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1
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A disease caused by fat accumulation in the liver

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• Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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2
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Population of people highly affected by diabetes

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• American Indian

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3
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Cells of the liver

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• Hepatocytes

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4
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A form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy

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• Gestational

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5
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The most common form of diabetes

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• Type 2

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6
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Looks at the rise and fall of glucose and is used to diagnose diabetes

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• Glucose Tolerance Test

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7
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The type of cell that secretes glucagon

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• Alpha

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8
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Once insulin binds to the cell, what comes to the surface to allow glucose to enter?

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• Glucose Transporter

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9
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Looks at glycalated hemoglobin

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• A1C

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10
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What cycle does glucose go into after entering the cell?

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• Glycolysis

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11
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The hormone that is elevated during starvation or fasting

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• Glucagon

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12
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Type of diabetes that is immune to insulin

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• Type 1

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13
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Cluster of cells in the pancreas that contains alpha and beta cells

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• Islet of Langerhans

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14
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Type 2 diabetes is characterized by a state of..

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• Insulin resistance

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15
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The type of cell that secretes insulin

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• Beta

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16
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Insulin binds here to start glucose intake

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• Insulin receptor

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17
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Ketone synthesis

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• Ketogenesis

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18
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The energy of the cell

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• ATP

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19
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The process of making glucose in the liver

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• Gluconeogenesis

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20
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Condition of having too much glucose in the blood

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• Hyperglycemia

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21
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When do beta cells stop growing?

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• Puberty

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22
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The hormone needed for the uptake of glucose

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• Insulin

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23
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Released from fat and are part of the proposed mechanism of insulin resistance

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• Cytokines

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24
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A cholesterol like molecule that helps in fat digestion and could be involved in insulin

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• Bile salts

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25
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Where transcription occurs

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Nucleus

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26
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amino acid codon GGU

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Glycine

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27
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a mutation that is a result of one base being altered

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Point

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28
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start codon

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AUG

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29
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a mutation that causes the reading frame if the genetic code to be misread

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frameshift

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30
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all your DNA collectively

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Genome

31
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scientist known for discovery of DNA

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Watson

32
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unique absence of 3 bases

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codon

33
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proteins are made of

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amino acids

34
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type of bond between bases of DNA

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Hydrogen

35
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nucleic acid composed of 2 strands- your genetic material

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DNA

36
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a mutation that doesn’t change the protein

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silent

37
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a mutation that occurs when a base is swapped for another base

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substitution

38
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where transcription stops

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terminator

39
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a gene that is always turned on an maintains normal activity

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housekeeping

40
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where translation occurs

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ribosome

41
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enzyme required for transcription

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polymerase

42
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the process of making RNA

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transcription

43
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main difference between DNA and RNA

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sugar

44
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where a ribosome is located

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endoplasmic reticulum

45
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a mutation that is a result of a base removed

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deletion

46
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coding regions in DNA

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exons

47
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substances that cause mutations

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mutagen

48
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process of making proteins

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translation

49
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single stranded nucleic acid that is a copy of DNA

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RNA

50
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previously thought of as your genetic material in the 1930’s

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proteins

51
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a segment of DNA that codes for a trait

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gene

52
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DNA must be _______ prior to transcription

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unwound

53
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what is the #1 cause of death in US

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Heart disease

54
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_____ refers to the number of persons with a disease at any one time

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Prevalence

55
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a disease that causes lesions is classified as

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structural

56
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what is used for energy in the cell

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ATP

57
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I haven’t been feeling well. What is this called for a clinician

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symptom

58
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what drug targets AMPK and is the most prescribed class of drug

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biguanide

59
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someone who performs autopsies

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anatomic pathologist

60
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which occurs most frequently

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type 2

61
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the central dogma of genetics is

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DNA –>RNA –> protein

62
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______ are health problems that interfere with a person’s ability to function

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disbilities

63
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why do some T2DM need insulin therapy

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Beta cells die out

64
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which is NOT a symptom of T2DM

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decreased urine output

65
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someone’s entire genetic code is known as

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genome

66
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a cell in the fat/adipose tissue is called

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adipocyte

67
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what method involves using scientific literature, clinical knowledge, and a patient’s ideas/wishes

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Evidence-based medicine

68
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what molecule starts the process of insulin secretion

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glucose

69
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what tissue secretes insulin

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pancreas

70
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main cause of T2DM

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genetics, bad eating habits, sedentary lifestyles

71
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following eating, which statement is true

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insulin goes up, blood glucose goes down

72
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which type of diabetes is characterized as insulin resistant

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type 2

73
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a muation masked because the code is degenerative and doesn’t affect the amino acid sequence. this is a _____ mutation

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silent

74
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how many amino acids are there

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