ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The mechanism of action of Orlistat is:
a) to inhibit pancreatic lipase activity
b) to destroy bile acis in the small intestine
c) to decrease appetite
d) none of the above
e) all of the above - ✔✔a
✔✔Which hormone is considered to be an antagonist of lipolysis?
a) insulin
b) epinephrine
c) glucagon
d) adrenocorticotropic hormone
e) none of the above - ✔✔a
✔✔Excessive ketone bodies may be accumulated due to a reduced supply of cellular
glucose and a concomitant ______ in fatty acid oxidation.
a) increase
b) decrease
c) no change - ✔✔a
✔✔What is the legally intoxicated amount of alcohol in bloodstream?
a) less than 10 mg%
b) 11-24 mg%
c) 25-45 mg%
d) 50-100 mg%
e) none of the above - ✔✔a
0.8 mg or 8%
✔✔About ______ of the dry weight of a typical human cell is protein.
a) one-tenth (1/10)
b) one-fifth (1/5)
c) one-third (1/3)
d) one-half (1/2) - ✔✔d
✔✔Enzymes:
, a) decrease the free energy change of a reaction
b) increase the activation energy of a reaction
c) decrease transition energy
d) increase the equilibrium constant of a reaction
e) none of the above - ✔✔c
a) there's no change in energy
b) would make it more difficult
c) same thing as activation energy
d) Km; is constant, no change
✔✔Which of the following statements concerning collagen is not true?
a) collagen is a major connective tissue protein
b) collagen is made up of tropocollagen
c) tropocollagen consists of three peptide chains that are cross-linked triple helix
d) collagen has a large amount of glycine and proline
e) collagen contains unique hydroxyglycine and hydroxyproline - ✔✔e
- should be "hydroxylysine" not hydroxyglycine
✔✔Non-specific transport protein for fatty acids:
a) albumin
b) alpha 1-globulins
c) alpha2-globulins
d) beta-globulins
e) gamma-globulins - ✔✔a
✔✔Inhibitor of elastase to protect against smoke-induced obstructive lung disease:
a) albumin
b) alpha 1-globulins
c) alpha2-globulins
d) beta-globulins
e) gamma-globulins - ✔✔b
✔✔Antibodies:
a) albumin
b) alpha 1-globulins
c) alpha2-globulins
d) beta-globulins
e) gamma-globulins - ✔✔e