KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY FNDH 620 EXAM 3 NEWEST
ACTUAL / QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VERIFIED
/GRADED A+
FDA requires that all food containing the most common allergens be labeled
- True
- False
- True
allergic symptoms can cause anaphylaxis
A patient came to the emergency room complaining of severe abdominal pain. Laboratory analysis revealed high concentrations of the dibasic amino acids in the urine. The patient's pain subsided a few hours later after he passed a
kidney stone. The most likely diagnosis for this patient is:
- Hartnup
- Cystinuria
- Kwashiorkor
- Hyperammonemia
- Scurvy
- Cystinuria 1 / 3
What percent of the circulating amino acids is contributed to protein synthesis?
- 9
B. 10-25
C. 30-40
D. 45-55
- 75
- 75
Remaining is used for synthesis of glucose, ketones, and various products
In humans, the major route of nitrogen transfer from amino acids into ammonia involves which of the following pairs of enzymes?
- Glutamine synthetase and urease
- Transaminases and glutaminase
- Glutamate dehydrogenase and transaminases
- Amino acid oxidases and arginase
- Glutaminase and amino acid oxidases
- Glutamate dehydrogenase and transaminases
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Where is urea synthesized?
- brain and pancreas
- bones and joints
- stomach and duodenum
- liver and kidneys
- liver and kidneys
Where does the urea cycle occur?cytosol and mitochondria
The most branched-chain amino acids (i.g. valine, isoleucine, & leucine) are metabolized in the liver but not in the skeletal muscle.
- True
- False
- False
cannot be initiated in liver bc BCAA transaminase is not present
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