Metabolism US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Metabolism with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Metabolism Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 601: Vitamin A is found in _____ and leafy vegetables
Answer: liver
Extra:
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Flashcard 602: _____ is characterized by a defect in the fructokinase enzyme
Answer: Essential fructosuria
Extra:
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Flashcard 603: Pathologic generation of free radicals arises with metals (e.g. copper and iron) via the _____ reaction
Answer: Fenton
Extra: Fenton reaction: Fe2+ + H2O2 → Fe3+ + •OH + OH-
Flashcard 604: After oxaloacetate has been formed from pyruvate (gluconeogenesis), it may exit the mitochondria and enter the cytosol via the _____ shuttle
Answer: malate
Extra:
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Flashcard 605: Does hemolysis result in unconjugated or conjugated hyperbilirubinemia?
_____
Answer: Unconjugated
Extra:
* due to heme breakdown; high levels of UCB overwhelm the conjugating ability of the liver
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Flashcard 606: Following binding of insulin receptor substrate 1 to the insulin receptor, _____-domain proteins bind to IRS-1
Answer: SH2
Extra:
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Flashcard 607: Muscle cannot participate in gluconeogenesis because it lacks the enzyme _____
Answer: glucose-6-phosphatase
Extra:
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Flashcard 608: Homocystinuria due to decreased affinity of cystathionine synthase for B6 is treated with very increased _____ and increased cysteine in the diet
Answer: B6
Extra:
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Flashcard 609: Most notably, the serum tumor marker _____ is elevated in patients with neuroendocrine tumors
Answer: Chromogranin
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Flashcard 610: PEP carboxykinase is induced by _____ and cortisol
Answer: glucagon
Extra: PEPCK converts oxaloacetate to phosphoenolpyruvate. It is regulated by transcriptional induction (e.g., via glucagon/cAMP and cortisol).
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