MBM 1201
NATIONAL UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS
MBM 1201 : DIGESTION AND NUTRIENT METABOLISM
DATE : MAY 2006
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
SECTION A
1. Describe the regulation of glycolysis. (20)
2. Write an essay on the digestion and absorption of lipids and clearly outline the
lipid malabsorption syndromes. (20)
SECTION B
3. What is the metabolic relevance of each of the following:
(a) the Cori cycle (4)
(b) pyruvate dehydrogenase (4)
(c) ATP synthase (4)
(d) thermogenin (4)
(e) anaplerotic reactions? (3)
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NATIONAL UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS
MBM 1201 : DIGESTION AND NUTRIENT METABOLISM
DATE : MAY 2006
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
SECTION A
1. Describe the regulation of glycolysis. (20)
2. Write an essay on the digestion and absorption of lipids and clearly outline the
lipid malabsorption syndromes. (20)
SECTION B
3. What is the metabolic relevance of each of the following:
(a) the Cori cycle (4)
(b) pyruvate dehydrogenase (4)
(c) ATP synthase (4)
(d) thermogenin (4)
(e) anaplerotic reactions? (3)
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