BIOCHEM LEC UNIT 1

Question 1

Biochemistry

Answer 1

the study of the chemical substances found in living organisms and the chemical interactions of these substances with each other

Question 2

A chemical substance found within a living organism

Answer 2

biochemical substance

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Bioinorganic substances

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include water and inorganic salts

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Bioorganic substances

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include carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.

Question 5

Substances that do not contain carbon

Answer 5

Bioinorganic Substances

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Substances that contain carbon

Answer 6

Bioorganic Substances

Question 7

Biochemistry related to human health and disease

Answer 7

Medical biochemistry

Question 8

A field that focuses on the methodology and interpretation of chemical tests performed to support diagnosis and treatment.

Answer 8

Clinical Chemistry

Question 9

Addresses the functioning of traditional and pathologic organisms from a
biochemical purpose of view

Answer 9

Medical biochemistry

Question 10

Trained in the operation and management of clinical biochemistry laboratories and acts as an authority all told aspects of their use.

Answer 10

medical chemist

Question 11

Directs clinical laboratories, consults, diagnoses and treats patients with a range of metabolic disorders and biochemical abnormalities.

Answer 11

Medical chemist

Question 12

Involves how drugs affect the biochemistry and metabolism of human
health and sickness.

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Pharmaceutical biochemistry

Question 13

Consists the data of biochemistry & chemistry & applies to the production of the
many helpful medicines.

Answer 13

Pharmaceutical chemistry

Question 14

science of medicine, their clinical uses and therefore
the study of their adverse effects on living organisms.

Answer 14

Pharmaceutical chemistry

Question 15

Biochemistry of the nucleic acids lies at the heart of genetics; in turn, the use of genetic
approaches has been critical for elucidating many areas of biochemistry

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Genetics

Question 16

The science relating the effects of genes on our response to drugs. It is applied in
diagnostic clinical biochemistry laboratories.

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Pharmacogenetics

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The study of body function, overlaps with biochemistry almost completely.

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Physiology

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Employs numerous biochemical techniques, and many immunologic approaches have
found wide use by biochemists.

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Immunology

Question 19

Provides qualitative and quantitative analysis of biological fluids such as blood, serum or
plasma, urine, or tissues for specific chemical constituents or physiologic processes useful for evaluation of immune factors causing disease and assessment of transplant immunosuppression.

Answer 19

Biochemistry

Question 20

Knowledge of biochemistry and physiology; in particular, most drugs are metabolized by enzyme-catalyzed reactions.

Answer 20

Pharmacology

Question 21

Poisons act on biochemical reactions or processes.

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Toxicology

Question 22

Main use of toxicology

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(a) routine examination of blood chemistry, etc.;
(b) metabolic
fate of poisons;
(c) measurements which define at an early stage changes which indicate effects on
particular organs;
(d) studies to elucidate mechanisms of toxicity.

Question 23

Biochemical approaches are being used increasingly to study basic aspects of pathology (the study of disease), such as inflammation, cell injury, and cancer.

Answer 23

Pathology

Question 24

The two major concerns for workers in the health sciences—and particularly physicians—are the understanding and maintenance of health and the understanding and effective treatment of diseases.

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Medicine

Question 25

Science concerned with studying the various molecules that occur in living
cells and organisms and with their chemical reactions.

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Biochemistry

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Effects of genes on drug response

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Pharmacogenetics

Question 27

Diagnostic clinical biochemistry laboratories

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Pharmacogenetics

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Study body functions

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Physiology

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Knowledge of biochemistry and physiology

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Pharmacology

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Drug metabolism

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enzyme-catalyzed reactions

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Poisons act on biochemical reactions or processes

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Toxicology

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modern toxicological assessments of chemicals

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Toxicology

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Study of disease (ex: inflammation, cell injury, cancer)

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Pathology

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Study of various aspects of chemicals

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Basis of health

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Mechanical trauma

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Physical agent

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Toxic compounds

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Chemical agents

Question 37

Bacteria, Fungi, Higher forms of parasites

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Biologic agents

Question 38

▪ Loss of blood supply
▪ depletion of the
oxygen-carrying
capacity of the
blood
▪ poisoning of the
oxidative enzymes

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Lack of oxygen

Question 39

Congenital, molecular

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Genetic Disorder

Question 40

Deficiencies, excesses

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Nutritional Imbalances

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Anaphylaxis, autoimmune disease

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Immunologic reactions

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Hormonal deficiencies, excesses.

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Endocrine imbalances

Question 43

Tx of phenylketonuria

Answer 43

diet low in phenylalanine

Question 44

Tx of hypercholesterolemia

Answer 44

atorvastatin  cholesterol (liver)