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Inorganic chemistry Flashcards

1
Q

Salt is needed in the body especially after exercise of gastric illness. True or false?

A

True

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2
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High sodium leads to high blood pressure. True or false?

A

True

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3
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Does injectable penicillin raise or reduce salt levels?

A

Raise

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4
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Sodium ions enter ion channels in receptors on the _______

A

tongue

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5
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What does a deficiency in potassium lead to?

A

Muscle weakness

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6
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Sodium/potassium balance maintains electrical potential in ______ and _______

A

nerves

muscles

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7
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What is the role of lithium in the body?

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No obvious role

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8
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What is lithium carbonate used to treat?

A

Bipolar disorder

Depression

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9
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Are group 2 metals more or less reactive than Group 1 and are they more or less soluble?

A

Less reactive

less soluble

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10
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Where in the body are calcium phosphate salts prevalent?

A

Bones

teeth

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11
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Calcium ions are involved in blood clotting, transmission of nerve signals and muscle contraction. True or false?

A

True

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12
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What conditions can calcium channel blockers be used to treat?

A

hypertension

angina

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13
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Which groups of drugs can chelate calcium?

A

quionolones
tetracyclines
So they are taken well-separated from food

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14
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Magnesium is rapidly absorbed from the gut. True or false?

A

False - slowly absorbed

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15
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Magnesium carbonate is a common laxative. True or false?

A

False - magnesium sulphate is

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16
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What is magnesium carbonate used to treat?

A

Indigestion

17
Q

Barium is transparent to X-rays. True or false?

A

False - it is opaque (radio-opaque)

18
Q

What is barium sulphate used for in x-rays?

A

Provide contrast in x-rays of the gut - to allow abnormalities to be detected

19
Q

Which group 4 metal is found in vitamin 12?

A

Cobalt

20
Q

Haem is found in which enzymes in the liver?

A

CYP450

21
Q

What is the single valence state of zinc?

A

+2

22
Q

In which enzymes is zinc found?

A

Angiotensin converting enzymes (ACE)

23
Q

Which non-metal is found in cysteine and methionine residues in proteins?

A

Sulphur

24
Q

Which isotopes of phosphorus are B-emitters?

A

P32 and P33

25
Q

Which isotope of Sulphur is a B-emitter?

A

S35

26
Q

Are phosphates hydrophilic or hydrophobic and what problems does this cause?

A

Hydrophilic so difficult to get them through cell membranes

27
Q

Insulin has cysteine residues joined oxidatively with _________ bridges

A

disulfide

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