BIOCHEMISTRY ASSESSMENT BLUEPRINT

LEARNING OBJECTIVES ITEM NUMBER

MODULE 1
1. Identify the key personalities who made significant contributions to the establishment of
the study of Biochemistry 5
2. Explain the importance of studying Biochemistry in relation to Medicine 3
3. Explain the difference of Organic vs Inorganic Chemistry 2
4. Enumerate and Identify different chemical bonds between carbon molecules (Organic
chemistry) 5
5. Differentiate aliphatic vs aromatic hydrocarbons 2
6. Identify common functional groups between biochemical compounds 2
MODULE 2
1. Explain what is meant by anabolic, catabolic and amphibolic pathways 6
2. Outline the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and amino acids at the level of tissues
and organs 5
3. Understand the different types of organization of pathways and metabolic maps 5
4. Devise common strategies for learning the details of a pathway 5
TOTAL ITEMS 40*
*may have additional 10 questions from laboratory topics.

Coverage summary
Copy the questions and write the answers (handwritten) after each question, upload a
picture file in the 'ANSWER' box below:

What are Anabolic, Catabolic and Amphibolic Pathways?

Cite an example for each and give a short description for the purpose of that pathway
Choose only 1 Pathway and discus that pathway (follow the steps as discussed in the
Content).

Glycogen
Electron Transport Chain
The Citric Acid Cycle

Note: Paraphrase your answers. Cite References (textbooks, articles, journals)

Histology
This is the lecture exam covering the fundamentals (Histologic Organization of the Cell,
Epithelia and Its Associated Structures, and Connective Tissue and Extra Cellular Matrix)
 
There are a total of 50 questions.  Choose the best answer for each question.