BIOCHEMISTRY, NUTRITION, AND DIETICS
December 2015
Your answers should be specific to the questions asked.
Draw neat and labeled diagrams wherever necessary.
LONG ESSAY – 1 x 10 = 10 Marks
1. Describe the sources, RDA and biochemical functions of Calcium. Add a not on disorders of Calcium metabolism.
SHORT ESSAYS – 3 X 5 = 15 Marks
2. Enumerate the reactions of the Urea Cycle. Add a note on Energetics.
3. What is Basal Metabolic Rate? What are the factors affecting BMR?
4. Describe the functions of Thiamine.
SHORT ANSWERS – 5 X 2 = 10 Marks
5. Write a note on rickets.
6. Scurvy.
7. Essential Amino Acids.
8. Blood buffers.
9. What are metalloenzymes?
