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NUSCTX 10 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
GRADED A+
Which of the following foods will result is the
greatest glycemic response when consumed?
a. Hamburger
b. Green beans
c. White bread
d. Peanuts
e. Whole wheat pasta
c. white bread
Which of the following will result in the greatest
post-prandial (after meals) increase in metabolic rate
(assuming equal calorie intake of each)?
a. Bread
b. Butter
c. Potato chips
d. Apples
e. Milk
e. milk
Which of the following is/are true about blood
glucose?
a. It is the primary fuel for the central
nervous system.
b. Decreased levels stimulate insulin
secretion.
c. Increased levels stimulate glucagon
secretion.
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d. It increases during fasting.
e. Two of the above
a. it is primary fuel for the central nervous system
18. Glycogen
a. Is the storage form of carbohydrate in
humans.
b. Is stored in muscle and adipose tissue.
c. Is associated with excessive body fat.
d. Storage increases with increased
carbohydrate consumption.
e. Two of the above
e. two of the above
What tissue stores glycogen?
a. Adipose
b. Kidney
c. Brain
d. Muscle
e. Heart
d. muscle
Which is true about insulin resistance?
a. Occurs in all tissues of the body
b. Results in a depressed rate of hepatic
glucose production in response to a
carbohydrate meal
c. Results in increased secretion of
insulin in response to carbohydrate
intake
d. Results in low blood glucose level
e. Occurs primarily in the brain
c. results in increased secretion of insulin in response to a carbohydrate meal
Hepatic (liver) insulin resistance can be
characterized by
a. Excessive production of glucose.
b. Poor response to glucagon to reduce
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glucose production.
c. Hypoglycemia.
d. Hyperglycemia.
e. Two of the above.
e. two of the above
Which of the following hormones respond to
changes in blood glucose concentration?
a. Leptin
b. Thyroid hormone
c. Glucagon
d. Testosterone
e. Two of the above
c. glucagon
In response to long-term calorie restriction, there is
an increase in
a. Insulin levels in the blood.
b. Thyroid hormone levels in blood.
c. Insulin-like growth factor levels in
blood.
d. Reproductive hormone levels and
fertility.
e. None of the above.
e. none of the above
Many people attempt to lose weight and
a. Most who manage to lose weight
initially, succeed at keeping the weight
off for a long time.
b. Managing to lose weight by reducing
calorie intake, and then returning to the
previous calorie intake, but not above,
the initial weight loss will be maintained
indefinitely.
c. The more weight lost, the easier it is to
lose more, since the body gets used to
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reduced food intake.
d. After losing a few pounds, weight loss
tends to accelerate, because adrenaline
and leptin increase, which increase
metabolic rate.
e. Individuals who maintain more than
30 pounds of weight loss for more
than 5 years tend to expend ~3,000
calories of voluntary activity per week
(roughly equal to 4 m walking/day).
e. Individuals who maintain more than
30 pounds of weight loss for more
than 5 years tend to expend ~3,000
calories of voluntary activity per week
(roughly equal to 4 m walking/day).
The number of calories that people burn every day
may differ because of
a. Differences in lean body mass (e.g.,
muscle tissue).
b. Differences in genetics.
c. Differences in voluntary exercise
patterns.
d. Whether the person has recently gained
or lost weight.
e. All the above.
e. all of above
Programmed physiologic adaptations to protein-
calorie insufficiency may underlie some health-
related problems in humans, including
a. Impaired growth in malnourished
children and adolescents.
b. Lower bone mass in women than men.
c. Low sex hormone levels and loss of
menstrual periods in women with low
NUSCTX 10 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100%
GRADED A+
Which of the following foods will result is the
greatest glycemic response when consumed?
a. Hamburger
b. Green beans
c. White bread
d. Peanuts
e. Whole wheat pasta
c. white bread
Which of the following will result in the greatest
post-prandial (after meals) increase in metabolic rate
(assuming equal calorie intake of each)?
a. Bread
b. Butter
c. Potato chips
d. Apples
e. Milk
e. milk
Which of the following is/are true about blood
glucose?
a. It is the primary fuel for the central
nervous system.
b. Decreased levels stimulate insulin
secretion.
c. Increased levels stimulate glucagon
secretion.
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d. It increases during fasting.
e. Two of the above
a. it is primary fuel for the central nervous system
18. Glycogen
a. Is the storage form of carbohydrate in
humans.
b. Is stored in muscle and adipose tissue.
c. Is associated with excessive body fat.
d. Storage increases with increased
carbohydrate consumption.
e. Two of the above
e. two of the above
What tissue stores glycogen?
a. Adipose
b. Kidney
c. Brain
d. Muscle
e. Heart
d. muscle
Which is true about insulin resistance?
a. Occurs in all tissues of the body
b. Results in a depressed rate of hepatic
glucose production in response to a
carbohydrate meal
c. Results in increased secretion of
insulin in response to carbohydrate
intake
d. Results in low blood glucose level
e. Occurs primarily in the brain
c. results in increased secretion of insulin in response to a carbohydrate meal
Hepatic (liver) insulin resistance can be
characterized by
a. Excessive production of glucose.
b. Poor response to glucagon to reduce
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glucose production.
c. Hypoglycemia.
d. Hyperglycemia.
e. Two of the above.
e. two of the above
Which of the following hormones respond to
changes in blood glucose concentration?
a. Leptin
b. Thyroid hormone
c. Glucagon
d. Testosterone
e. Two of the above
c. glucagon
In response to long-term calorie restriction, there is
an increase in
a. Insulin levels in the blood.
b. Thyroid hormone levels in blood.
c. Insulin-like growth factor levels in
blood.
d. Reproductive hormone levels and
fertility.
e. None of the above.
e. none of the above
Many people attempt to lose weight and
a. Most who manage to lose weight
initially, succeed at keeping the weight
off for a long time.
b. Managing to lose weight by reducing
calorie intake, and then returning to the
previous calorie intake, but not above,
the initial weight loss will be maintained
indefinitely.
c. The more weight lost, the easier it is to
lose more, since the body gets used to
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reduced food intake.
d. After losing a few pounds, weight loss
tends to accelerate, because adrenaline
and leptin increase, which increase
metabolic rate.
e. Individuals who maintain more than
30 pounds of weight loss for more
than 5 years tend to expend ~3,000
calories of voluntary activity per week
(roughly equal to 4 m walking/day).
e. Individuals who maintain more than
30 pounds of weight loss for more
than 5 years tend to expend ~3,000
calories of voluntary activity per week
(roughly equal to 4 m walking/day).
The number of calories that people burn every day
may differ because of
a. Differences in lean body mass (e.g.,
muscle tissue).
b. Differences in genetics.
c. Differences in voluntary exercise
patterns.
d. Whether the person has recently gained
or lost weight.
e. All the above.
e. all of above
Programmed physiologic adaptations to protein-
calorie insufficiency may underlie some health-
related problems in humans, including
a. Impaired growth in malnourished
children and adolescents.
b. Lower bone mass in women than men.
c. Low sex hormone levels and loss of
menstrual periods in women with low
