Description : Important buffer system of extracellular fluid is (A) Bicarbonate/carbonic acid (B) Disodium hydrogen phosphate/sodium dihydrogen phosphate (C) Plasma proteins (D) Organic Phosphate
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Chloride shift is (A) H ions leaving the RBC in exchange of Cl- (B) Cl– leaving the RBC in exchange of bicarbonate (C) Bicarbonate ion returns to plasma and exchanged with chloride which shifts into the cell (D) Carbonic acid to the plasma
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Anion gap of plasma can be due to the presence of all the following except (A) Bicarbonate (B) Lactate (C) Pyruvate (D) Citrate
Description : The carbon dioxide is transported via blood to lungs mostly (a) in combination with haemoglobin only (b) dissolved in blood plasma (c) in the form of bicarbonate ions (d) as carbamino-haemoglobin and as carbonic acid.
Last Answer : (c) in the form of bicarbonate ions
Description : The main physiological buffer in the blood is (A) Haemoglobin buffer (B) Acetate (C) Phosphate (D) Bicarbonate
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : With regard to the transport of carbon dioxide in blood: a. 25% of carbon dioxide is dissolved in blood b. carbonic anhydrase is found in plasma c. 50% of carbon dioxide is carried as bicarbonate d. deoxygenated haemoglobin facilitates the transport of carbon dioxide
Last Answer : deoxygenated haemoglobin facilitates the transport of carbon dioxide
Description : At the pH of blood 7.4, the ratio between the carbonic acid and bicarbonate fractions is (A) 1 : 10 (B) 1 : 20 (C) 1 : 30 (D) 1 : 40
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Respiratory alkalosis is caused by (A) An increase in carbonic acid fraction (B) A decrease in bicarbonic fraction (C) A decrease in the carbonic acid fraction (D) An increase in bicarbonate fraction
Description : Respiratory acidosis is caused by (A) Increase in carbonic acid relative to bicarbonate (B) Decrease in bicarbonate fraction (C) Increase in bicarbonate fraction (E) Decrease in the carbonic acid fraction
Description : Zn is present as prosthetic group in this enzyme: (A) Carbonic anhydrase (B) Carboxy peptidase (C) Lactate dehydrogenase (D) All of these
Description : Milk tastes sour when it is left in open for some time. This happens due to the formation of (1) Lactic acid (2) Citric acid (3) Acetic acid (4) Carbonic acid
Last Answer : (1) Lactic acid Explanation: Milk contains a sugar called lactose, a disaccharide (compound sugar) made by the glycosidic bonding between glucose and glactose (monosaccharides). When milk is heated to ... multiplies. These convert the lactose into lactic acid, which imparts the sour taste to curd.
Description : Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for sometime due to the formation of – (1) lactic acid (2) citric acid (3) acetic acid (4) carbonic acid
Last Answer : (1) lactic acid Explanation: Like many other things, milk contains bacteria, Milk also naturally contains a kind of sugar known as "lactose." The bacteria that live in milk get energy from this ... sugars to reproduce, they change it from "lactose sugar" into "lactic acid," which tastes sour.
Description : Milk tastes sour when kept in the open for sometime due to the formation of (1) lactic acid (2) citric acid (3) acetic acid (4) carbonic acid
Last Answer : lactic acid
Description : True statements about the aqueous humour: a. has a higher lactic acid concentration than in the plasma b. the glucose levels is lower than that of the plasma levels c. the ascorbic acid ... same concentration of protein as in the plasma e. the rate of formation is about 2.5ul/minute
Last Answer : has a higher lactic acid concentration than in the plasma
Description : Which of the following statements about respiratory acidosis are true? A. Compensation occurs by a shift of chloride out of the red blood cells. B. Renal compensation occurs rapidly. C. Retention of ... of respiratory acidosis. E. The ratio of bicarbonate to carbonic acid is less than 20:1.
Last Answer : Answer: CE DISCUSSION: Renal compensation for acute hypoventilation is relatively slow. Depression of the respiratory center by morphine can lead to respiratory acidosis. Renal retention of bicarbonate, ... into red cells combine to increase the ratio of bicarbonate to carbonic acid to 20:1
Description : The acid which fails to liberate carbon dioxide from sodium bicarbonate is : (1) Acetic acid (2) Formic acid (3) Carbonic acid (4) Sulphuric acid
Last Answer : (4) Sulphuric acid Explanation: Sodium bicarbonate and organic acid (Formic acid, Acetic acid, Carbonic acid, etc) react vigorously to liberate carbon dioxide. For example, Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) when treated with acetic acid reacts vigorously to liberate carbon dioxide.
Last Answer : Sulphuric acid
Description : All the following features are found in blood chemistry in uncompensated lactic acidosis except (A) pH is decreased (B) Bicarbonate is decreased (C) pCO2 is normal (D) Anion gap is normal
Description : A reaction which may be considered an isomerisation is (A) Glucose 6-Phosphate fructose 6 phosphate (B) 3-Phosphoglycerate 2-phosphoglycerate (C) 2-phosphoglycerate phosphoenolpyruvate (D) Pyruvate Lactate
Description : Which of the following reactions is unique to gluconeogenesis? (A) Lactate Pyruvate (B) Phosphoenol pyruvate pyruvate (C) Oxaloacetate phosphoenol pyruvate (D) Glucose-6-phosphate Fructose-6-phosphate
Last Answer : C
Description : Which one of the following would be expected in pyruvate kinase deficiency? (A) Increased levels of lactate in the R.B.C (B) Hemolytic anemia (C) Decreased ratio of ADP to ATP in R.B.C (D) Increased phosphorylation of Glucose to Glucose-6-phosphate
Last Answer : B
Description : In which one of the following enzymes, is copper necessarily associated as an activator? (a) Carbonic anhydrase (b) Tryptophanase (c) Lactic dehydrogenase (d) Tyrosinase
Last Answer : (d) Tyrosinase
Description : An example of functional plasma enzyme is (A) Lipoprotein lipase (B) Amylase (C) Aminotransferase (D) Lactate dehydrogenase
Description : An example of competitive inhibition of an enzyme is the inhibition of a. Succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid b. Cytochrome oxidase by cyanide c. Hexokinase by glucose-6-phosphate d. Carbonic anhydrase by carbon dioxide
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : In a solution containing phosphate buffer, the pH will be 7.4, if the ratio of monohydrogen phosphate : dihydrogen phosphate is (A) 4 : 1 (B) 5 : 1 (C) 10 : 1 (D) 20 : 1
Description : Sodium tri poly phosphate (STPP) is manufactured by reaction of phosphoric acid with sodium (A) Carbonate (B) Phosphate (C) Bicarbonate (D) Silicate
Last Answer : (A) Carbonat
Description : The normal ratio between the alkaline phosphate and acid phosphate in plasma is (A) 2 : 1 (B) 1 : 4 (C) 20 : 1 (D) 4 : 1
Description : All the following statements about renal tubular acidosis are correct except (A) Renal tubules may be unable to reabsorb bicarbonate (B) Renal tubules may be unable to secrete hydrogen ions (C) Plasma chloride is elevated (D) Anion gap is decreased
Description : Anion gap is the difference in the plasma concentrations of (A) (Chloride) – (Bicarbonate) (B) (Sodium) – (Chloride) (C) (Sodium + Potassium) – (Chloride + Bicarbonate) (D) (Sum of cations) – (Sum of anions)
Description : The primary event in respiratory alkalosis is (A) Rise in pH (B) Decrease in pCO2 (C) Increase in plasma bicarbonate (D) Decrease in plasma chloride
Description : The initial event in respiratory acidosis is (A) Decrease in pH (B) Increase in pCO2 (C) Increase in plasma bicarbonate (D) Decrease in plasma bicarbonate
Description : Plasma bicarbonate is increased in (A) Respiratory alkalosis (B) Metabolic alkalosis (C) Respiratory acidosis (D) Metabolic acidosis
Description : Plasma bicarbonate is decreased in (A) Respiratory alkalosis (B) Respiratory acidosis (C) Metabolic alkalosis (D) Metabolic acidosis
Description : Dolichol phosphate is A- a complex lipid involved in docking vesicles with the plasma membrane B- the anchor on which sugars assemble before transfer to proteins C- a chaperone used in protein folding D- a product of phospholipase C activation
Last Answer : the anchor on which sugars assemble before transfer to proteins
Description : Sulbactam differs from clavulanic acid in that: A. It is not a progressive inhibitor of β-lactamase B. It does not inhibit β-lactamase produced by gram negative bacilli C. It is quantitatively more potent D. It per se inhibits N.gonorrhoeae
Last Answer : D. It per se inhibits N.gonorrhoeae
Description : Carbonic anhydrase occurs in (a) lymphocytes (b) blood plasma (c) RBCs (d) leucocytes.
Last Answer : (c) RBCs
Description : How many high-energy phosphate bond equivalents are required for amino acid activation in protein synthesis? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four
Description : Schardinger’s enzyme is (A) Lactate dehydrogenase (B) Xanthine dehydrogenase (C) Uric oxidase (D) L amino acid dehydrogenase
Description : The first enzyme found to have isoenzymes was (A) Alkaline Phosphatase (B) Lactate dehydrogenase (C) Acid Phosphatase (D) Creatine kinase
Description : Before pyruvic acid enters the TCA cycle it must be converted to (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Lactate (C) α-ketoglutarate (D) Citrate
Last Answer : A
Description : Which of the following metabolite integrates glucose and fatty acid metabolism? (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Pyruvate (C) Citrate (D) Lactate
Description : Lactate formed in muscles can be utilised through (A) Rapoport-Luebeling cycle (B) Glucose-alanine cycle (C) Cori’s cycle (D) Citric acid cycle
Description : Did change in pH in the biological materials respond more like the water or the phosphate buffer Explain?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Which of the following electrolytes is a major cation in body fluid? a) Potassium Potassium is a major cation that affects cardiac muscle functioning. b) Chloride Chloride is an anion. c) Bicarbonate Bicarbonate is an anion. d) Phosphate Phosphate is an anion.
Last Answer : a) Potassium Potassium is a major cation that affects cardiac muscle functioning.
Description : All of the following are zinc-containing enzymes except (A) Acid Phosphatase (B) Alkaline Phosphatase (C) Carbonic anhydrase (D) RNA polymerase
Description : All the following diuretics inhibit the carbonic anhydrase except (A) Acetazolamide (B) Bumetanide (C) Furosemide (D) Ethacrynic acid
Description : The hydrolysis of Glucose-6-phosphate is catalysed by a specific phosphatase which is found only in (A) Liver, intestines and kidneys (B) Brain, spleen and adrenals (C) Striated muscle (D) Plasma
Description : A 55 year-old female complaining of vague tiredness is found to have a serum corrected calcium concentration of 2.9 mmol/l. Examination was unremarkable. Which of the following results ... 4) Low normal plasma phosphate concentration 5) Low normal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration
Last Answer : Answers-3 Bit too easy really. A high or even normal PTH concentration in the presence of hypercalcaemia would support the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism. A high urinary Calcium concentration may ... but neither confirm the diagnosis. Elevated 1,25 VitD suggests a diagnosis of hypervitaminosis D.
Description : The main product of glycolysis under aerobic conditions is a. Pyruvate b. Lactate c. None of these d. Both a and b Ans: A 2. The protein moiety of an enzyme is known as a. Holo enzyme b. Apo enzyme c. Co enzyme d. Enzyme
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : It is a common observation that naturally occurring processes have a particular direction associated with them. For instance, heat flows from a hot body to a colder body. The property of a system ... this natural direction of events is called w) energy x) entropy y) enthalpy z) equilibrium
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ENTROPY