COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉glucocorticoids are:. Answer: A. thyroid hormones
B. pituitary hormones
C. andrenal hormones*** (steroids hormones)
D. parathyroid hormones
◉glucocorticoids are:. Answer: A class of steroid hormones that are
synthesized by the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and have anti-
inflammatory activity.
◉glucocorticoids:. Answer: A. convert glucose into protein
B. convert FA's into glucose
C. convert glucose into fat
D. convert protein into glucose*
,◉Fat enters the blood as _____ and leave the liver as _____. Answer: A.
phopholipids, chylomicrons
B. chylomicrons, phospholipids
C. chylomicrons, lipoproteins*
D. lipoproteins, chylomicrons
◉phopholipids. Answer: They serve as a major structural
component of most biological membranes. They form the lipid
bilayer in cell membranes of organisms.
◉lipoproteins. Answer: a group of soluble proteins that combine
with and transport fat or other lipids in the blood plasma.
◉chylomicrons. Answer: a droplet of fat present in the blood or
lymph after absorption from the small intestine.
◉The oxidation of FA's forms:. Answer: A. acetyl Coa
B. pyuvic acid
,C. lactic acid* (NADH => NADPH => Lactic acid)
D. oxalacetate
◉Pantothenic acid, thiamin, riboflavin and niacin are involved in.
Answer: A. converting pyruvate into acetyl CoA* (glycolysis)
B. converting tyrosine into phenylalanine
C. converting glycogen into glucose
D. converting lactic acid into oxalacetate (citric acid cycle)
◉Which of the following can be reversed w/ Vit A. Answer: A.
xerophthalmia (dry eyes)
B. nyctalopia (night blindness) *
C. wilson's disease (Excessive copper accumulation)
D. homocystinuria
, ◉homocystinuria. Answer: A disorder of methionine metabolism,
leading to an abnormal accumulation of homocysteine and its
metabolites (homocystine, homocysteine-cysteine complex, and
others) in blood and urine.
◉Fresh meat contamination comes mainly from:. Answer: A.
botulism (dented cans)
B. Staph (skin)
C. clostridium
D. salmonella*
◉Which amino acids must be present in a parental solution?.
Answer: A. valine, lecucine, glycine, alanine
B. tryptophan, phenylalanine, threonine, isoleucine* (all essential
AA's)
C. phenylalanine, methionine, arginine, tryosine
D. lysine, glutamic acid, alanine, glycine
◉Fe absorption (in the stomach) is enhanced by:. Answer: A. acidic
chyme in the duodenum (vit C)