Cellular Respiration and Glycolysis
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What is the primary function of the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway?

  • To break down fats into energy
  • To convert glucose into ATP (correct)
  • To synthesize glucose from other compounds
  • To convert glycogen to glucose

    • What is the process of converting glycogen to glucose in the liver?

  • Glycogenolysis (correct)
  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Lipogenesis
  • Glycogenesis

    • What is the process of converting glucose to glycogen in the liver?

  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Glycogenesis (correct)
  • Lipogenesis
  • Glycogenolysis

    • What is the process of converting non-carbohydrate sources into glucose?

    <p>Gluconeogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of converting excess glucose into fat?

    <p>Lipogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the product of glycolysis?

    <p>2 moles of pyruvate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary consequence of glycogenolytic pathways being blocked in Von Gierke Disease?

    <p>Hepatomegaly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason for measuring erythrocyte Galactose 1-phosphate-uridyltransferase activity in diagnosing galactosemia?

    <p>To identify congenital deficiency of an enzyme involved in galactose metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it essential to extract blood within 1 hour of the 2-hour test in glucose metabolism assessment?

    <p>To test the capacity and speed of glucose metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason patients should stay in the lab during the glucose metabolism test?

    <p>To prevent energy expenditure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What metabolic pathway is blocked in Von Gierke Disease, leading to glycogen accumulation in the liver?

    <p>Glycogenolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary consequence of galactose not being metabolized in galactosemia?

    <p>Hypoglycemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the reaction between glucose and ATP catalyzed by hexokinase?

    <p>Glucose-6-phosphate and ADP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of the reaction between glucose-6-phosphate and NADP?

    <p>NADPH and 6-phosphogluconate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the excessive growth of cells in the islet of Langerhans?

    <p>Islet hyperplasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the reaction between glucose and hemoglobin (Hb A1)?

    <p>Ketoamine and Hb A1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the breakdown of glycogen to glucose?

    <p>Glycogenolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources?

    <p>Gluconeogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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