When Glucose Enters a Cell It Is Phosphorylated in Order

question 85

Multiple Choice

When glucose enters a cell it is phosphorylated in order to maintain a low glucose concentration in the cell.The enzyme that phosphorylates glucose would be what kind of modulator?

• A) covalent modulator
• B) competitive inhibitor
• C) allosteric modulator
• D) reversible antagonist
• E) irreversible agonist

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Definitions:

Conus Medullaris

The tapered, lower end of the spinal cord, occurring around the lumbar vertebral levels 1 (L1) to 2 (L2).

Lumbar Enlargement

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Cauda Equina

A bundle of spinal nerves and spinal nerve rootlets at the lower end of the spinal cord, resembling a horse's tail.

Reticular Activating System

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