Carbohydrates

Question 1

What is a oligosacchiride?

Answer 1

3-12 units

Question 2

What is sucrose made of?

Answer 2

Fructose

Glucose

Question 3

What is lactose made up?

Answer 3

Galactose

Glucose

Question 4

What is starch made up of

Answer 4

Glucose 2

Question 5

What is glycogen made up of

Answer 5

Glucose highly branched

Question 6

What are the three dietary monosaccharides

Answer 6

Glucose
Fructose
Lactose

Question 7

Which cells have an absolute requirement of glucose

Answer 7

RBC
Neutrophils
Innermost cells of kidney medulla
Len o eye

CNS

Question 8

Why can we metabolise cellulose?

Answer 8

We do not have the enzymes to break the beta 1,4 glycosidic bond

Question 9

What is primary lactase deficiency

Answer 9

Absence of lactase peristance allele
Only in adults
High i Europe NW

Question 10

Secondary lactase deficiency

Answer 10

Caused by injury to small intestine

• gastroenteritis
• coeliac disease
• Crohn’s disease
• ulcerative colitis

Adults and infants
Reversible

Question 11

Congenial lactase deficiency

Answer 11

Extremely rare, autosomal recessive detect in lactase gene cat digest breast milk

Both infants an adults

Question 12

Symptoms of lactase deficiency

Answer 12

Bloating cramps
Flatulence
Diarrhoea 
Vomiting 
Rumbling stomach