Erythrocyte Metabolism, Membrane Structure, Function Flashcards
TRUE OR FALSE: Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) is produced within the cytoplasm through aerobic glycolysis.
FALSE
-Anaerobic glycolysis (Embden-Meyerhof Pathway)
Shortened RBC survival is collectively known as
a. Poikilocytosis
b. Hereditary non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia
c. Hereditary normocytic hemolytic anemia
d. NOTA
B. Hereditary non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia
What pathway anaerobically generates energy in the form of ATP?
a. Methemoglobin reductase pathway
b. Hexose-monophosphate pathway
c. Rapoport-luebering pathway
d. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
d. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
What pathway provides the main source of rbc energy?
a. Hexose-monophosphate pathway
b. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
c. Methemoglobin reductase pathway
d. NOTA
b. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
This pathway provides reduced glutathione that will prevent oxidation denaturation of Hgb
a. Hexose-monophosphate pathway
b. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
c. Methemoglobin reductase pathway
d. NOTA
a. Hexose-monophosphate pathway
This pathway generates 2,3-DPG which regulates hemoglobin affinity to oxygen
a. Methemoglobin reductase pathway
b. Hexose-monophosphate pathway
c. Rapoport-luebering pathway
d. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
c. Rapoport-luebering pathway
Decreased amount of 2,3 DPG ____ the oxygen affinity of the hemoglobin molecule.
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Does not alter
d. Varies
a. Increases
Increased 2,3-DPG: Decreased 02 affinity Increased 02 Delivery: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ a. Shift to the left b. Shift to the right c. Shift mo lang D. NOTA
b. Shift to the right
TRUE OR FALSE:
RBC cytoplasm K+ concentration is higher than plasma K+, whereas Na+ and Ca2+ concentrations are lower
TRUE
Which of the following helps maintain RBC shape?
a. Cytoskeletal proteins
b. Membrane phospholipids
c. GPI anchor
d. Glycocalyx
a. Cytoskeletal proteins
Which of the following is a water transporter?
a. Glut-1
b. Aquaporin 1
c. Ca2+ ATPase
d. NOTA
b. Aquaporin 1
It carries the peptide-defined M and N determinants
a. Glycophorin A
b. Glycophorin B
c. Glycophorin C
d. NOTA
a. Glycophorin A
This pathway occurs through a diversion of glucose catabolism.
a. Methemoglobin reductase pathway
b. Hexose-monophosphate pathway
c. Rapoport-luebering pathway
d. Embden-Meyerhof pathway
b. Hexose-monophosphate pathway
- also known as Pentose phosphate shunt