EFDA ENTRANCE EXAM 2 2026 QUESTION
BANK DENTAL MATERIALS MODULE SOLVED
ITEMS AND RESPONSE KEY
◉ exploratory. Answer: (medical) refers to a surgery or procedure
used to diagnose a disease or condition but not treat it
◉ recessive. Answer: (genetics) A trait or a gene that can be
dominated by another (dominant) trait or gene
◉ assent. Answer: To agree (not the same as ascend, to go up or
higher), to give consent
◉ toxic. Answer: poisonous
◉ subjective data. Answer: (medical) Symptoms. Information that is
apparent only to the person affected; that person is the only one
who can verify it. Examples are pain, fear, and itching.
◉ objective data. Answer: (medical) Signs. Information that can be
detected or measured by an observer against a standard. Examples
are blood pressure, body temperature, and observing a patient
crying.
,◉ effect. Answer: more often used as a noun, meaning result or
outcome
◉ affect. Answer: Often seen as a verb, meaning to influence or to
change. In medical terminology, it may be used as a noun meaning a
person's emotional response or disposition.
◉ overt. Answer: in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front
◉ contract. Answer: pronounced with the accent on the second
syllable (and used as a verb), it means to draw up, to draw together
-The physical therapist exercises the patients muscles so they
contract and expand.
◉ rigidity. Answer: stiffness, the stat of not being flexible
◉ persecute. Answer: to harass or annoy constantly
◉ longevity. Answer: long life
, ◉ impervious. Answer: cannot be penetrated or affected
◉ distension. Answer: swollen and protruding out further than
normal
◉ ambivalent. Answer: uncertain, having contradictory feelings,
unable to make a decision between two conflicting choices
◉ patent. Answer: (medical) Pronounced with a long a ̅, refers to
something tube-shaped that is open and unblocked (such as an
artery)
◉ potent. Answer: powerful, producing a strong effect
-the medicine was very potent and it immediately relieved the
pateint pain
◉ adhere. Answer: to stick to, either literally or figuratively (to
adhere to the wall); to adhere to a strict diet
◉ euthanasia. Answer: referred to as a "mercy killing," to choose to
end the life of someone who is terminally ill
◉ prognosis. Answer: predicting the likely outcome of an illness
BANK DENTAL MATERIALS MODULE SOLVED
ITEMS AND RESPONSE KEY
◉ exploratory. Answer: (medical) refers to a surgery or procedure
used to diagnose a disease or condition but not treat it
◉ recessive. Answer: (genetics) A trait or a gene that can be
dominated by another (dominant) trait or gene
◉ assent. Answer: To agree (not the same as ascend, to go up or
higher), to give consent
◉ toxic. Answer: poisonous
◉ subjective data. Answer: (medical) Symptoms. Information that is
apparent only to the person affected; that person is the only one
who can verify it. Examples are pain, fear, and itching.
◉ objective data. Answer: (medical) Signs. Information that can be
detected or measured by an observer against a standard. Examples
are blood pressure, body temperature, and observing a patient
crying.
,◉ effect. Answer: more often used as a noun, meaning result or
outcome
◉ affect. Answer: Often seen as a verb, meaning to influence or to
change. In medical terminology, it may be used as a noun meaning a
person's emotional response or disposition.
◉ overt. Answer: in the open, clearly visible, not hidden
◉ anterior. Answer: toward the front
◉ contract. Answer: pronounced with the accent on the second
syllable (and used as a verb), it means to draw up, to draw together
-The physical therapist exercises the patients muscles so they
contract and expand.
◉ rigidity. Answer: stiffness, the stat of not being flexible
◉ persecute. Answer: to harass or annoy constantly
◉ longevity. Answer: long life
, ◉ impervious. Answer: cannot be penetrated or affected
◉ distension. Answer: swollen and protruding out further than
normal
◉ ambivalent. Answer: uncertain, having contradictory feelings,
unable to make a decision between two conflicting choices
◉ patent. Answer: (medical) Pronounced with a long a ̅, refers to
something tube-shaped that is open and unblocked (such as an
artery)
◉ potent. Answer: powerful, producing a strong effect
-the medicine was very potent and it immediately relieved the
pateint pain
◉ adhere. Answer: to stick to, either literally or figuratively (to
adhere to the wall); to adhere to a strict diet
◉ euthanasia. Answer: referred to as a "mercy killing," to choose to
end the life of someone who is terminally ill
◉ prognosis. Answer: predicting the likely outcome of an illness
