exam 1

• the freezing point of a solution decreases with increasing concentration of a solute
• a solution that contains a weak acid and its related salt is a buffer
• matrix refers to the viscosity and clarity of the specimen
• 2 mL of 30% bovine albumin are needed to make 6mL of a 10% albumin solution
• blood cultures, blue, red marble, lavender

  
• monitoring long-term glucose control in patients with adult-onset diabetes can best be accomplished by measuring Hemoglobin A1C
• the most specific method for the assay of glucose uses hexokinase
• the hormone that is most antagonistic to insulin is glucagon
• glucose tolerance test

  
• H2 breath test

  
• conversion of glucose into lactate or pyruvate

  
• the product of anaerobic generation of ATP from glucose is lactic acid
• 100 mg/dL

  
• a hemolytic anemia such as sickle cell disease

  
• the hydrolysis of sucros by the enzyme sucrase yields a glucose and a galactose
• a fasting glucose over 126 mg/dL

  
• boiling point is the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas
• a hygroscopic chemical is one that witholds water from the environment
• glycogenesis is the conversion of glucose to glycogen
• lipogenesis is the conversion of glucose into fatty acids
• glycogenolysis is the breakdown of glycogen to glucose
• gluconeogeneisis is the breakdown of triglycerides into glycerol and fatty acids
• insulin

  A) B cells islets of langerhans

  B) glycogenolysis

  C) glycogenesis

  
• glucagon

  A) alpha cells islets of langerhans

  B) gluconeogenesis

  
• epinephrine

  A) adrenal medulla

  B) gluconeogenesis

  
• cortisol

  A) adrenal cortex

  B) gluconeogenesis

  
• growth hormone

  A) anterior pituitary

  B) lipolysis

  C) glycogenolysis

  
• copper sulfate

  A) CuSO4

  B) Cu2O

  
• glucose oxidase

  A) gluconic acid

  B) H2O2

  C) H2O2

  D) peroxidase

  E) H2O

  
• hexokinase

  A) ATP

  B) hexokinase

  C) glucose-6-phosphate

  D) G6P

  E) 6-phosphogluconate

  
• bruh

  A) 30-60 min

  B) 1-2 hrs

  C) insulin lags slightly with glucose levels

  
• bruh

  A) 30-60 mins

  B) 2-3 hours

  C) no change

  
• bruh

  A) 60 min

  B) 4 hours

  C) takes longer than normal to decrease

  
• interpolation and extrapolation

  
• sodium fluoride, inhibits glycolysis