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NBME Biochemistry Shelf Exam 2024 Updated Questions and Answers What neurotransmitter stimulates release of epinephrine from adrenal medulla? acetylcholine What is a metabolite if epinephrine that suggests epi-secreting carcinoma? What is another assoc symptom? metanephrine; assoc with HBP What does acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase ib) treat? glaucoma, epilepsy, altitude sickness, congestive heart failure can cause dehydration Sickle cell anemia is due to... pt mutation of Glu -&gt...

AP Bio Practice Exam 1 Questions and Answers Humans produce sweat as a cooling mechanism to maintain a stable internal temperature. Which of the following best explains how the properties of water contribute to this physiological process? - Correct Answer ️️ -The high heat of vaporization of water allows the body to remove excess heat through a phase change of water from liquid to gas A student placed a semipermeable membrane inside a U-shaped channel with two chambers, as shown. ...

Humans produce sweat as a cooling mechanism to maintain a stable internal temperature. Which of the following best explains how the properties of water contribute to this physiological process? - ANSWER The high heat of vaporization of water allows the body to remove excess heat through a phase change of water from liquid to gas A student placed a semipermeable membrane inside a U-shaped channel with two chambers, as shown. The membrane permits the movement of water but not salt. The...

What is a glucogenic amino acid? correct answers - amino acids that are catabolized to pyruvate or an intermediate of the TCA cycle - can be used for glucose synthesis What is a ketogenic amino acid? correct answers - amino acids that are catabolized to acetyl CoA or acetoacetate - cannot give rise to the net synthesis of glucose but rather lead to the formation of fatty acids, ketone bodies, or their precursors Which amino acids are exclusively ketogenic? correct answers - leucine - ly...

NBME PHYSIOLOGY UPDATED EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2023/2024 Prostglandin - CORRECT ANSWER-From mast cells, macrophages, EC, and platelets Vasodilation, pain Rate controlling step in Insulin secretion - CORRECT ANSWER-Phosphorylation of glucose by glucokinase Glucokinase mutation - CORRECT ANSWER-Autosomal dominant form of early onset type 2 diabetes GLUT 2 - CORRECT ANSWER-low affinity high capacity glucose transporter. Uptake by beta cells Insulin release - CORRECT ANSWER-Bloo...

UNE Medical Biochemistry Midterm Review Already Graded A A family presents for genetic counseling. The couple has two female children who are alive and well; however, their infant son recently died in the nursery with severe hemolysis (lysis of red blood cells) and jaundice. The wife recalls she lost a brother in infancy with severe hemolysis, induced after a viral infection. The physician suspects a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, this would result in a deficiency in which of the...

Humans produce sweat as a cooling mechanism to maintain a stable internal temperature. Which of the following best explains how the properties of water contribute to this physiological process? - ANSWER The high heat of vaporization of water allows the body to remove excess heat through a phase change of water from liquid to gas A student placed a semipermeable membrane inside a U-shaped channel with two chambers, as shown. The membrane permits the movement of water but not salt. The...

BCH 403 – CUMULATIVE TEST QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS Which one of the following statements regarding glucose oxidation is correct? A. All 6 carbons from glucose are oxidized to CO2 during the TCA cycle B. Only 2 of the carbons from glucose are oxidized to CO2, and this occurs during the TCA cycle. C. Only 4 of the carbons from glucose are oxidized to CO2, and this occurs during the TCA cycle D. 2 carbons are oxidized to CO2 during glycolysis, while 4 carbons are oxidized to CO2 d...

EXSC 330 - Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest Update Graded A+ **What is ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and its function in cells?** - ATP is the main energy source used by cells for most of their work. It stores potential energy extracted from food in its bonds, and energy is released when the outermost phosphate bond is broken by the enzyme ATPase. **What forms ADP in the ATP cycle?** - ADP forms when ATP combines with water (H2O). **What is the Phosphocreatine (PCr) system?** - The...

What neurotransmitter stimulates release of epinephrine from adrenal medulla? - Answer- acetylcholine What is a metabolite if epinephrine that suggests epi-secreting carcinoma? What is another assoc symptom? - Answer- metanephrine; assoc with HBP What does acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase ib) treat? - Answer- glaucoma, epilepsy, altitude sickness, congestive heart failure can cause dehydration Sickle cell anemia is due to... - Answer- pt mutation of Glu -> val What is a major ne...