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Triglycerides are composed of what? - correct answers 3 Fatty Acids & Glycerol What enzyme breaks down triglycerides? - correct answers Lipase What are the two classifications of triglycerides? - correct answers Exogenous (dietary) & Endogenous (synthesized in the liver) This lipid is a precursor to steroid hormones, such as, progesterone, cortisol, aldosterone, testosterone, and estrogen? - correct answers Cholesterol What lipid functions to manufacture and repair cell membranes? - ...

Which one of the following definitions best describes an enzyme? - correct answers biological catalyst What is the true of an isoenzyme? - correct answers The electrophoretic property is different for each isoenzyme. Why is a metal ion sometimes necessary in an enzymatic reaction? - correct answers acts as an activator of the enzyme The Michaelis-Menten constant in the rate of conversion of substrate to products is determined by what factor? - correct answers substrate concentration and...

What term describes the morphology of organisms that vary in shape and size? - correct answers Pleomorphic i.e. coccobacilli Bacteriology arrangements: - correct answers -pairs (diplococci "N. Gon"; diplobacilli -chains (streptococci, streptobacilli) -grape like clusters (staphylococci) -group of four-tetrads (peptococcus) -packets of eight-cuboidal (sarcina) -palisades (corneybacterium) Capsules are the basis of which test? - correct answers serotyping and identification ...

Which of the four elements in proteins differentiates this class of substances from carbohydrates and lipids? - correct answers nitrogen Which of the proteins is soluble in water? A. albumin B. alpha-globulins C. beta-globulins D. gamma-globulins - correct answers albumin How are amino acids joined together to form a chain-like structure? - correct answers peptide bonding Proteins may become denatured when subjected to mechanical agitation, heat, or chemical treatment. What does d...

chromatography - correct answers components of a sample mixture are separated as a result of their differential distribution between stationary and mobile phases (planar or column) retention time - correct answers amount of time a compound spends in stationary phase; time when a solute exits the column and passes through the detector resolution - correct answers measure of chromatographic separation; requires that two peaks have different elution times for the peak centers and narrow bandw...

Sodium - correct answers What is the major extracellular cation? Aldosterone - correct answers Which hormone acts on the distal convoluted tubule to increase sodium reabsorption? Saline Contamination - correct answers The following metabolic panel results are available on ICU patient Glucose 90mg/dL BUN 15mg/dL Creatinine 1.0 mg/dL Sodium 165 mmol/L Potassium 3.5 mmol/L Chloride 125 mmol/L Carbon dioxide 25 mmol/L What is the most probable explanation for these results?

Nitrogen - correct answers Which of the four elememts in proteins differentiates this class of substances from carbohydrates and lipids? Albumin - correct answers Which of the proteins is soluble in Water? Peptide bonding - correct answers How are amino acids joined together to form a chainlike structure? Alteration in tertiary structure - correct answers Proteins may become denatured when subjected to mechanical agitation, heat, or chemical treatment. What does denaturation of proteins...

pH and protein - correct answers Because ionized calcium can be changed without affecting the total calcium level, what other parameter (s) must be known to properly evaluate calcium? Aldosterone - correct answers all of the following regulate calcium levels EXCEPT which one? (vitamin D, calcitonin, parathyroid hormone) heparinized plasma - correct answers which one of the following specimens is acceptable for the determination of total calcium? Interference by magnesium. - correct answ...

What consists of the gross renal anatomy? - correct answers Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder, and Urethra What is the anatomy of the Nephron? - correct answers Glomerulus. proximal convoluted tubule, descending Loop of Henle, Ascending Loop of Henle, distal convoluted tubule, and collecting duct. What are the 3 primary functions of the kidneys? - correct answers Glomerulur Filtration, Tubular Reabsorption, and Tubular Secretion True or False: Cells are filtered through the glomerulus? - correc...

Quartz cuvette. - correct answers For the ultraviolet range, which of these must be employed in the spectrophotometer? Wavelength accuracy - correct answers When performing spectrophotometer quality checks, what is the holmium oxide glass filter used to assess? emission of a color when an element is burned - correct answers What is the principle of flame photometry? It measures light absorption of electromagnetic radiation. - correct answers What is the principle of atomic absorption sp...