(MCM 1201)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
MEDICAL SCHOOL
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART I EXAMINATIONS
(MCM 1201) : DIGESTION & NUTRIENT METABOLISM
DATE : DECEMBER 2005
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
SECTION A
1. Give a detailed account of the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates.
Clearly, outline the carbohydrate malabsorption syndromes. (20)
2. Outline the major components of the respiratory assembly and explain the effects of
cyanide and rotenone on ATP generation. (20)
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SECTION B
1. Explain the following energy terms,
a) resting metabolic rate (2)
b) thermic effect of food. (3)
c) thermic effect of exercise (2)
2. What cells of the body secrete intrinsic factor and what is the function
of this factor? (3)
3. Explain hypercellular obesity. (1)
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
MEDICAL SCHOOL
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART I EXAMINATIONS
(MCM 1201) : DIGESTION & NUTRIENT METABOLISM
DATE : DECEMBER 2005
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
SECTION A
1. Give a detailed account of the digestion and absorption of carbohydrates.
Clearly, outline the carbohydrate malabsorption syndromes. (20)
2. Outline the major components of the respiratory assembly and explain the effects of
cyanide and rotenone on ATP generation. (20)
________________________________________________________________
SECTION B
1. Explain the following energy terms,
a) resting metabolic rate (2)
b) thermic effect of food. (3)
c) thermic effect of exercise (2)
2. What cells of the body secrete intrinsic factor and what is the function
of this factor? (3)
3. Explain hypercellular obesity. (1)
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