Metabolism — Flashcards

Flashcard 451: _____ activates factor XII, which initiates the intrinsic pathway of the coagulation cascade

Answer: Subendothelial collagen

Flashcard 452: What enzyme is responsible for metabolizing sorbitol into fructose? _____

Answer: sorbitol dehydrogenase

Extra: Liver, Ovaries, and Seminal vesicles have both enzymes (they LOSe sorbitol)

Flashcard 453: Ribose-5-phosphate is converted to _____ via the enzyme PRPP synthetase

Answer: phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP)

Flashcard 454: Which coagulation factor(s) are part of the extrinsic coagulation cascade? _____

Answer: Factor VII

Flashcard 455: The HMP shunt may be referred to as the _____ pathway

Answer: pentose phosphate

Flashcard 456: Progesterone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 21β-hydroxylase

Answer: 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC)

Flashcard 457: H2CO3 is converted into _____ and _____ by carbonic anhydrase

Answer: H2O

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Renal (Diuretics)

Flashcard 458: What mineral deficiencies are associated with delayed wound healing? _____

Answer: Zinc and copper

Flashcard 459: Are the essential amino acids methionine, valine, and histidine ketogenic or glucogenic? _____

Answer: Glucogenic

Flashcard 460: Insulin decreases blood glucose concentration by decreasing _____ via increased production of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate

Answer: gluconeogenesis