CARBOHYDRATES

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

Type of carbohydrate that has 3 to 10 sugar units

Back (Answer)

Oligosaccharides

Front (Question)

What type of bond links the carbohydrates?

Back (Answer)

Glycosidic bond

Front (Question)

Examples of Monosaccharides:

Back (Answer)

Glucose Galactose Fructose

Front (Question)

Examples of Disaccharides:

Back (Answer)

Sucrose Maltose Lactose

Front (Question)

Examples of Polysaccharides:

Back (Answer)

Starch Glycogen Cellulose

Front (Question)

Sucrose is comprised of:

Back (Answer)

Glucose + Fructose

Front (Question)

Lactose is comprised of:

Back (Answer)

Glucose + Galactose

Front (Question)

Maltose is comprised of:

Back (Answer)

Glucose + Glucose

Front (Question)

Enzymes that breaks down polymers to dextrins and disaccharides:

Back (Answer)

• Salivary amylase (ptyalin) • Pancreatic amylase (amylopsin)

#10

Front (Question)

Source of amylase:

Back (Answer)

Salivary glands Pancreas

#11

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Disaccharides are further hydrolyzed into monosaccharides by specific enzymes called:

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Disaccharidases - Sucrase - Maltase - Lactase

#12

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Only carbohydrate used directly for energy:

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Glucose

#13

Front (Question)

What is the main purpose of Glycolysis:

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Generate ATP

#14

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When does glucose become lactate?

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if glycolysis is ANAEROBIC

#15

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When does glucose become pyruvate?

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if glycolysis is AEROBIC

#16

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Glycolysis product that can be a marker for HYPOXIA:

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Lactate measurement

#17

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Most common enzyme deficiency of EMP:

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Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency NOTE: causes Hemolytic Anemia

#18

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Most common enzyme deficiency of HMS:

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G6PD deficiency NOTE: causes Hemolytic Anemia

#19

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Hexose Monophosphate Pathway (HMS) generates:

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)

#20

Front (Question)

Metabolism of glucose molecule to pyruvate or lactate for production of energy

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Glycolysis

#21

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Formation of glucose-6-phosphate from non-carbohydrate sources

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Gluconeogenesis

#22

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Breakdown of glycogen to glucose for use as energy

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Glycogenolysis

#23

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Conversion of glucose to glycogen for storage

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Glycogenesis

#24

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Conversion of carbohydrates to fatty acids

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Lipogenesis