Children with Phenylketonuria (PKU) Are Unable to Synthesize

question 19

Multiple Choice

Children with phenylketonuria (PKU) are unable to synthesize:

• A)the essential amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine.
• B)renin, erythropoietin, and antidiuretic hormone.
• C)aldosterone, cortisol, and androgens.
• D)neurotransmitters gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and acetylcholine.

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Definitions:

Sensory Modality

A sensory modality is a specific channel of sensory perception, such as vision, hearing, touch, taste, or smell, through which humans and other organisms experience the world.

Transfer-Appropriate Processing

A principle suggesting that memory recall is more efficient when the encoding context of information matches the retrieval context.

Retrieval Cue

Stimuli or signals that can trigger the memory of a previous experience, making it easier to recall information.

Encoding Specificity Principle

The theory that memory is improved when information available at encoding is also present at retrieval.