BIOCHEMISTRY HOMEWORK SET A-Answers
BIOCHEMISTRY HOMEWORK SET A-Answers
BIOCHEMISTRY HOMEWORK SET A-Answers
A___25. You are studying the electrophysiological characteristics of cardiac B___34. A 23yo man has been consuming large quantities of raw egg whites
pacemaker cells. Which of the following is the primary determinant of the as part of his current body-building routine. He has developed a rash and
resting membrane potential in these cells? severe muscle pain. Blood work indicates he has anemia. His diet prevents
A. background potassium conductance intestinal absorption of a vitamin leading to inhibition in the synthesis of
B. background sodium conductance which of the following?
C. delayed rectifier potassium current A. DNA D. protein
D. sodium-calcium exchange current B. fatty acid E. RNA
E. transient outward current C. Glycogen
D___26. Drugs that inhibit the plasma membrane Na+/K+ ATPase decrease A___35. After metabolic conversion in the body, coenzyme forms of folate
which of the following cellular processes? and vitamin B12 are both involved in methylation of which of the following?
A. cell-to-cell communication via gap junctions A. Homocysteine D. serotonin
B. cellular uptake of iron by reticulocytes B. Norepinephrine E. uridylic acid
C. endocytosis of low-density lipoproteins C. Pyridine
D. export of calcium from cardiac muscle cells
E. transport of glucose into adipose tissue cells B___36. You are examining a 48yo man brought by his wife because of a
recent change in his mental status. PE shows horizontal and vertical
B___27. Wernicke encephalopathy results from a deficiency of vitamin B1. nystagmus, bilateral facial nerve palsy, and truncal ataxia. The most likely
Which of the following represents classical symptoms associated with this explanation for these findings is a deficiency in which of the ff vitamins?
disorder? A. Folate D. vitamin C
A. megaloblastic anemia B. vitamin B1 E. vitamin D
B. nausea, peripheral neuropathy, mental depression, ophthalmoplegia C. vitamin B6
C. numbness, tingling, weakness, sore smooth tongue, anorexia, diarrhea,
pallor of the skin and mucous membranes
D. seizure disorders
E. weight loss, diarrhea, dementia, and dermatitis