigger will
both cock and fire the firearm by release of the hammer. To what
classification of the firearm does belong?
a. Single action
b. Double action
c.
Automatic
d. Single shot
161. Powder grains are the unburned, burning and partially burned powder
together with the graphite coming of the muzzle. Which is correct?
a. Heavier than smoke and leaves the barrel slowly
b. It is responsible for the tattooing seen in gunshot wound of
entrance
c.
As the distance of the gun muzzle to the target increases, area
of the destruction and density of tattooing decreases
d. Presence of stippling may be seen around the wound of
entrance up to a distance of 50 inches
162. Heat cramps is the involuntary spasmodic painful contraction of muscles
and is essentially due to?
a. Heat and precipitated by muscular exertion and warm clothing
b. Ill-ventilated places with dry high temperature
c.
Excessive heat due to direct exposure of the sun
d. Dehydration and excessive loss of chloride by sweating

163. The primary cause of death due to cold is/are

a. Decreased dissociation of oxygen from hemoglobin in the RBC
and diminisihed power of tissue to utilize oxygen
b. Vascular dilatation with paralysis and increased capillary
permeability
c.
Vascular spasm which result to edema of the skin surface
d. All of the above
164. The release of gases from the body fluid at a high altitude with lower
atmospheric pressure will cause a condition called chokes which is
a. The doubling of the size of hollow viscus like the stomach
b. Substernal distress and respiratory distress
c.
Pain in the joints and muscles due to air bubbles
d. Accumulation of bubbles under the skin observed as
crepitation
165. Mugging belongs to what classification of asphyxia?
a. Hanging
b. Anemic anoxic
c.
Strangulation
d. Traumatic crash
166. What type of asphyxia death with the failure of the arterial blood to
become normally saturated with oxygen?
a. Stagnant anoxic
b. Anemic anoxic
c.
Anoxic
d. Histotoxic anoxic
167. When car is running with high velocity before the impact, the car may be
accordioned causing severe chest, neck, and facial injury. This
condition occurs in what type of automobile crash?
a. Roll over

b.
c.
d.

Front impact
Rear impact
Side impact

168. A woman died if peritonitis as a result of having been infected with a

venereal disease by a man having a sexual intercourse with her against
her will. The offender is guilty of rape with
a. Malicious infection
b. Aggravated assault
c.
Physical injury
d. Homicide
169. When a fetus has an approximate length of 13 cm, weighs 204 grams, sex
can be distinguished and skull partly ossified with wide sutures and
fontanelle, what is the age of pregnancy in months?
a. 6th
b. 3rd
c.
5th
d. 4th
170. The penalty for any person who shall intentionally cause an abortion if
the woman shall have consent is
a. Reclusion temporal
b. Prison mayor
c.
Arresto mayor
d. Prision correccional, medium and maximum
171. It is not possible to determine the exact length of time a child has lived
after birth. The following points may give an appropriate idea except
a. Caput succedaneum in a child born with head presentation
lasts up to the second day
b. The umbilical artery begins to contract at about ten hours after
birth
c.
Exfoliation of the skin in the abdomen occurs in the first three
days of life
d. Body of a newborn child is bright red in color and covered with
Vernix caseosa up to two days

176. The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur and common knowledge doctrine are
used interchangeably, technically, the main difference between the two
are the following except
a. In res ipsa loquitur, there is an obvious need for evidence as to
both the standard care and specific act
b. In common knowledge, the patient must prove the causative
act
c.
In res ipsa loquitur, there is not need of an expert witness
d. In common knowledge, there is need for an expert medical
testimony to establish standard care
177. Defensive medicine means any act or omissions of a physician primarily
to avoid malpractice liability. In which instance may a physician not
liable
a. Order additional diagnostic treatment normally considered
unnecessary
b. Hospitalization for a minor procedure as serious complications
may occur id done in a clinic
c.
Avoid performance of hazardous procedure which is essential
for patients to recover
d. Undertaking a hazardous procedure which has no medical
justification.
178. The hospital may be liable for the acts of which of the following nurses
found in a training hospital
a. OR nurse assisting a private surgeon
b. Student nurse
c.
Ward staff nurse
d. Special duty nurse
179. An invitee is one of the persons coming within the premises of a
hospital. Which is not correct?
a. A patient entering premises where he has been warned not to
enter is an invitee
b. Hospital is required to make the premises safe fro invitees
c.
A hospital is liable if an invitee sustained an injury due to
improper upkeep ground
d. A private nurse hired by a patient is an invitee

172. A physician is diagnosed and treated a patient as suffering from syphilis.

Doing a stimulated laboratory examination he reported the result of test
as positive when in fact it was negative. His acts are grounds for
revocation of his registration certificate and classified as
a. Unprofessional conduct
b. Unethical conduct
c.
Personal disqualification
d. Criminal acts

180. A patient lost the function of his right leg after the physician assisted by
a resident physician was not successful in his attempt to remove a pin
fragment from the patients right hip because his surgical procedure was
not in accordance with the sound orthopedic practice. Who is liable?
a. Hospital
b. Physician and hospital
c.
Hospital and resident
d. Physician

173. Which of the following is not a characteristic of criminal cases?

a. Defendant is entitled to an acquittal unless his guilt is shown
beyond a reasonable doubt
b. The physician is criminally liable the penalty imposed is
imprisonment and/or fine and revocation of his license
c.
In a verdict of acquittal, the plaintiff may appeal
d. Party plaintiff is Republic of Philippines

181. The pharmacist must take into possession of the prescriptions of all
kinds of drugs after delivery of the medicine. Which is not correct?
a. If a patient insists for a copy, he may give him a duplicate or
Xerox copy
b. The prescription is the property of the hospital who employed
the pharmacist
c.
Pharmacist has no right to retain the prescription if no
medicine has been delivered
d. He has absolute right to retain the prescription as part of his
business record

174. Cause action for damages for injury sustained may be based on a breach
of contract. Which is correct?
a. The tissue is the negligence of the doctor
b. Rule of damages is the same as that of malpractice case
c.
The expert testimony of a physician is not necessary
d. A doctor who makes a contract to effect a cure and uses the
highest possible professional skill is not liable if he fails
175. In which of the following instances is the doctrine of common
knowledge not applicable
a. In spite of careful examination the physician made an honest
error of judgment
b. When accepted method of medical treatment involves hazards
which produced injuries in spite of care exercised by a physician
c.
The management procedure resulted badly to the expected
d. All of the above

182. When a surgeon operates on a patient without consent, this constitutes

an assault and even without proof of injury resulting, the plaintiff may
recover what type of damage?
a. Nominal
b. Moderate
c.
Exemplary
d. Liquidated

183. The following are the basic principles in human transplantation except
a. Human body tries to reject transplanted tissue soon after
transplantation
b. Human body regards transplanted tissues as foreign bodies

c.
d.

The lesser the genetic difference between donor and recipient,

the more rapid and vigorous the rejection reaction
Probability of success depends on the type of tissue or organ
and rapidity of its removal after cessation of circulation of the
donor

184. Whorls is a type of fingerprint pattern with two deltas and patterns too
irregular in form. Which of the following classification is rare and often
with more than two deltas?
a. Accidentals
b. Simple whorls
c.
Central pocket loop
d. Lateral pocket loop
185. Heat stiffening is one of the conditions simulating rigor mortis. Which
statement is not correct?
a. If the dead body is exposed to temperature above 90 C, muscle
proteins coagulate causing muscles to be rigid
b. Because the flexor muscles are stronger than the extensors,
the body assumes the pugilistic attitude
c.
Commonly observed when the body is placed in boiling fluids
d. Heat stiffening is more or less permanent and is not easily
affected by putrefaction
186. Which of the following types of asphyxial death is classified as anoxic
death?
a. Traumatic crash asphyxia
b. Shock
c.
Carbon monoxide poisoning
d. Cyanide poisoning
187. Under what classification of mental deficiency would a person who is
wanting in memory, will power and emotion and with mentality that
never exceeds that of a normal child over two years old, with an IQ
between 0-20 fall?
a. Imbecile
b. Idiot
c.
Moron
d. Feeble minded
188. Which of the following requisites must be present in order that
impotency may be a ground for the annulment of marriage?
a. Impotency remedied by surgical interventions
b. Impotency not present at time of marriage
c.
One party is aware of the existing impotency of the other party
d. Impotency must be absolute
189. The doctrine which will bar a patient from recovering damages because
ha assents to the risk of injury is
a. Sole responsibility
b. Assumption of risk
c.
Contributory negligence
d. Continuing negligence
190. Which of the following is not a cause of death in judicial hanging?
a. Cerebral anemia which results to an inhibition of the vital
centers of the brain
b. Partial or complete severance of the spinal cord
c.
Traumatic asphyxia
d. Dislocation of fracture of the upper cervical vertebra
191. The most prominent sign of death is
a. Progressive fall of body temperature
b. Cessation of heart action and circulation
c.
Cessation of respiration
d. Insensibility of the body and loss of power to move
192. Hypotension will cause release of gases from the body fluids and may
result in doubling on the size of a hollow viscus. This effect is called
a. Substernal emphysema
b. Trapped gas
c.
Chokes
d. Bends

193. The testimony of an expert witness is not needed to prove negligent act
when which doctrine is applicable
a. Res ipsa loquitur
b. Borrowed servant
c.
Ostensible agent
d. Contributory negligence
194. At the time of cholecystectomy, a broken needle was left in the
abdomen. A suit of malpractice may be instituted based on the doctrine
of
a. Assumption of risk
b. Foreseeability
c.
Res ipsa loquitur
d. Captain of the ship
195. Which is not a medical indication for artificial insemination with a source
from a donor other than the husband
a. Azoospermia
b. For eugenic reason as the husband has a hereditary disease
c.
Infertility due to defective sperm cell
d. Oligospermia
196. The following are different types of physical evidence, except
a. Corpus delicti
b. Documentary
c.
Associative
d. Tracing
197. What is the liability of a physician who performs a medico-legal postmortem examination without authorization issued by the inquest officer
a. No liability under common law
b. Civilly and criminally liable
c.
Civilly liable
d. Criminally liable
198. Which of the following will not produce asphyxia death by smothering
a. Plastic bag suffocation
b. Gagging
c.
Mugging
d. Overlaying
199. One of the signs of death is the change in and about the eye. Which
ophthalmoscopic finding is not correct
a. Pale optic disc like in optic atrophy
b. Retinal vessels are segmented without blood flow
c.
Remaining portion of fundus may have a blue tinge
d. Pale retina
200. The manner of death explains how the cause of death arose. Which
statement is NOT correct?
a. Natural death is caused solely by disease
b. Violent death can be determined whether it is suicidal,
accidental, or homicidal in post-mortem examination
c.
Does not include that manner of death is suicidal, accidental, or
homicidal
d. Unnatural death is due to injury of any sort
201. Which of the following kinds of impression is not produced by chance?
a. Impression made by fingers smeared with some colored
substance like black ink
b. Prints not visible after impression but made visible by addition
of some substance
c.
Impression of the finger bulbs with the use of printing ink on
the surface of the paper
d. Impression made by pressing finger tips on melted paraffin
soap or plastic tape
202. One of the probable signs of pregnancy is the presence of rhythmical
contraction and relaxation of the uterus but may also be given by a
fibroid uterus. This is called
a. Hegars sign
b. Braxton-Hicks sign
c.
MacDonalds sign
d. Jacquemin-Chadwick sign
203. Communications made by physician which is not actionable even if the
physician acted in bad faith is what type of privileged communication

204.

205.

206.

207.

208.

209.

a. Conditional
b. Absolute
c.
Unconditional
d. Qualified
Juan was suffering from tuberculosis, has a quarrel with Pedro who gave
the former first blows in the hypochondriac region causing bruising of
the liver followed by internal hemorrhage and death. Pedro is liable for
a. Homicide
b. Not liable
c.
Murder
d. Serious physical injury
Which is not a post-mortem finding in heat stroke?
a. Marked lividity
b. Pugilistic position
c.
Congestion of the internal organs
d. Petechial hemorrhages in the brain and heart
In doing post-mortem examination of the dead body, which of the
following belongs to the external examination
a. Identity of the body
b. Examination of the clothing
c.
Determination of the position and approximate time of death
d. Examination of the crime scene
A wound which is a result of a persons indistinctive reaction of selfprotection is what special type of wound
a. Defense
b. Self-inflicted
c.
Offensive
d. Patterned
After death, the factor connected with the body that accelerates the
rate of cooling is
a. Obesity of the person
b. Acute pyrexial disease
c.
Death of the middle aged
d. Chronic pyrexial disease associated with wasting
Punch drunkenness, a delayed sequelae of intracranial damage in boxing
is characterized by
a. Rapid, involuntary clumsy movement that may be a mixture of
unrelated or conflicting cortical automatism
b. Slurred speech, slow clumsy movements, unsteadiness of gait,
tremor, progressive dementia, and symptoms of progressive
ventricular dilatation
c.
Absence of unconscious movements, as swinging of the arms
during walking, facial expression related to the emotional
content of speech and multiple gestures
d. Passive action of an extremity that meets with a plastic-deadfeeling resistance likened to bending a lead pipe

210. When the oxygen is delivered to the tissues but cannot be utilized
properly due to a failure of oxidative process is called
a. Anoxic death
b. Histotoxic anoxic death
c.
Anemic anoxic death
d. Stagnant anoxic death
211. A six year old child was subjected to tonsillectomy and in the course of
operation the surgeon accidentally removed the uvula. The child
allegedly suffered from permanent loss of taste and changes in the tone
of voice. The surgeon was
a. Civilly and criminally liable
b. Not liable
c.
Civilly liable
d. Criminally liable
212. Which of the following doctrines does not fall under the doctrine of
imputed negligence
a. Common knowledge
b. Borrowed servant
c.
Captain of the ship
d. Ostensible agent
213. A surgeon had an agreement with the patient to perform a surgery but
played only a minor role in the operation as surgery was done by another
surgeon. He may be held liable for
a. Kangaroo practice
b. Negligence
c.
Criminally liable

d. Breach of contract
214. An unwanted child is one of the causes of child abuse or neglect. Which
is not correct?
a. Child placed in the middle of emotional triangle of couple
b. Child allegedly giving bad luck to family
c.
Child born of unmarried woman
d. Wife committed adultery
215. The following are examples of tracing evidences except
a. Aircraft or ship manifest
b. Physicians clinical record
c.
Wearing apparel of the offender
d. Blood stain recovered from the area traversed by the wounded
suspect
216. Stolen motor vehicle identified by plate number and by body or engine
serial number is an example of which of the following evidences?
a. Tracing
b. Associative
c.
Corpus delicti
d. Documentary
217. The following are devices which record the psycho-physiological
response except?
a. Lie detector machine
b. Word association test
c.
Narcosynthesis
d. Physiological stress evaluation
218. Which of the following makes use of the drug that try to inhibit the
inhibitor?
a. Use of polygraph
b. Narcoanalysis
c.
Hypnotism
d. Confession
219. Which of the following are drugs used to inhibit the inhibitor?
a. Sodium penthotal
b. Diazepam
c.
Hyoscine hydrobromide
d. Sodium amytal
220. Which of the following is known to some as boxers hemorrhage?
a. Subdural hemorrhage
b. Pontine hemorrhage
c.
Intracerebral hemorrhage
221. Children born of void marriage or those born of voidable marriages after
the decree of annulment
a. Natural children (proper)
b. Natural children of legal fiction
c.
Natural children of presumption
d. Illegitimate children
222. Artificial donor insemination with the consent of the husband but
without the consent of the wife may result in
a. Charges of rape against the physician
b. Action for divorce against the husband based on assault
c.
A paternity suit against the donor
d. Criminal assault against the physician
223. The following are causes of non-consummation of the sexual act, except
a. Imperforate hymen
b. Tight thick hymen
c.
Fear of pregnancy
d. Ignorance of sex technique
224. The following are common complaints after marital union except
a. Male sex inadequacies
b. Lack of privacy
c.
Husbands preferred perversion
d. Less frequent pregnancy
225. False sensory perception occurring midway between falling asleep and
being awake
a. Hypnagogic

b.
c.
d.

Illusion
Lilliputian
Kinesthetic

226. Rigor mortis in the tropical countries lasts on the average for about
________ during cold weather
a. 24 hours only
b. 24 to 48 hours
c.
48 to 72 hours
d. 12 hours
227. After death, which of the following organs putrefies late?
a. Brain
b. Lungs
c.
Liver
d. Spleen
228. Which of the following is a single self-loading weapon?
a. Automatic pistol
b. Revolver
c.
Miniature rifle
d. Shotgun
229. The following are true or valid statements, except
a. The bullet wound on the chest wall usually has an upward
course
b. Wound of the auricle is more rapidly fatal
c.
Injury of the cerebral hemisphere is as a rule immediately fatal
d. Bullet wound in the brain substance is usually rugged tunnel
with a diameter larger than the caliber of the bullet
230. The following are the same as Paraffin test, except
a. Dermal nitrate test
b. Lungs test
c.
Diphenylamine test
d. Walkers test
231. Formation of blackish-brown sloughs is a characteristic lesion produced
by
a. Sulphuric acid
b. Nitric acid
c.
Potash
d. Hydrochloric acid
232. This is claimed to be a specific feature of electrical injury
a. Metallization
b. Flaky opacities of the lens
c.
Electrical injuries
d. Superficial carbonization
233. A gait in which the foot is raised high, thrown forward and brought
down suddenly and is seen in person suffering from tabes dorsalis
a. Cows gait
b. Ataxic gait
c.
Festinating gait
d. Waddling gait
234. In the examination of a stain, Takayama test makes use which of the
following reagents?
a. Phenolphthalein
b. Benzidrine
c.
Hemochromagen
d. Guaiacum
235. Which of the following is a blistering gas?
a. Yellow cross
b. Bromobenzyl cyanide
c.
Chlorine
d. Phosgene
236. Kunkels test is a qualitative test for the presence of
a. Carbon monoxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c.
Hydrogen sulfide
d. Hydrogen cyanide
237. These parents often have personally disorders and are coolly indifferent
to the destructive nature of their action
a. Intermittent child abuser
b. One-time child abuser
c.
Constant child abuser
d. Ignorant abuser

238. The outline of the breast consists of two converging lines which meet at
the region of the nipple
a. Hemispherical breast
b. Conical breast
c.
Infantile breast
d. Pendulous breast
239. Hymenal opening is like a star
a. Annular
b. Septate
c.
Cribriform
d. Stellate
240. The umbilical cord falls at what time after delivery?
a. 36 hours
b. 3rd day
c.
5th day
d. 7th day
241. Fear of sacred thing is
a. Harpaophobia
b. Hierophobia
c.
Heliophobia
d. Dendrophobia
242. Fear of pregnancy
a. Coitophobia
b. Phengophobia
c.
Maieusiophobia
d. Hierophobia
243. The irresistible impulse to in intoxication either in alcohol or drugs
a. Pyromania
b. Dipsomania
c.
Mutilomania
d. Kleptomania
244. This is a form of malingering, whereby something really exists as a fact
but is converted to a more serious disability or injury or to an
exaggeration of the real complaint
a. Feigned
b. Fictitious
c.
Factitious
d. True
245. Which of the following is abused by rugby sniffers
a. Benzene
b. Toluene
c.
Acetone
d. Chloroform
246. The feeling of grains of sand are lying under the skin or small insects
crawling on the skin giving rise to itching sensation common among
cocaine users is called
a. Cocaine body packer
b. Magnan syndrome
c.
Hadfield syndrome
d. Stonewalling
247. Cause of action for damages for injury sustained may be based on a
breach of contract. Which is correct?
a. The issue is the negligence of the doctor
b. Rule of damages is the same as that of a malpractice case
c.
The expert testimony of a physician is not necessary
d. A doctor who makes a contract to effect a cure and uses the
highest possible professional skill is not liable if he fails
248. Which of the following is not the duty of physician to the community
a. To warn public against dangerous false practices of charlatans
and quacks
b. Should never act as a dummy of any illegal practitioner, quacks
or charlatans
c.
To assist in the administration of justice on medico-legal cases
when called upon by the court
d. To be punctual in responding to consultation
249. Person is talkative, argumentative and over-confident. There is difficulty
of articulation, loss of coordination to finer movements. The face is
flushed with eyeballs congested and he is reckless. He is
a. Slight inebriation
b. Moderate inebriation
c.
Drunk

d.

Dead drunk

250. Which of the following wine is bottled before fermentation has ceased
so that it contains CO2 gas solution at greater than atmospheric pressure
a. Still sine
b. Sparkling wine
c.
Fortified wine
d. Dry wine
251. The anesthetic level of alcohol is
a. 100 mg%
b. 300 mg%
c.
400 mg%
d. 500 mg%
252. Which of the following methods used in alcohol detection makes use of
Breatlr analyzer or Alcometer?
a. Chemical
b. Enzymatic
c.
Gas chromatography
d. Infrared absorption
253. In acute arsenic poisoning, the following organs are required for
purpose of chemical analysis, except
a. Liver
b. Kidney
c.
Brain
d. Stomach
254. Which of the following laws prescribe the rights and obligations of
persons in their daily relations with each other and with society
a. Adjective
b. Procedural
c.
Remedial
d. Substantive
255. The act permitting undergraduate but qualified person to take the
examination subject to condition that they will not practice their
profession until they reach the required age
a. RA 4211
b. RA 4224
c.
RA 6615
d. RA 5527
256. The members of the Board of Medicine shall hold office for a term of
how many years without immediate reappointment?
a. 3
b. 4
c.
5
d. 6
257. The following are rights inherent in the privilege to practice medicine,
except
a. Right to avail of hospital services
b. Right to determine appropriate management procedure
c.
Right to compensation
d. Right to choose patient
258. The kind of professional fee which is unethical because the amount
wagers with unforeseeable contingencies is known as
a. Contingent fee
b. Dichotomous fee
c.
Straight fee
d. Retainers fee
259. Vicarious liability of a physician refers to his accountability for injury to
his patent because of
a. Negligent ct committed by his nurse
b. Defective hospital equipment
c.
Failure of his patient to obey his instructions
d. Misunderstanding between him and his patient
260. A hospital may be held liable for a negligent act of a hospital resident
physician under the doctrine of
a. Res ipsa loquitur
b. Borrowed servant

c.
d.

Command responsibility
Doctrine of assumption of risk

261. Doctrine of res ipsa loquitur

a. Doctrine of ostensible agent
b. Captain of the ship doctrine
c.
Borrowed servant doctrine
d. Doctrine of common knowledge
262. Res ipsa loquitur means
a. Another case is cited
b. The truth of the case is in question
c.
The location of the case identified
d. The thing speaks for itself
263. The criminal liability of the physician in performing euthanasia with the
consent of the patient is
a. Murder
b. Homicide
c.
Giving assistance to suicide
d. Not liable
264. During an operation by a private person on a private patient, the surgical
nurse assisting the surgeon committed a mistake resulting in injury to
the patient. the surgeon and not the hospital will be held liable under
the doctrine of
a. Command responsibility
b. Borrowed servant
c.
Calculated risk
d. Res ipsa loquitur
265. Medical malpractice is an offense which falls under the jurisdiction of
the
a. Philippine Medical Association
b. Association of Philippine Medical Colleges
c.
Board o Medical Education
d. Board of Medicine
266. Subpoena duces tectum
a. Requires a person to appear in court
b. Requires a person to appear and testify in court
c.
Requires a person to appear in court and produce documents
or papers in his profession
d. Requires a person to appear in court and produce a person
under his care and custody
267. It is a wrongdoing independent of contract
a. Medical malpraxis
b. Breach of contract
c.
Dereliction
d. Quasi-delict
268. The following are elements of reckless imprudence, except
a. That the offender fails to do an act
b. That the failure to do the act is voluntary
c.
That it is done with malice
d. That material damage or injury resulted from it
269. Quantitative overtreatment
a. Excessive testing
b. Hospitalization of patient for minor ailment
c.
Performance of caesarian section to a normal uncomplicated
pregnancy
d. Application of cast without any justifiable reason
270. A hospital where operative procedures are employed as a mode of
treatment is
a. Diagnostic hospital
b. Maternity hospital
c.
Surgical hospital
d. Cosmetic hospital
271. A medical intern caring for the patient is a
a. Trespasser
b. Licensee
c.
Invitee
d. Borrowed servant

272. The medical witness who refuses to answer questions propounded to

him may be cited for
a. Dishonorable conduct
b. Perjury
c.
Indirect contempt
d. Direct contempt
273. Donor and recipient are twin
a. Heterotransplantation
b. Autotransplantation
c.
Isotransplantation
d. Homeotransplantation
274. Transplantation between different species
a. Autograft
b. Isograft
c.
Allograft
d. Xenograft
275. Which is not a provider in the delivery of Medical Care Services
a. Hospital duly accredited by the Philippine Medicare
Commission
b. Drugstores duly accredited by the Commission
c.
Dental practitioner duly accredited by the Commission
d. Medical practitioner duly licensed in the Philippines and a
member of PMA
276. The following are the benefits under the Medicare Act, except
a. Hospitalization
b. Abdominal surgical operation
c.
Psychiatric illness
d. Medical cases
277. It is the technical and descriptive term for the ordinary subpoena
a. Subpoena duces tecum
b. Subpoena ad testificandum
c.
Subpoena duces tecum et ad testificandum
d. Subpoena ultimatum
278. Known as the National Health Insurance Act of 1995
a. RA 1857
b. RA 7875
c.
RA 7785
d. RA 1158
279. Physiological method of family planning
a. morning after pill
b. Heating of the testicles
c.
Complete abstinence
d. Coitus reservatus
280. The following are the physiological and psychological signs and
symptoms of guilt, except
a. Sweating
b. Excessive salivation
c.
Color change
d. Fidgeting
281. Which is not true of corpus delicti
a. Body of the crime
b. Confession
c.
Fact of specific loss
d. Injury sustained
282. According to Harvard Report of 1968, the following are the
characteristics of irreversible coma except
a. Unreceptivity
b. No reflexes
c.
No breathing movement
d. Flat or isoelectric ECG
283. Cocaine is an alkaloid from the leaves of the cultivated coca shrub.
Which of the following is not correct?
a. Coca leaf is chewed for its stimulating effects and also for
depressing appetite
b. Tolerance to drug is slow
c.
It stimulates the parasympathetic system causing increased
pulse rate and dilatation of pupils
d. Dependence tends to be psychological rather than physical
284. Continuous and excessive use of amphetamine may lead to the
development of the following possible complications except
a. Widespread hemorrhagic and rapid development of myocardial
fiber necrosis
b. Develops syndromes resembling heat stroke

c.
Greater sexual enjoyment while high
d. Psychosis and other permanent brain damage
285. A hospital in-patient requested access to his clinical records but was
refused by the hospital administrator. He can file in court for an order of
a. Mandamus
b. Legal claim
c.
Injunction
d. Restraining order
286. A certain Manong Juan is known for his healing powers. He utilizes as
remedy to diseases light, air, water, clay, heat, rest, diet, electricity and
massage. He is called
a. Chiropractor
b. Hilot
c.
Naturopathist
d. Ostoepathist
287. Which of the following Republic Acts created the Board of Medicine and
otherwise known as Medical Act of 1959
a. RA 4224
b. RA 5946
c.
RA 2382
d. RA 4111
288. Which of the following is the minimum age required for one to take the
preliminary board examination?
a. 18
b. 19
c.
20
d. 21
289. In order that a candidate may be deemed to have passed the board
examination, a candidate must have an average of 75% with no scores
below ____ in any of the 12 subjects
a. 50
b. 60
c.
65
d. 70
290. In which of the following RA provides that examinees who passed the
bar or board examination is equivalent to 1st Grade Civil Service Eligibility
a. RA 1080
b. RA 1625
c.
RA 2412
d. RA 3249
291. Which of the following healing arts is one who practices the system of
therapeutic treatment through adjusting the articulations of the human
body, particularly those of the spine?
a. Masseur
b. Chiropractor
c.
Naturopathist
d. Napropathist
292. The following are symptoms of thermic fever or sunstroke, except
a. Congested face
b. Dilated pupils
c.
Pulse is full and pounding
d. Respiration later becomes irregular
293. Which of the following has a flat head?
a. Caucasian
b. Mongolism
c.
Malayan
d. Eskimos
294. Male sexual arousal is
a. Psychological followed by physical
b. Physical followed by psychological
c.
Primarily physical
d. Primarily psychological
295. Which of the following test is based on the presence of spermine in the
prostatic fluid?
a. Berberios test
b. Puramen reaction
c.
Florence test
d. Acid phosphatase test
296. To the spermatic stain on the glass, picric acid is added
a. Berberios test

297.

298.

299.

300.

b. Florence test
c.
Puramen test
d. Acid phosphatase test
To determine whether a person is dead, the following examinations for
the peripheral circulation are used, except
a. Icards test
b. Winslows test
c.
Magnus Test
d. Diaphanous Test
Who is the friend of man?
a. Physician
b. Dog
c.
Both neither
Who is mans best friend
a. Physician
b. Dog
c.
Both
d. Neither
Method of choice in infanticide
a. Mugging
b. Manual strangulation
c.
Overlaying
d. Gagging

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286.

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