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What are the minimum supplements during pregnancy? - ANSWER 400 mcg folic acid
30 mg iron (during second and third trimesters)
What hormone stimulates placental development after implantation? - ANSWER
progesterone
Define VLBW in grams. - ANSWER < 1500g (3.3 lbs)
Define LBW in grams - ANSWER < 2500g (5.5 lbs)
Define NBW in grams - ANSWER 2500 - 4000 g
What are average caloric needs for 0-6m infants? - ANSWER Males: 570 kcal/d
Females: 520 kcal/d
What are average caloric needs for 7-12m infants? - ANSWER Males: 743 kcal/d
Females: 676 kcal/d
How much water to athletes require during exercise? - ANSWER 16 oz for every 1 lb of
body weight lost
Which herbs have potential interactions with anti-coagulants? - ANSWER ginger,
ginseng, garlic, ginko, black cohosh
,Which herb should be avoided during liver disease? - ANSWER valerian root
What are the three types of digestive action? - ANSWER chemical, mechanical
(physical), and bacterial
Define colonic salvage. - ANSWER The harvesting of energy from indigestible CHO via
anaerobic fermentation by the gut bacteria.
List the sequence in which the enzymes of carbohydrate digestion are acquired during
development. - ANSWER Sucrase + maltase
Lactase
Amylase
What are the three major glucose sources in the body? - ANSWER 1) dietary glucose
2) Liver glycogen
3) products of intermediary metabolism
Which amino acid is most glucogenic - ANSWER alanine
Name the three end products of metabolism - ANSWER CO2, ATP, water
What is the name of the enzyme, present in liver but not in muscle, that allows liver
glycogen to contribute to blood glucose? - ANSWER glucose-6-phosphatase
What is occurring during the Cori cycle? - ANSWER lactate is leaving the tissue, being
transported to the liver, and being converted to pyruvate
What is the major substrate for energy production in the Krebs cycle? - ANS pyruvate
, What is the intermediate degradation product of protein, carbohydrate, and fat? - ANS
acetyl coA
What reaction occurs at the start of the Krebs cycle? - ANS reaction of oxaloacetate and
acetyl coA forming citrate
Why do ketone bodies form? - ANSWER In absence of dietary CHO, insufficient
oxaloacetate is present to react with acetyl coA in the Krebs cycle. Acetyl coA is
shunted to lypolysis, and ketone bodies are formed as a by-product.
How many ATP are generated in the complete oxidation of one molecule of glucose? -
ANSWER 38
What vitamin is required for the transport of amino acids? - ANS B6
What are the amino acids having branched chains? - ANS leucine, isoleucine, valine
(Lucy is so valant.)
List the steps involved in the catabolism of proteins. - ANS 1) deamination
2) conversion of NH2 to ammonia + excretion of ammonia via urea cycle
OR
3) use of NH2 in purine synthesis or transamination
Name the end products of fat metabolism. - ANSWER mono & diglycerides + glycerol +
fatty acids
Which lipids are absorbed directly into the portal blood? - ANSWER glycerol, short chain
FA's, medium chain FA's, some phospholipids
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What are the minimum supplements during pregnancy? - ANSWER 400 mcg folic acid
30 mg iron (during second and third trimesters)
What hormone stimulates placental development after implantation? - ANSWER
progesterone
Define VLBW in grams. - ANSWER < 1500g (3.3 lbs)
Define LBW in grams - ANSWER < 2500g (5.5 lbs)
Define NBW in grams - ANSWER 2500 - 4000 g
What are average caloric needs for 0-6m infants? - ANSWER Males: 570 kcal/d
Females: 520 kcal/d
What are average caloric needs for 7-12m infants? - ANSWER Males: 743 kcal/d
Females: 676 kcal/d
How much water to athletes require during exercise? - ANSWER 16 oz for every 1 lb of
body weight lost
Which herbs have potential interactions with anti-coagulants? - ANSWER ginger,
ginseng, garlic, ginko, black cohosh
,Which herb should be avoided during liver disease? - ANSWER valerian root
What are the three types of digestive action? - ANSWER chemical, mechanical
(physical), and bacterial
Define colonic salvage. - ANSWER The harvesting of energy from indigestible CHO via
anaerobic fermentation by the gut bacteria.
List the sequence in which the enzymes of carbohydrate digestion are acquired during
development. - ANSWER Sucrase + maltase
Lactase
Amylase
What are the three major glucose sources in the body? - ANSWER 1) dietary glucose
2) Liver glycogen
3) products of intermediary metabolism
Which amino acid is most glucogenic - ANSWER alanine
Name the three end products of metabolism - ANSWER CO2, ATP, water
What is the name of the enzyme, present in liver but not in muscle, that allows liver
glycogen to contribute to blood glucose? - ANSWER glucose-6-phosphatase
What is occurring during the Cori cycle? - ANSWER lactate is leaving the tissue, being
transported to the liver, and being converted to pyruvate
What is the major substrate for energy production in the Krebs cycle? - ANS pyruvate
, What is the intermediate degradation product of protein, carbohydrate, and fat? - ANS
acetyl coA
What reaction occurs at the start of the Krebs cycle? - ANS reaction of oxaloacetate and
acetyl coA forming citrate
Why do ketone bodies form? - ANSWER In absence of dietary CHO, insufficient
oxaloacetate is present to react with acetyl coA in the Krebs cycle. Acetyl coA is
shunted to lypolysis, and ketone bodies are formed as a by-product.
How many ATP are generated in the complete oxidation of one molecule of glucose? -
ANSWER 38
What vitamin is required for the transport of amino acids? - ANS B6
What are the amino acids having branched chains? - ANS leucine, isoleucine, valine
(Lucy is so valant.)
List the steps involved in the catabolism of proteins. - ANS 1) deamination
2) conversion of NH2 to ammonia + excretion of ammonia via urea cycle
OR
3) use of NH2 in purine synthesis or transamination
Name the end products of fat metabolism. - ANSWER mono & diglycerides + glycerol +
fatty acids
Which lipids are absorbed directly into the portal blood? - ANSWER glycerol, short chain
FA's, medium chain FA's, some phospholipids
