Metabolism — Flashcards

The primary way unabsorbed copper is eliminated is by excretion into _____

What salivary enzyme begins the initial digestion of carbohydrates? _____

What acid-base disorder may be seen with Gitelman syndrome? _____

Resorption of the organic matrix of bone is reflected in increased _____ excretion in the urine

After iodinated thyroglobulin is endocytosed into the follicular epithelial cells, _____ hydrolyze peptide bonds, releasing T4, T3, MIT, and DIT

Which vitamin deficiencies (2) are associated with increased risk for thrombosis? _____

What happens to the iron (from heme) within macrophages that have consumed RBCs?_____

What is the most common mode of inheritance of pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency? _____

Which universal electron carrier is used in the cytochrome P-450 system of the liver?_____

The liver damage in alcoholic hepatitis is mediated by _____