General Info

Question 1

Protects the stomach lining?

Answer 1

mucus

Question 2

Promotes HCI secretion

Answer 2

Gastrin

Question 3

Emulsifies Fat

Answer 3

Bile

Question 4

Neutralises gastric juice acidity

Answer 4

Bicarbonate

Question 5

Suppresses HCL secretion

Answer 5

GIP (gastric inhibitory polypeptide)

Question 6

Forms the bolus

Answer 6

Mouth - saliva

Question 7

Activates pepsinogen

Answer 7

HCI

Question 8

Signals pancreatic enzymes secretion

Answer 8

CCK (Cholecystokinin)

Question 9

Shuttles cobalamin out of the stomach

Answer 9

R-protein

Question 10

Hydrolyses starch

Answer 10

amylase + pancreatic amylase

Question 11

Binding fatty acids to glycerol

Answer 11

esterification

Question 12

Oxidation of fatty acids to acetyl CoA

Answer 12

Beta-oxidation

Question 13

Hydrolysis of glycogen to glucose

Answer 13

glycogenolysis

Question 14

Production of glucose from amino acids’ carbon skeleton

Answer 14

gluconeogenesis

Question 15

Production of glycogen from glucose

Answer 15

glycogenesis

Question 16

Oxidation of glucose to pyruvate

Answer 16

glycolysis

Question 17

Producing non-essential amino acids

Answer 17

trans-amination

Question 18

Formation of ketone bodies

Answer 18

Ketogenesis

Question 19

Hydrolysis of triglycerides into fatty acids and glycerol

Answer 19

lipolysis

Question 20

Formation of gene production

Answer 20

Transcription/translation

Question 21

Required for fat soluble vitamin absorption

Answer 21

fat and bile

Question 22

Required for the digestion of folate found naturally in food.

Answer 22

folate conjugase (polyglutamate to monoglutamate)

Question 23

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Answer 23

Deficiency

Question 24

Hypo…

Answer 24

Toxicity

Question 25

7 Possible risks of deficiency

Answer 25

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