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What 2 things is the plasma membrane made up of?

Phospholipids & proteins

What gives the plasma membrane its function?

Proteins

Plasma membranes have ___ (greater/less) CHO content and cholesterol content than other membranes

Greater

What is the name of the glycoprotein-polysaccharide coveringthat surrounds the cell membranes of some cells?

Glycocalyx

What is the name of the proteins that contain oligosaccharidechains (glycans)covalently attached to polypeptide side-chains?

Glycoproteins

The ___ (cytoplasmic/mitochondrial) matrix is a microtrabecular lattice or cytoskeleton

Cytoplasmic

What providesa structure for cell organelles, microvillae (as found in intestinal mucosacells), and large molecules?

Cytoskeleton

T or F: Structural arrangement of the cytoplasmic matrix influencesmetabolic pathways

True

The ___ (outer/inner) mitochondrial membrane is porous

Outer

The ___ (outer/inner) mitochondrial membrane is selectively permeable; site of electron transport chain

Inner

What is the site of the TCA cycle (krebs cycle) & beta fatty acid oxidation?

Mitochondrial matrix

What cells do not contain mitochondrion?

Erythrocytes

The nucleoli is condensed ___ (collagen/chromatin)

Chromatin

Uracil is in ___ (RNA/DNA) only

RNA

Thymine is in ___ (RNA/DNA) only

DNA

mRNA is synthesized in nucleus, thenmoves to ___ (RER/SER) in cytoplasmic matrix

RER

___ (Rough/Smooth/Sarcoplasmic) reticulum = protein synthesis and glycosylation

Rough

___ (Rough/Smooth/Sarcoplasmic) reticulum = lipid synthesis

Smooth

___ (Rough/Smooth/Sarcoplasmic) reticulum = calcium ion pump

Sarcoplasmic

What are the structures made up of a network of membranous channels?

ER

Where does protein trafficking & sorting, and glycoprotein modification and additionalprotein glycosylation occur?

Golgi apparatus

Cis-Golginetwork = ___ (entrance/exit)

Entrance

Trans-Golginetwork = ___ (entrance/exit)

Exit

The golgi apparatus is connected to ER by what?

Transport vesicles

Lysosomes& peroxisomes are ___ (protein/enzyme)-filled organelles

Enzyme

___ (Lysosomes/Peroxisomes) are the cell’s “digestive system”

Lysosomes

Peroxisomes are the site of ___ (oxidative/reductive) ___ (anabolic/catabolic) reactions

Oxidative, catabolic

What are the 4 functions of lysosomes?

Phagocytosis, autolysis, bone resorption, hormone secretion & regulation

What are the 3 functions of peroxisomes?

Oxidize fatty acids to acetyl CoA, amino acid catabolism, detoxifying reactions

What are molecular stimuli that attach to receptors?

Ligands

What is the function of the 1st type of receptor?

Bind to ligand & convert it tointernal signal

What is the function of the 2nd type of receptor?

Serve as ion channels

What is the function of the 3rd type of receptor?

Internalize stimulus intact

The ___ (maximum velocity (Vmax)/Km (Michaelis constant)) is the enzyme velocity at substrate saturation

Maximum velocity (Vmax)

The ___ (maximum velocity (Vmax)/Km (Michaelis constant)) is the concentration of substrate when reaction is at 1/2 of maximum velocity

Km (Michaelis constant

Functionality of enzymes depends on what 2 things?

Protein& prosthetic group or coenzyme

Covalent modification is usually the addition/removal of what type of groups?

Phosphate

___ (Allosteric/Induction) = enzymeswith another site besides catalytic site that can bond with modulator

Allosteric

___ (Allosteric/Induction) = changes in concentrations of inducibleenzymes

Induction

With transferases, what group is transferred from 1 substrate to another?

Functional group

What type of catalytic proteins are responsible for the cleavage of C-C, C-S, & C-N bonds (nohydrolysis/O-R)?

Lyases

What type of catalytic proteins are responsible for the interconversion of optical or geometric isomers?

Isomerases

What type of catalytic proteins are responsible for catalyzing the formation of C-? Bonds (O, S, N, others)?

Ligases

What is free energy (G)?

The potential energy in bonds ofnutrients that is released

Lipase breaks down ___ (TAG/CHO)

TAG

Amylase breaks down ___ (TAG/CHO)

CHO

What are the accessory digestive organs?

Liver, gallbladder, pancreas

The mucosalayer of the GI tract is the most ___ (internal/external)

Internal

The serosa layer of the GI tract is the most ___ (internal/external)

External

What 3 types of cells does the epithelial layer of the GI mucosa contain?

Absorptivecells, enteroendocrinecells, and exocrine cells

Absorptive cells are ___ (enterocytes/enteroendocrine cells/exocrine cells)

Enterocytes

___ (Enteroendocrine cells/Exocrine cells) are mucusproducing globlet cells

Exocrine cells

What is beneath epithelial cells in the GI mucosa that anchors them?

Lamina propria

T or F: The lamina propria is made up of gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT)

True

The main enzyme in saliva is salivary ___ (amylase/lipase) which hydrolyzes alpha ___ (1-4/1-6) bonds in ___ (proteins/starch)

Amylase, 1-4, starch

___ (Chief cells/Parietal cells/Enderoendocrine G-cells) produce enzymes needed for protein digestion

Chief cells

___ (Chief cells/Parietal cells/Enderoendocrine G-cells) produce hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor, which is needed for the absorption of vitamin B12

Parietal cells

___ (Chief cells/Parietal cells/Enderoendocrine G-cells) produce the hormone gastrin, which stimulates parietal and chief cells

Enderoendocrine G-cells

Crypts = small tear-drop like areas onbottom of ___ (enterocytes/villi) of the ___ (exocrine/absorptive) cells of the SI

Villi, absorptive

What type of cells are on the bottom of crypts?

Stem cells

___ (Segmentation/Peristalsis) mixes food in the GI tract with chyme

Segmentation

___ (Segmentation/Peristalsis) propels food forward through the GI tract

Peristalsis

What is thelargest endocrine organ (tissue) in the GI tract?

Fat tissue

Largeintestine absorbs what from fecal matter?

Water

Intestinal secretions and motility are orchestrated by what 3 things?

Hormones, signaling peptides, and the nervous system

___ (Peptide YY/Cholecystokinin) increases intestinal motility

Cholecystokinin

___ (Peptide YY/Cholecystokinin) inhibits gastric secretion

Peptide YY

What is the function of the tight junctions between intestinal epithelial cells?

Barrier to prevent antigens andpathogens from entering

Disregulation of the tight junctions between intestinal epithelial cells can cause what?

A leakyintestinal barrier

A leaky intestinal barrier is associated with what 3 disorders?

Chronicinflammatory bowel diseases, type 1 diabetes, and multiplesclerosis

What type of bacteria provide metabolic signals to helpmaintain a healthy intestinal barrier?

Commensal (a nonharmful coexistance)

GERD = Reflux disease, gastric juice moves up intothe ___ (pharynx/esophagus) and inflames it

Esophagus

Stereoisomers have ___ (1/2) or more chiral carbon atoms with ___ (same/different) 4 groupsattached but ___ (are/are not) mirrorimages of each other

2, same, are not

T or F: Stereoisomerismexists in all macronutrients

True

T or F: Many enzymes are stereospecific

True

What are 2 examples of enzymes that are stereospecific?

Hexokinase, amylase

In solution, what type of molecules form a cyclic ring structure?

Monosaccharides

In solution, the monosaccharidemolecules form a cyclic ring structure, which is a reaction between what 2 groups? What does this form?

Carbonyl and hydroxyl. Forms an additional chiral carbon

Pentoses contribute ___ (a lot/little) to dietary energy

Little

___ (Deoxyribose/Ribose) is a constituent of ATP, ADP, and AMP, cAMP, NAD, NADP, RNA

Ribose

What is the constituent of riboflavin, FAD, and FMN–(a reduction product of ribose)?

Ribitol

Disaccharides consistof two monosaccharide units joined by what type of bonds?

Covalent

___ (Maltose/Lactose/Sucrose)- partialhydrolysis of starch

Maltose

___ (Maltose/Lactose/Sucrose)- Milk sugar

Lactose

___ (Maltose/Lactose/Sucrose)- Cane sugar and beet sugar

Sucrose

Maltose is two glucose units linked through an ___ (alpha/beta) (1-4) glycosidic bond

Alpha

Lactose is a galactose unit linked through an ___ (alpha/beta) (1-4) glycosidic bond to glucose

Beta

What is the disaccharide that is a glucose linked to a fructose?

Sucrose

Raffinose, stachyoses, & verbascose are ___ (oligosaccharides/polysaccharides)

Oligosaccharides

Starch, glycogen, & c ellulose are ___ (oligosaccharides/polysaccharides)

Polysaccharides

What is composed of polyglucose joinedby beta(1-4) glycosidic bonds?

Cellulose

Sucralose is ___ (stable/unstable) at high temperatures and is ___(200-300/500-600) times sweeter than sucrose

Stable, 500-600

Salivary a-amylase in the mouth and pancreatic a-amylase in the small intestine break down ___ (polysaccharides/disaccharides)

Polysaccharides

Where does the digestion of disaccharides occur?

Microvilli of enterocytes

Dextrins are broken down into ___ (lactose/maltose) and limit dextrins in the SI

Maltose

In the brush border, maltase and the alpha- ___ (1,4/1,6) glycosidic bonds in limit dextrins are hydrolyzed, forming ___ (sucrose/glucose)

1,6, glucose

Which GLUT isthe only insulin regulatable transporter of glucose?

GLUT 4

Glucose and galactose require ___ (active/facilitated) transport and ___ (active/facilitated)diffusion

Active, facilitated

Fructose is likely facilitated transport via what GLUT?

GLUT 5

What is the anabolic hormone involved in carbohydrate, lipid, and proteinmetabolism?

Insulin

___ (Insulin/Glucagon) is secreted by the beta-cells of the pancreas

Insulin

___ (Insulin/Glucagon) is secreted by the alpha-cells of the pancreas

Glucagon

What GLUT transporter is in muscle and adipose tissue?

GLUT 4

___ (Insulin/Glucagon) causes the translocationof GLUT4 from ___ (GLUT4 storage vesicles/cell surface) to the ___ (GLUT4 storage vesicles/cell surface)

Insulin, GLUT4 storage vesicles, cell surface

Insulin ___ (enhances/inhibits) glycolysis

enhances

Insulin ___ (enhances/inhibits) gluconeogenesis

inhibits

Insulin ___ (enhances/inhibits) glycogenolysis

inhibits

Insulin ___ (enhances/inhibits) glycogenesis

enhances
What is the catabolic hormone antagonistic to insulin?
Glucagon

Glucagon affects mostly the what organ?

Liver

Maintaining blood glucose levels is amajor function of what 3 parts of the body?

Liver, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue

Glycemic ___ (index/load) measures how a carbohydrate-containingfood raisesblood glucose?

Glycemic index

How is glycemicload calculated?

Multiplyingthe glycemic index by the amount of carbohydrate (in grams) provided by a food and dividing the totalby 100

T or F: Anindividual can still reach high blood glucose level by consuming a lot of lowGI foods

True

Research support the relationship between ___ (high/low) GI orGL diet with the risk of type2 diabetes

High

Long-term consumption of high ___ (GI/GL) diet is also associated with increased risk of obesity and coronary heart disease

GL

___ (Long-term/Short-term) = Greater type 2diabetes risk

Long-term

___ (Long-term/Short-term) = Insulin resistance

Short-term

Patients with type2 diabetes willimprove glycemic control byadapting to low ___ (GI/GL) diet

GI

A high GL diet could cause ___ (increased/decreased) insulin demand which would cause beta-cell ___ (exhaustion/production) which would cause glucose ___ (tolerance/intolerance) and then diabetes

Increased, exhaustion, intolerance

What 3 rates determines blood glucose concentration at a given moment

1. The rate of glucose absorption, 2. The rate of glucose taken up by tissues, 3. The rate of glucose produced by the liver

What is the 1st mechanisms of regulation metabolism?

1. Negative or positive modulation of allosteric enzymes(through binding of effectors), 3. Directional shifts in reversible reactions

What is the 2nd mechanisms of regulation metabolism?

2. Hormonal activation by covalent modification/induction (cAMP and phosphorylation)

What is the 3rd mechanisms of regulation metabolism?

3. Directional shifts in reversible reactions

What is the 4th mechanisms of regulation metabolism?

4. Translocation of enzymes within cells (glucokinase)

What are 3 allostericmodulators?

AMP,ADP, & ATP

___ (AMPs/ADPs/ATPs) positive modulation causes shiftfrom inactive to active form of glycogen phosphorylase b

AMPs

AMPs positive modulation causes shift from inactive to active form of glycogen phosphorylase b stimulates what 2 enzymes?

Phosphofructokinase, pyruvatekinase

What are the minor uses of glucose?

Synthesis of ribose, NADPH, glucose forglycoprotein and glycolipid synthesis

What are the lowest priority uses of glucose?

Substrate for fatty acid and TAGsynthesis

The firststep in intracellular metabolism ofglucose converts glucose to what?

Glucose 6-phosphate

What 2 organs havean enzyme to convert G-6-P back to glucose?

Liverand kidneys

What enzyme is involved in glucose phosphorylation?

Hexokinase

Where is glucokinase located?

Liver,pancreas

Where is hexokinase located?

Muscle,adipose, brain

Glucokinase functions at max velocity when bloodglucose levels are ___ (normal/elevated)

Elevated

Hexokinase functions at max velocity when blood glucose levels are ___ (normal/elevated)

Normal

What happens to glucokinase in liver cells?

GK is “parked” in the nucleusby bindingto GKRP when glucose levels in the hepatocyte approach fasting levels.

Glucokinase is indirectly ___ (inhibited/stimulated) by fructose6-P

Inhibited

Glucokinase is indirectly ___ (inhibited/stimulated) by glucose andtrace fructose

Stimulated

What enzyme cleavesthe a-1,4bonds to release G-1-P from nonreducingends of the glycogen polymer during glycogenolysis?

Glycogenphosphorylase

What enzyme cleavesthe a-1,6bonds at branch pointsduring glycogenolysis?

Debranchingenzyme

What 2 hormones is glycogenphosphorylase covalently regulated by?

Glucagon,epinephrine

What molecule is glycogen phosphorylase allosterically regulated by?

AMP

In muscle, Ca2+ binds to the calmodulin subunit of phosphorylase kinase, activating it ___ (with/without) phosphorylation, which then ___ (activates/inhibits) glycogen phosphorylase, causing glycogen degradation

Without, activates

In muscle under extreme conditions of anoxia and depletion of ATP ___ (Ca2+/AMP) activates glycogen phosphorylase b ___ (with/without) it being phosphorylated

AMP, without

Where does the TCAcycle occur?

Mitochondrialmatrix

Where does glycolysis occur?

Cytoplasm

Where does the ETC occur?

Inner mitochondrial membrane

The brain exclusively usesglucose for energy under normal circumstances, therefore ____ takes place inthe brain

Glycolysis

Glycogenolysis is active in the___ (fed/fasting) state

Fasting

If you eat a pizza and then willnot eat anything in the next 24 hours, what are glucose sources that supplyyour body’s need during the whole process?

Exogenousglucose, glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis

Liver cells may use glucose forall of the following EXCEPT ___: Energyneeds- Synthesizing ATP, makingglycogen, synthesizingand secreting insulin, synthesizingribose, synthesizingfatty acids

Synthesizing and secreting insulin

Glycolysis produces ___ (lactate/pyruvate) underaerobic conditions, and ___ (lactate/pyruvate) under anaerobic conditions.

Pyruvate, lactate

Whensomebody is skipping meals for 14 hours, what hormones related to carbmetabolism is high in blood? Whatis low? How is each carb metabolicpathways doing in each organ?

Glucagon, insulin, liver undergoing gluconeogenesis

Why may six meals a day lead toweight loss in some people?

High fiber diets inhibit fat absorption

What 2 products does the PPP form?

Pentose phosphates, NADPH

The pentose phosphates formed in the PPP are necessary for the synthesis of what?

Nucleic acid synthesis for DNA and RNA

The NADPH formed in the PPP are necessary for the synthesis of what?

Fatty acids

What are 3 precursors gluconeogenesis can synthesize glucose from?

Glycerol, lactate, and certain aminoacids

What is the key site for gluconeogenesis?

Liver

Gluconeogenesis is active when: Insulinlevel is high, glucagonlevel is low, someoneis on a very low carb or carb free diet, allof the above

Someone is on a very low carb or carb free diet

___ (Dietary/Functional) fiber = nondigestibleCHO & lignin that are intact & intrinsic in plants

Dietary

___ (Dietary/Functional) fiber = nondigestibleCHO that are isolated, extracted, or manufactured& known to have physiological benefits

Functional

Fiber ___ (lowers/increases) cholesterol

Lowers

T or F: Fiber helps control diabetes

True

Most people in the US are ___ (high/low) in fiber

Low

What are the 4 classifications of fiber?

Source, solubility, fermentability, viscosity

What are the 4 properties of fiber that are important for theirfunctions?

Solubility in water, water holding capacity & viscosity, ability to bind to organic and inorganicmolecules, fermentability

Some hemicelluloses, pectin, gums, b-glucans are water ___ (soluble/insoluble) fibers

Soluble

Cellulose, lignin, some hemicelluloses,chitosan, chitin are water ___ (soluble/insoluble) fibers

Insoluble

Soluble fibers ___ (speed up/delay) gastricemptying

Delay

Soluble fibers ___ (increase/decrease) transittime

Increase

Soluble fibers ___ (increase/decrease) nutrientabsorption

Decrease

Inoluble fibers ___ (increase/decrease) transittime

Decrease

Inoluble fibers ___ (increase/decrease) fecalbulk

Increase

T or F: Bileacids undergo enterohepatic cycling

True

What is diverticulosis?

The formation of numerous tiny pockets,or diverticula, in the lining of the bowel.

Bystimulating bowel movement, ___ (fermentable/nonfermentable) fibers can prevent/relieve diverticulosis/diverticulitis

Nonfermentable

Fermentation is done by what?

Intestinal bacteria

Fiber causes ___ (increased/decreased) nutrientdiffusion rate--attenuation of the blood glucose response

Decreased

Fiber causes ___ (increased/decreased) enzymefunction

Decreased

Fiber causes ___ (increased/decreased) mixingof gastrointestinal contents with digestive enzymes

Decreased

Fiber causes ___ (increased/decreased) absorption of lipids

Decreased

Fiber causes ___ (increased/decreased) fecal bile acid excretion

Increased

Where does glycolysis occur?

Cytoplasm

Where does glycolysis occur?

Cytoplasm

Where does gluconeogenesis occur?

Liver

What 3 products does glycolysis produce?

Pyruvate, NADH, ATP

What 4 products does the TCA cycle produce?

CO2, NADH, FADH2, ATP

Where does the PPP occur?

Cytoplasm