Enterohepatic Circulation and Health
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Enterohepatic Circulation and Health“ von Kevin Ahern, PhD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Amino Acid Metabolism“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following is true regarding the movement of bilirubin in the body?
- Intestinal bacteria convert bilirubin to urobilinogen.
- Stercobilin gives urine its color.
- Biliary obstruction results in darker feces and lighter urine.
- Stercobilin can be recycled back to biliverdin to help with reactive oxygen species.
- Urobilin gives feces its color.
Which of the following is true regarding bilirubin?
- Plasma concentrations can increase in hepatic or pancreatic diseases.
- It is consumed by intestinal flora.
- It causes jaundice only when its unconjugated form is increased.
- Conjugated bilirubin in the urine may indicate kidney disease.
- High levels of bilirubin in the brain are neuroprotective.
Gilbert syndrome is caused by the deficiency of which one of the following?
- Glucuronosyltransferase enzyme deficiency
- Bilirubin deficiency in the blood
- Biliverdin deficiency in the blood
- Stercobilin deficiency in the blood
- Unconjugated bilirubin deficiency in the blood
The intestinal flora metabolizes bilirubin diglucuronide into which of the following?
- Urobilinogen
- Bilirubin
- Bilivardin
- Heme
- Glucuronic acid
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Dozent des Vortrages Enterohepatic Circulation and Health
Kevin Ahern, PhD
Dr. Kevin Ahern is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Oregon State University (OSU), USA.
He obtained his PhD in Biochemistry from Oregon State University. Currently, he teaches courses for health sciences students at OSU.
He is co-author of three Open Educational electronic textbooks on Biochemistry and a Guide to Getting Into Medical School.
Due to his achievements, he earned OSU’s highest teaching recognition, the Elizabeth P. Ritchie Distinguished Professor Award in 2017.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Ahern teaches courses on Biochemistry and on "How to Get into Medical School”.
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I was impressed by the knowledge of the professor. However, the very short length of each lecture was disturbing and distracting.
