IMMS Flashcards
What is the enzyme that coverts Glucose-6-Phosphate to Fructose-6-Phosphate?
Phosphoglucose Isomerase
What is the difference between desmosomes and hemidesmosomes?
Desmosomes link 2 cells together whereas hemidesmosomes link 1 cell to the extracellular matrix
Which disaccharide is starch broken down into?
maltose
Which enzyme splits DNA strands apart?
Helicase
Cell division with no nuclear membrane. Chromosomes lined up at equatorial region. Which stage of mitosis is this?
Metaphase
When does cell become haploid?
Meiosis I
What is Edwards syndrome? (47XY + 18)
Trisomy
Chromatids aligned in equatorial plane w/ no nuclear membrane. What stage is this?
Metaphase
What are cell types that ingest large particles?
Macrophages
Which statement about OH radical is true?
- Requires one proton and an electron to form a water molecule
- Catalysed by myeloperoxidase
- Is water soluble
- Is least potent radical
Requires one proton and an electron to form a water molecule
Which statement about ATP is true?
- Has 5 high energy bonds
- Synthesised in cytosol in glycolysis
- Readily phosphorylated to ADP
- Produced in anaerobic step of glycolysis
Produced in anaerobic step of glycolysis
Which of these statements regarding Basal Metabolic Rate is true?
- Declines w/ decrease in temperature
- Increases w/ age
- Proportional increase w/ increase in BMI
- BMR is when you carry out activities of daily living (ADLs)
- BMR is higher in women than men
Declines w/ decrease in temperature
Where does the right ventricle originate from?
- Bulbus cordis
- Cordal cordis
- Cardiogenic plate
- Endocardial tubes
- Truncus arteriosus
Bulbus cordis
Where does the aortic root originate from?
- Bulbus cordis
- Endocardial tubes
- Heart tube
- Truncus arteriosus
Truncus arteriosus
Where does the pulmonary trunk originate from?
- Endocardial cushions
- Truncus arteriosus
Truncus arteriosus