Pregunta 1
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The Na+/K+ pump is:
Pregunta 2
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The Na+/K+ pump is found:
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a) in all types of cells;
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b) in the excitable cells only;
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c) in the human excitable cells.
Pregunta 3
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The Na+/K+ pump is a type of:
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a) passive ion transporter;
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b) facilitated ion channel;
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c) active ion transporter.
Pregunta 4
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Does the Na+/K+ pump require an energy source?
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a) yes, it hydrolyses adenosine triphosphate;
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b) no, ions are driven by concentration gradients;
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c) yes, it uses redox reactions in the annular lipid molecules.
Pregunta 5
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What are the operation modes of the Na+/K+ pump?
Pregunta 6
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Describe the directions of ion transport through the Na+/K+ pump:
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a) moves Na+ and K+ ions out of the cell;
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b) moves Na+ out, and K+ in;
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c) moves Na+ in, and K+ out.
Pregunta 7
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. The Na+/K+ pump is found in:
Pregunta 8
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Which of the following transport processes is considered an active transport?
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a) the transfer of substance (molecules, ions) from area with high concentration into area of lower concentration;
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b) the transfer of substance (molecules, ions) irregardless of the direction of the concentration gradient;
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c) the transfer of substance (molecules, ions) from area with low concentration into area of higher concentration;
Pregunta 9
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According the type of energy supply, the active membrane transport is divided into:
Pregunta 10
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Which of the following statements does not hold for primary active transport?
Pregunta 11
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In the electrogenic regime the sodium – potassiumpump:
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a) moves one negative charge out of the cell;
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b) moves one positive charge out of the cell;
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c) moves three positive charges in, for two positive charges out.
Pregunta 12
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Which of the following statements refer to the primary active transmembrane transport?
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a) transport of organic molecules;
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b) uses the energy of the concentration gradient of Na+;
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c) involves the active transport of: Na+, K+, Ca2+, H+, Mg2+, Cl-, and bicarbonate ions.
Pregunta 13
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The secondary active transport is carried through:
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a) membrane protein carriers;
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b) transmembrane ion channels;
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c) spontaneously formed (and vanishing) membrane pores.
Pregunta 14
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The Na+/I- symporter, which transports iodine into the thyroid gland, cannot distinguish between non-radioactive (I-127) and radioactive (I-131) iodine. How could this be explained?
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a) radioactive and non-radioactive iodine have the same physical properties;
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b) radioactive and non-radioactive iodine have the same number of neutrons;
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c) radioactive and non-radioactive iodine have the same chemical properties.
Pregunta 15
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What type of membrane transport delivers iodide into the thyroid gland?
a) passive transport;
Pregunta 16
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What is the direct driving force for the transmembrane transport of iodide?
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a) energy from the hydrolysis of ATP;
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b) the electrochemical gradient of Na+ ions;
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c) the concentration gradient of Na+ ions.
Pregunta 17
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Antiport is defined as:
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a) coupled membrane transport, where substances move in the same direction;
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b) coupled membrane transport, where substances move in opposite directions;
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c) ion channel that allows ions to move only in one direction.
Pregunta 18
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The operational mode of the thyroid Na+/I- symporter is as follows:
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a) 2 Na+ ions move in, for each I- ion moving in;
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b) 2 Na+ ions move out, for each I- ion moving in;
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c) 3 Na+ ions move in, for 2 I- ions moving out.
Pregunta 19
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An example for secondary active transport is:
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a) the Ca2+ pump;
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b) the Na+/I- symporter;
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c) the K+ leak channel.
Pregunta 20
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The electrogenic mode of operation of the Na+/K+ pump is as follows:
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a) 2 Na+ ions move out, for 3 K+ ions moving in;
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b) 3 Na+ ions move out, for 2 K+ ions moving in;
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c) 3 Na+ ions move in, for 2 K+ moving out;
Pregunta 21
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Transmembrane transport of substances against their electrochemical gradient, that does not use direct coupling of ATP is called:
Pregunta 22
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When substances are transported across the membrane through specialised protein molecules, the process is described as:
Pregunta 23
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When substances use protein carrier molecules to cross the membrane, the process is described as:
Pregunta 24
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What type of membrane transport involves the accumulation of iodine in the follicular cells of the thyroid gland?
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b) secondary-active;
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c) facilitated passive.
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a) primary-active;
Pregunta 25
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The primary active membrane transport is carried by:
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a) aquaporins;
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b) ion channels;
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c) ion pumps.
Pregunta 26
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The bi-directional secondary active transport is called:
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a) simport;
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b) antiport;
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c) uniport.