AAMI CHEMISTRY FOR EMBALMERS
WEEK #6 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The 3 essential groups that decompose are: - Answer-carbohydrates, proteins, fats
The 2 main types of decomposition are called: - Answer-autolytic, bacterial
Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are the 3 essential groups that ______ . - Answer-
decompose
Autolytic and bacterial are the two main types of ______ . - Answer-decomposition
Self-cell digestion, or cell self-decomposition caused by enzymes is called: - Answer-
autolysis
The enzymes of decomposition will come from ______ and ______ . - Answer-
saprophytic bacteria, lysosomes
Enzymes are released when acidic pH causes the membranes of ______ to rupture. -
Answer-lysosomes
Saprophytic bacteria are normally present in the ______ as normal flora. - Answer-
digestive tract
______ are normally present as normal flora in the digestive tract. - Answer-saprophytic
bacteria
Saprophytic bacteria are normally present in the digestive tract as _______ . - Answer-
normal flora
Bacteria contain different ______ in them than are found normally in the human body. -
Answer-enzymes
______ are non-living substances that remain in the body after death and continue their
function. - Answer-enzymes
There is a fixed number of ______ in the body at the time of death, which causes
autolytic decomposition to progress slowly. - Answer-enzymes
There is a fixed number of enzymes in the body at the time of death, which causes
autolytic decomposition to progress _______ . - Answer-slowly
, Bacterial decomposition happens _______ than autolysis. - Answer-faster
Autolysis happens _______ than bacterial decomposition. - Answer-slower
What are the 4 processes that take place during autolysis? - Answer-hydrolysis,
oxidation, deamination, decarboxylation
What is the enzyme for hydrolysis? - Answer-hydrolase
Carbohydrates are hydrolyzed and become ______ . - Answer-monosaccharides
Proteins are hydrolyzed and become ______ . - Answer-amino acids
Fats are hydrolyzed and become ______ . - Answer-fatty acids and glycerol
What are the end products after hydrolysis occurs? - Answer-monosaccharides, amino
acids, fatty acids and glycerol
What is the enzyme for oxidation? - Answer-oxidase
Which of the end products of hydrolysis will be oxidized? - Answer-monosaccharides,
fatty acids and glycerol
Which of the end products of hydrolysis CANNOT be oxidized because they contain
nitrogen? - Answer-amino acids
Monosaccharides are oxidized into _______ . - Answer-CO2, H2O
Fatty acids and glycerol are oxidized into ______ . - Answer-CO2, H2O
The end products after Hydrolysis and Oxidation have occurred are: - Answer-amino
acids, CO2, H2O
What is the enzyme for deamination? - Answer-deaminase
What does deaminase do to amino acids? - Answer-removes the amine group (NH2)
What are the end products of amino acid deamination? - Answer-ammonia, carboxylic
acid
What happens to the carboxylic acid that remains from an amino acid after
deamination? - Answer-it oxidizes into CO2 and H2O
Why can the carboxylic acid be oxidized, but the amine cannot? - Answer-lack of
ammonia
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