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[BeancheBlanco]

this is preposterous. I recommend you bring it to the dean of faculty.

 

[baconshrimps]

I don't think it is that unreasonable.
It is mentioned in the first sentence of the wikipedia article for GPCRs.
I would be willing to bet that anyone who studied beyond the textbook noticed at some point that serpentine receptor (albeit somewhat archaic) is synonymous with GPCR.
Also, were you not allowed to ask the professor for clarification on the term 'serpentine receptor' during the exam? If so, that would have likely been an allowable question to answer, since it's just regarding nomenclature and not the nature of the answer itself.
With that in mind, shame on the professor for using an archaic term. Still though, I would have asked for clarification during the exam or made the assumption since all other answer choices related to ionotropic, that serpentine receptor was probably the odd one out.
In medical school, if something completely foreign to you/the class is listed as an answer choice, then you will probably be expected to be able to rule out the other answer choices and infer the answer choice that you have never before been exposed to in class.

 

[baconshrimps]

I recall asking TAs about it during the exam. They said something like "we can't tell you"

Probably depends how you asked.
If you asked "what is a serpentine receptor" then I wouldn't answer that question either. If you asked "is serpentine receptor synonymous with GPCR" (knowing from your studies that GPCR is metabotropic and that is what the question is asking about), I bet the TA probably could have answered.

I don't think it would hurt to speak to the prof, but don't go into it expecting very much.

 

[physicsnerd42]

What's the point? Is one question really going to make any difference? Do you really want to be the person remembered by your professor for arguing over that question?

 

[masaraksh]

Seems like its time to start researching Caribbean med schools.

 

[CollegeGirl94]

So the question was multiple choice and it asked us to determine which of the choices would be associated with a metabotropic relationship. Easy enough, right? Should be G-protein coupled receptor. Instead, the exam used a completely different name for it - serpentine receptor - a term that was never covered in class, recitation, or in the textbook. I ended up choosing "none of the above" because all the other choices applied to ionotropic relationships. As far as I know, no one recognized this term either and the only ones who got it right were those who chose it because they didn't want to say "none of the above" and just used process of elimination.

Do you think this is worth bringing up for a potential regrade or should I let it go? I was close to already being a standard deviation above the average but this would definitely send me over. It's no big deal if I can't, I'm not freaking out about it, but I'm just wondering if this is worth bringing up.

My current professor does this all the time, quite annoying.

How much of an effect does it have on your grade on the exam.