Biochemistry and Physiology Quiz 8

Aldosterone is secreted in a pathway in response to the release of which initial hormone/enzyme?

All of the following are true of plasma membranes EXCEPT:

Statement 1: Most connective tissue (CT) originates from mesoderm. Statement 2: The majority of dense CT is regular in its cellular arrangement.

tatement 1: There are four basic tastes. Statement 2: Each taste cell can sense all of the basic tastes.

In general, reaction rate will increase as a result of all of the following EXCEPT:

A sarcomere is defined as the area within a myofibril located between two:

All of the following are disaccharides EXCEPT:

The intrinsic coagulation pathway is initiated by the activation of which clotting factor?

What type of GI contraction is most common in the duodenum, serving to chop and mix chyme with digestive enzymes?

All of the following are zymogens (enzymatically inactive precursors) EXCEPT:

Hyperventilation (initiated due to an increase in PCO2)  results in all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is TRUE of protein synthesis?

Local anesthetics function primarily by:

Which of the following Starling force changes will result in edema (excess fluid in the interstitial space)?

A competitive inhibitor increases Km without any change in Vmax. A noncompetitive inhibitor decreases Vmax without any change in Km.

Which of the following bisphosphonate drugs have been implicated in osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ)?

All of the following are true of $\alpha$-amylase EXCEPT:

Hyperparathyroidism (↑ PTH) will cause all of the following EXCEPT:

All of the following are true of total peripheral resistance (TPR) EXCEPT:

Which vitamin serves as a cofactor for acetyl-CoA carboxylase, converting acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA?