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 631: The Michaelis-Mentin constant, Km is defined as the _____ concentration at which rate is equal to _____
Answer: substrate
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/dna-to-protein/enzyme-kinetics/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 632: _____ is the key enzyme in the conversion of androgens to estrogen
Answer: Aromatase
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrinology?ref=anki
Flashcard 633: Ketogenesis occurs in alcoholism due to excess _____, which causes shunting of oxaloacetate to malate
Answer: NADH
Extra:
Watch Ketone Bodies [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-biochemistry/units/medical-biochemistry-metabolism/videos/medical-biochemistry-metabolism-lipids-ketone-bodies?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
Watch Alcohol Metabolism [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-biochemistry/units/medical-biochemistry-metabolism/videos/medical-biochemistry-metabolism-lipids-ketone-bodies?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
Watch Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) & Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS) [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine/videos/medical-pathophysiology-endocrine-diabetes-diabetic-ketoacidosis-dka-and-hyperosmolar-hyperglycemic-state-hhs?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine/diabetes/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 634: In Diabetic Ketoacidosis, _____ accumulate in the serum and are used as fuel in peripheral tissues
Answer: ketone bodies
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/crash-course-in-medicine/diabetic-ketoacidosis/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 635: Leucine is eventually broken down into _____ via the enzyme branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase
Answer: acetyl-CoA
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/dna-to-protein/amino-acids/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 636: _____ is a tyrosine-rich protein precursor to thyroid hormone located in the follicular lumen
Answer: Thyroglobulin
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrine?ref=anki
Flashcard 637: Acetoacetate may spontaneously be converted to _____, which is expired in the lungs
Answer: acetone
Extra:
Watch Ketone Bodies [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-biochemistry/units/medical-biochemistry-metabolism/videos/medical-biochemistry-metabolism-lipids-ketone-bodies?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 638: Is the conversion of glucose-6-P into ribulose-5-P (HMP shunt) a reversible or irreversible reaction?
_____
Answer: Irreversible
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 639: Pepsinogen (inactive) is converted into _____ (active) in the presence of H+
Answer: pepsin
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/physiology?index=6]
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Flashcard 640: What type of hormone results in increased sebum production (and thus acne)?
_____
Answer: Androgens (sebaceous glands have androgen receptors)
Extra:
Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/dermatology/videos/inflammatory-diseases-of-the-skin?index=8]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/dermatology/superficial-skin-infections/acquire?ref=anki
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