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Simple squamous: Function and locations
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For permeability. Endothelium, lung air spaces, mesothelium
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Simple cuboidal: Function and locations
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For ion pumping. Ducts, covering of ovary, kidney tubules
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Simple columnar: Function and locations
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High volume secretions. Digestive tract, gallbladder, large ducts, oviducts, uterus, small bronchi
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Stratified squamous: Function and locations
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Protections and secretion. Mouth, epiglottis, esophagus, vocal folds, vagina
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Characteristics of Keratinized stratified squamous
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NO NUCLEI. Cells are not vital and filled with keratin.
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Stratified cuboidal: Function and location
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Absorption and secretion. Sweat gland ducts
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Stratified columnar: Function and location
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Absorption and secretion. Parts of male urethra, conjunctiva of eyes, and large excretory ducts
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Pseudostratified: Function and location
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Secretion, absorption, transportation, and lubrication. Nasal cavity, trachea, bronchi, epididymis. Often ciliated.
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Stratified transitional: Function and location
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Distensible. Dome-shaped cells, found in bladder and urinary tract.
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Mucous vs. serous vs. cutaneous membranes: Locations
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Open to exterior - NOT open to exterior - skin
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How many actin filaments in microvilli?
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25-30
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What molecules cross-link microvilli?
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Villin and fimbrin
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What molecules link microvilli to the plasma membrane?
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Myosin-1 and calmodulin
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Flagella and cilia have an axoneme core structure. What microtubule arrangement do they have?
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9 doublets around 2 singlets
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What is the structure of the microtubules in a basal body?
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9 triplets
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Which glands have ducts- exocrine or endocrine?
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Exocrine
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Into what do endocrine glands secrete?
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Blood vessels or lymph vessels
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Exocrine glands: Name 1 serous secreter
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Pancreas (watery)
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Which type? Entire cell secreted
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Holocrine
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Which type? Only secretory product is released
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Merocrine or eccrine
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Which type? Secretes product along with a bit of apical cytoplasm
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Apocrine
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Name unicellular exocrine gland and type of secretion it exhibits
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Goblet cell, merocrine
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Function of goblet cells in respiratory and digestive tracts?
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Secretes mucinogen when irritated
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Which type of glands are salivary glands?
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Compound tubuloalveolar
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From which embryonic cell layer does craniofacial connective tissue originate?
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Ectomesenchyme
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ECM is made up of... ?
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Ground substance and fibers
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Name 3 types of ground substance found in ECM.
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GAGs, Proteoglycans, and adhesive proteins
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Name 1 non-sulfated GAG found in ECM
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Hyaluronic acid
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Name 3 types of fibers found in ECM
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Collagen, reticular, elastic
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What is a proteoglycan?
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A series of long, unbranched, inflexible polysaccharides (GAG) linked to a core protein
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Proteoglycans are covalently linked to...?
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Hyaluronic acid
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Fxns of proteoglycans?
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Resist compression, resist movement, form filters, serve as binding and cellular attachment sites
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6 adhesive proteins found in ECM and their locations
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Integrins (cellular integral proteins), fibronectin (generalized), laminin (basal lamina), tenascin (embryonic cells), chondronectin (cartilage), and osteonectin (bone)
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Reticular fibers are actually a type of...?
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Collagen (III)
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Which type of fiber is basis of tensile strength and stronger than steel?
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Collagen. Comprises 20% of body protein.
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What type of fiber is referred to as white fiber?
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Collagen
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Collagen is synthesized in rough ER. What are the steps?
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Transcription in nucleus, translation of pre-procollagen in RER, hydroxylation in RER, glycosylatoin in RER, formation of procollagen triple helix in RER, secretion of procollagen in Golgi
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Once outside of the cell, which enzyme cuts the propeptides to form tropocollagen?
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Procollagen peptidase. Assembly of tropocollagen in fibrils is random and spontaneous.
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Where in the body are elastic fibers manufactured?
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Fibroblasts of the connective tissue and smooth muscle cells of blood vessels
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Elastin core with microfibrils around it form elastic fibers. What 4 substances make up elastin?
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Glycine, proline, desmosine, and isodesmosine
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In the formation of elastic fibers, which comes first, the fibers or the elastin?
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Fibers. Elastin fills in later.
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Microfibrils in elastic fibers are predominantly made up of...?
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Fibrilin, a glycoprotein
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Name elastic fiber variant found in lamina propria of gingiva
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Eluanin
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Name elastic fiber variant found in periodontal ligament
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Oxytalan
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Basement membranes are acellular, but rich in...?
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GAGs
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Name structure similar to the basement membrane that surrounds muscle cells, adipocytes, and Schwann cells.
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External lamina
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3 components of basement membrane are?
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Lamina lucida, lamina densa, lamina reticularis
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What are integrins?
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They are cross membrance proteins that link the cytoskeleton to the ECM
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Main types of connective tissue cells are fixed/resident or transient. Types of fixed?
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Fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, pericytes, adipose cells, mast cells, macrophages
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Main types of connective tissue cells are fixed/resident or transient. Types of transient?
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Plasma cells and leukocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, and lymphoocytes)
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Fibroblasts (synthesize ECM), pericytes, and adipocytes are derived from...?
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Mesenchyme.
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Difference between fibroblasts and myofibroblasts?
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Myo- usually found in wound healing; rich in actin bundles. ALSO FOUND IN PDL.
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Which type of fixed connective tissue cell is associated with small blood vessels?
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Pericytes. They also have their own basal lamina and posses characteristics of smooth muscle and endothelial cells.
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2 types of adipocytes?
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Brown fat (multiple, small lipid droplets) and white fat (simple, large lipid droplet)
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Which type of fixed connective tissue cell is the largest of the fixed cells and is derived from bone marrow?
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Mast cells
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Receptors on mast cells?
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Fc receptors for IgE
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H___ and h_____ are 2 primary mediators (granules) of mast cells
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Heparin and histamine
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Macrophages go by unique names all over the body. From where were they derived?
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Stem cells in marrow
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Which cell types in connective tissue are transient?
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Plasma cells and leukocytes
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Name the 3 leukocytes
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Neutrophils, eosinophils, and lymphocytes
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Which 2 types of structures in body are made up of dense, regular connective tissue proper?
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Ligaments and tendons
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Name 3 types of specialized connective tissue
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Blood, bone, cartilage
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What is the main difference between hyaline, elastic, and fibrocartilage?
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Matrix characteristic.
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Cartilage with an homogeneous, amorphous matrix is...?
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Hyaline
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Cartilage with elastic fibers and lamellae is...?
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Elastic
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Cartilage with large bundles of type I collagen is...?
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Fibrocartilage
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What are the 3 major GAGs in hylanine cartilage and how are they arranged?
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Condroitin sulfate and keratan sulfate are joined together to form a core protein. Hyaluronic acid is bound to proteoglycans, which are bound to thin type II collagen fibrils.
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Which type of cartilage does not have a perichondrium?
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Fibrocartilage
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What 2 types of growth does cartilage exhibit?
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Appositional and interstitial
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Bone has a layer of ____ around the outside and a layer of _____ lining the marrow cavity.
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Periosteum, endosteum
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Where are Sharpey's fibers located?
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In the Periosteum of bone.
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Primary difference between Haversian and Volkmann canals in bone?
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Volkmann's canals run perpendicular to Haversian canals and often contain blood vessels
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What are lacunae?
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Gaps in lammellae that contain ONE osteocyte. They are connected by canaliculi
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No osteocyte is more than ___ microns from a blood vessel
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300
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Which hormone signals osteocytes to resorb bone, releasing calcium into the blood?
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PTH
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Which hormone is antagonistic to PTH?
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Calcitonin
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Hypersecretion of somatotropin in childhood results in...?
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Giantism
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Hyposecretion of somatotropin results in...?
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Pituitary dwarfism
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Hypersecretion of somatotropin in adulthood leads to...?
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Acromegaly
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Hyposecretion of thyroid hormone in infancy and childhood results in...?
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Cretinism (failure of bone growth and dwarfism)
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What percent of bone is comprised of organic material?
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33%
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What percent of the organic material of the bone is comprised of collagen?
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Of the 33% that is organic, 28% is collagen
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Which mononucleated cell is responsible for laying down the organic matrix of the bone?
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Osteoblasts
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Which component of the organic matrix is laid down by bone-making cells?
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Type 1 collagen
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What is the name of the layer formed by osteoblasts?
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Osteiod layer
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What is the osteoid layer?
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Non-mineralized matrix that will eventually become mineralized
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Osteoblasts exhibit high levels of which enzymatic marker associated with their outer cell membrane?
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ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase)
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Endochondral ossification is associated with which kind of bones?
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Long bones and articular processes of the mandible
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What is the predominant kind of collagen secreted by chondrocytes?
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Type II
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What is the predominant form of fibril forming collagen produced during the mature stage of collagen synthesis?
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Type 10
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What are the 4 types of cytokines released by osteogenic cells?
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Bone Morphogenic Superfamily (BMP-2, BMP7, TGF Beta), Platelet Derived Growth Factors (PDGFAA, AB, BB), Fibroblastic Growth Factor (FGF), Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF1 and IGF2)
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Which osteogenic cytokines are "Synergistic" and improve bone growth and healing?
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TGF-Beta, PDGF-BB, IGF-2
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What are the sites of active bone resorption called, in osteoclasts?
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Ruffled borders
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What is the advantage of the Ruffled Borders?
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They provide more surface area for release of organic acids and absorption of calcium.
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What is the main integrin that mediates the adhesion of osteoclasts to the surface of the bone?
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αvβ3
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Which secreted proteins facilitate the adhesion of osteoclasts to the bone?
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Bone Sialoprotein (BSP) and Osteopontin. These 2 form a layer for αvβ3 to bind to.
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How do osteoclasts work to conduct bone resorption?
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Enzymes and organic acids break down the bone, endocytosis picks up the debris
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Which factor is expressed on osteoblasts?
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RANKL
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Which factor is expressed on osteoclasts?
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RANK
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What does RANKL/RANK binding promote?
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Fusion of preosteoclastic cells, activation of osteoclasts
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What is the factor released by osteoblasts that binds to RANK, expressed on preosteoclasts, and limits osteoclastogenesis?
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Osteoprotegrin
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What is the essential calcium concentration in the body?
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10 mg/dL
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Which endocrine hormones promote bone formation?
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PTH (low concentration), Leptin, Vitamin D
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Which endocrine hormones promote bone resporption?
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PTH (high concentrations)
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Which endocrine hormones inhibit bone resorption?
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Estrogen and calcitonin
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What is the hormone released by adipocytes, which is involved in regulating weight and bone mass?
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Leptin
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Which cells are stimulated by leptin?
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Osteoblasts
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Calcitonin is a hormone that inhibits bone resorption. Which cells secret this hormone?
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Parafollicular cells
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Pumps in the ER membrane and in the cell membrane both help to keep what ion out of the cytosol?
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Ca2+
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In some tissues, ____ activates ___, which phosphorylates proteins to get a response from the cell.
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DAG, PKC
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In some tissues, Ca2+ from ER binds to _______, which activates protein kinase
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Calmodulin
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The concentration of free Ca2+ in the cytosol is ___M
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10^-7
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Apical and Basolateral transport proteins are necessary for the small intestine to absorb calcium, T or F?
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True
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Which vitamin induces the translation of proteins needed for Ca2+ absorption?
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Vitamin D
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Which hormone directly stimulates absorption of Ca2+ into the nephron?
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PTH
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What is the active form of Vitamin D?
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Calcitriol
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What is the first step in the production of active Vitamin D?
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Addition of a hydroxyl group to the 25 carbon via a 25, hydroxylase
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The activity of 1-hydroxylase is regulated by...?
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PTH
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Low Ca2+ stimulates ___ release which activates ______ in kidney to form active vitamin D
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PTH, 1-hydroxylase
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Osteoprotegrin binds _____ as a pseudoreceptor
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RANKL
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What stimulates the synthesis of transcription factors that activates genes required for osteoblast differentiation from progenitor cells?
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BMPs
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What type of cristae do protein producing cells have?
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Lamellar
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What type of cristae do steroid producing cells have?
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Tubular
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Which 3 parts of the pituitary comprise the adenohypophesis?
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Pars tuberalis, pars distalis, pars intermedia
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Which 2 parts of the pituitary comprise the neurohypophesis?
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Pars nervosa, infundibular stalk
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Superior and inferior hypophyseal arteries are branches of...?
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Internal carotid artery
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Venules in the pars nervosa carry oxytocin and ADH to the hypophyseal veins, which drains into which sinus?
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Cavernous sinus. Some flows back to hypothalamus for feedback to supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei
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Name the 4 hormones under the influence of releasing hormones from the hypothalamus
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FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH
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Name the 2 hormones under the influence of inhibitory hormones from the hypothalamus
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Growth hormone and prolactin
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Name the collections of secretory product in the pars nervosa
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Herring bodies
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In humans, which part of the pituitary is the most active?
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The anterior or pars distalis
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Which hormone may be produced in the pars intermedia?
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MSH
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A minimal amount of ____ and ___ are produced in the pars tuberalis
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LH and FSH
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What type of cells form the framework of the pituitary and do not secrete?
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Folliculostellate cells
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Are chormophils secretory?
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Yes
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What 2 hormones do acidophils secrete?
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Prolactin and growth hormone
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What 4 hormones do basophils secrete?
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FSH, LH, ACTH, TSH
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Degranulated choromophils are called...?
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Chromophobes
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Which cells produce parathyroid hormone?
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Chief cells
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Name the 3 fxns of PTH
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Promotes calcium release from bone, stimulates calcium resorption by tubular cells in kidney, and promotes absorption of calcium by small intestine
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APUD cells are thought to be of ______ origin
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Neural crest
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Name the 4 places that APUDs are found
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Lungs, heart, thyroid, and gut
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Which 3 arteries supply the adrenal glands and where do they come from?
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Superior suprarenal artery (the inferior phrenic artery), the middle suprarenal artery (aorta), and the inferior suprarenal artery (renal artery)
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Which 2 veins drain the adrenals and to where do they drain?
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Right suprarenal vein drains to inferior vena cava. Left suprarenal vein drains to left renal vein.
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Name the 3 "zonas" of the adrenals, beginning exterior
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Zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, zona reticularis. Then medulla.
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Which hormone is produced the zona glomerulosa?
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Aldosterone (increases sodium resorption in distal tubule, prevents acidosis)
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Which hormones are produced in the zona fasciculata?
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Corticosterone and cortisol. Reduce rate of glucose metabolism and suppress inflammatory responses.
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Which hormone is produced in the zona reticularis?
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Androgens. Produce secondary male characteristics.
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Which hormones are produced the medulla of the adrenals?
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Epinephrine and norepinephrine
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What is the difference in causation between Cushing's and Addison's?
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Cushing's is an increase in hormone production (especially cortisol) due to destruction of adrenals, while Addison's in a decrease
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What is the primary cause of Cushing's disease?
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Pituitary tumor
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Name the 5 types of pancreas cells and their products
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A (glucagon), B (insulin), D (somatostatin), G (gastrin), and PP (pancreatic polypeptide)
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The pineal gland produces ____ at night and ____ during the day
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Melatonin, serotonin
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Which metabolic reactions usually involve oxidation?
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Catabolic
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Which metabolic reactions usually involve reduction?
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Anabolic
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Synthetic reactions take place in...?
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Cytosol
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Oxidation reactions take place in...?
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Mitochondria
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Delta G is the standard _____ change and must be ______(+ or -) for a reaction to occur spontaneously
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Free energy, negative. This is an exergonic reaction
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ATP contains 2 ______ bonds
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Phosphoanhydride
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ATP changes the equilibrium ratio of products to reactants by...?
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10^5
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Does ATP store free energy?
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NO!!! It's an immediate donor
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Fxn of phosphoenolpyruvate?
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Transfers phosphoryl group to ADP in breakdown of glucose
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____ _____ is a high energy reservoir or phosphoryl groups that can be transferred to ADP in muscle.
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Creatine phosphate
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Which vitamin is the precursor to NADH and NADPH?
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Nicotinate (niacin)
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Which vitamin is the precursor to FADH2 and FMNH2?
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Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
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Which vitamin is the precursor to coenzyme A?
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Pantothenate
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NAD+ accepts ___ hydrogen ion(s) and ___ electron(s)
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1, 2
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FAD accept ___ electron(s) and ___ proton(s)
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2, 2
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What molecule is a major electron donor in reductive biosynthesis?
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NADPH
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What is the universal acyl group carrier?
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Coenzyme A
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Name the 3 regulations of metabolic reactions
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Amount of enzyme, catalytic activity of enzymes, and accessibility of substrate
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What are the 3 basic steps of extraction of energy from food?
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Digestion, small molecules converted to acetyl coA, ATP formed from acetyl unit
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What is the net yield of ATP, NADH, and pyruvate from glycolysis?
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2, 2, and 2
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What is the 1st irreversible step of glycolysis?
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Conversion of glucose to glucose 6-phosphate by hexokinase (or glucokinase, in liver)
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In the liver, which enzyme can convert glucose 6-phosphate back to glucose to maintain blood glucose levels?
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Glucose 6-phosphatase
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What is the 2nd irreversible step of glycolysis?
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Conversion of fructose 6-phosphate to fructose 1,6-bisphosphate by phosphofructokinase-1. This is the most important regulatory point and the principle rate limiting enzyme of the pathway
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Glucose ends up being broken into 2 molecules of _______ in step 5 of glycolysis
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Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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What is the 3rd irreversible step of glycolysis?
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Phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate by pyruvate kinase. This step makes 2 ATP per pyruvate.
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Pyruvate is transported to the ______, where it, plus NAD+ and coASH, forms acetyl CoA, NADH, and CO2
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Mitochondria. Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
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What is the common carrier in oxidative metabolism in all foods?
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Acetyl CoA
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Does the citric acid cycle need oxygen?
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No
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Where does the citric acid cycle take place?
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Mitochondria
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How many ATPs come from 1 glucose molecule (according to Dr. Howard)?
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30 (I think)
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In fatty acid oxidation, the fatty acid is linked to CoA via _____ linkage. Where does this take place?
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Thioester, outer mitochondrial membrane. Acyl CoA is formed
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Is gluconeogenesis a reversal of glycolysis?
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NO
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Which enzyme catalyzes the irreversible gluconeogenesis step that converts fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to fructose 6-phosphate?
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Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase
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Name the 2 steps to convert glycogen to glucose 6-phosphate
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Glycogen to glucose 1-phosphate via glycogen phosphorylase, then to glucose 6-phosphate via phosphoglutomutase
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At which end of the glycogen molecule does degradation occur?
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The non-reducing end
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In which reaction is pyridoxal phosphate required?
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Breakdown of glycogen. PLP is a derivative of vitamin B6
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UDP-Glucose is a(n) _________ form of glucose
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Activated
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Where in the body are amino acid degraded?
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Liver
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The urea cycle functions to eliminate excess _____ into the urine. It occurs almost exclusively in the ______.
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Nitrogen, liver.
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Which pathway is the MAJOR source of NADPH for reductive biosynthesis?
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Pentose phosphate pathway. No ATP involved.
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What's the equation for power?
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Work/Time=Power. J/s=watts
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What is the energy content of carbs?
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4 kCal/g
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What is the energy content of protein?
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4 kCal/g
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What is the energy content of fat?
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9 kCal/g
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ATP acts as a(n) _________ of phosphofructokinase, while AMP ______ the enzyme
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Allosteric inhibitor, stimulates
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What type of collagen is in enamel?
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THERE IS NO COLLAGEN IN ENAMEL!!!!
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What type of connective tissue is found in the organic matrix of hard connective tissue?
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Type 1 collagen
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Name the 3 ways to initiate calcium hydroxyapatite mineralization
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Homogeneous nucleation (local increase in ions), heterogeneous nucleation (no local ion increase), and removal, inactivation, or exclusion of inhibitors
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Where does additional phosphate for nucleation and crystal growth come from?
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Dephosphorylation of phosphoproteins by alkaline phosphatase
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What is the key marker for production of mineralized tissue and where is it found?
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Alkaline phosphatase, in matrix vesicles. It hydrolyzes phosphate ions from organic radicals
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Where will the mineral be added during mineralization?
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It will be packed in between collagen molecules
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Where do osteoclasts and odontoclasts hang out?
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Howship's lacunae
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What is the enzyme marker of hard tissue degradation?
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Acid phosphatase
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Which 2 substances have been found lingering around hard tissue destruction?
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Carbonic anhydrase and isocitric dehydrogenase
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What is the first step in the sequence of hard tissue resorption?
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Attachment of osteoclasts to mineralized surface
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What is the second step in the sequence of hard tissue resorption?
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Creation of a sealed acidic environment which demineralizes bone and exposes the organic matrix
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What is the third step in the sequence of hard tissue resorption?
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Degradation of exposed organic matrix by acid phosphatase, cathepsin B, and collagenase
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What is the 4th step in the sequence of hard tissue resorption?
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Uptake of mineral and amino acids by cell
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Bone matrix is 90% _____
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Type 1 collagen
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Name a specific protein not found in osteoid, but present in mineral bone. It may be released at the mineralization front or secreted by osteoclasts
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Osteocalcin
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Which is removed first during hard tissue resorption: the mineral phase or ... the other phase?
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Mineral
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Which acid is probably responsible for the low pH necessary for mineral dissolution?
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Carbonic
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Osteoclasts contain low levels of _______ and high ______ activity
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Isocitric dehydrogenase, carbonic anhydrase
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Name the 2 types of bone development and describe them
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Intramembranous (spontaneous formation in CT membrane) and endochondral (the kind where bone replaces cartilage)
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Give fxn in bone metabolism: Interleukin-1
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Released by osteoblasts, activated osteoclast precursors to proliferate
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Give fxn in bone metabolism: TNF
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Released by macrophages, acts similar to IL-1
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Give fxn in bone metabolism: Colony Stimulating Factor 1
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Released by marrow stromal cells, activates osteoclast formation
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Give fxn in bone metabolism: Osteoprotegrin
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Inhibits osteoclast differentiation
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Give fxn in bone metabolism: IL-6
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Especially released by osteoclasts, induces formation of other osteoclasts
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Give fxn in bone metabolism: Interferon gamma
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Released by T-lymphocytes, inhibits differentiation of osteoclasts
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Give fxn in bone metabolism: transforming growth factor beta
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Liberated from bone during osteoclasia. Stimulates osteoblasts to manufacture bone matrix. Also inhibits differentiation of osteoclasts.
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