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BIOCHEMISTRY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024 What is a monosaccharide? - ANSWER The most basic units of carbohydrates. Made of 1 aldehyde and 1 ketone. They are the simplest form of sugar and are usually colorless, water -soluble, crystalline solids. Some monosaccharides have a sweet taste. Examples o f monosaccharides include glucose (dextrose), fructose (levulose) and galactose Nature uses the D or L form of carbohydrates - ANSWER D The two kinds of monosaccharides are - ANSWER Aldoses, Ketoses The bonds between carbohydrate monomers are called - ANSWER Glycosidic Starches are polymers made exclusively from - ANSWER Glucose The difference between amylose and amylopectin are - ANSWER The structure (branched vs linear) Dietary fiber is - ANSWER Complex Carbohydrates Cellulose Divided into soluble and insoluble In the 2 -compartment model for water in the body, water partitions into - ANSWER Intracellular and extracellular In the 3 compartment model for water in the body, the__________ compartment is further divided into interstitial and plasma compartments - ANSWER extracellular Fluid in the blood is classified specifically as _________ fluid - ANSWER extracellular In an ideally balanced human system water inputs would equal - ANSWER Water outputs An electrolyte is a) sugar b. fat c. charged molecule d water - ANSWER charged molecule ______________ ions account for nearly 90% of the positively charged ions found in extracellular fluid - ANSWER Sodium The hormone aldosterone regulates the concentrations of _______ and ________ in the body. - ANSWER Potassium ions and sodium ions _______ is the most common extracelluar cation, while _________ is the most abundant intracellular cation. - ANSWER Sodium, potassium The three most important buffer systems in body fluids include the bicarbonate buffer system, the ____ buffer system and the protein buffer system. - ANSWER Phosphate How is it possible for the rate and depth of breathing to affect hydrogen ion concentrations in body fluids? - ANSWER The rate and depth of breathing does not alter hydrogen ion concentration in body fluids. What is the normal pH of the blood? - ANSWER 7.35 -7.45 What is the most significant plasma buffer? - ANSWER bicarbonate Which of these is not a consequence of vomiting? a. dehydration b. metabolic acidosis
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