ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY
TWICKENHAM, LONDON
BSc Degree Examination students registered for
Level SIX
Title: Sports Nutrition
Code: NUT6038
Semester: ONE
Date: January 7th 2019
Time: 9:30AM – 12 noon
TIME ALLOWED: TWO HOURS THIRTY MINUTES
Answer ALL section A questions on the separate MCQ answer form. Answer
section B and C in your answer booklet.
Notes on how to complete the answer form:
1. Please mark section A with a pencil
2. If you make a mistake erase it completely.
3. Do NOT mark with ticks or crosses.
4. Do NOT staple or fold this answer form.
5. Remember to enter your Name, the Module Title, Module Number, your Regnum
(Student ID Number) adding an extra 0 at the beginning of your number.
Answer ALL questions in section A and B
Answer THREE questions in section C
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Section A – 25 marks
Answer all the questions in this section on the separate MCQ form.
1. Glycogen that is broken down in the muscle is not released as glucose into the
circulation because the muscle lacks
a. phosphorylase
b glucose-6-phosphatase
c. hexokinase
d glucose dehydrogenase
e. pyruvate dehydrogenase
2. A normal blood glucose concentration is
a. 2.0 to 3.0 mmol/L
b. 4.0 to 4.5 mmol/L
c. 6.0 to 8.0 mmol/L
d. 8.0 to 10.0 mmol/L
e. 10 to 12 mmol/L
3. The maximal exogenous carbohydrate oxidation rate from a single
carbohydrate is approximately:
a. 1 g/h
b. 30 g/h
c. 60 g/h
d. 1.5 g/min
e. 1.75 g/min
4. Which of the following may occur after ingesting carbohydrate 45 minutes
before exercise?
a. rebound hyperglycemia
b. reactive hyperglycemia
c. rebound hypoglycemia
d. reactive tachycardia
e. increased lipolysis
5. Which of the following factors is not important for maximal glycogen synthesis?
a. the availability of glucose
b. prior exercise
c. insulin concentration
d. muscle glycogen content (low muscle glycogen will stimulate glucose
uptake)
e. All these factors are important.
6. Research has shown that time to exhaustion can be ___________ with
consumption of a ___________ carbohydrate diet.
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TWICKENHAM, LONDON
BSc Degree Examination students registered for
Level SIX
Title: Sports Nutrition
Code: NUT6038
Semester: ONE
Date: January 7th 2019
Time: 9:30AM – 12 noon
TIME ALLOWED: TWO HOURS THIRTY MINUTES
Answer ALL section A questions on the separate MCQ answer form. Answer
section B and C in your answer booklet.
Notes on how to complete the answer form:
1. Please mark section A with a pencil
2. If you make a mistake erase it completely.
3. Do NOT mark with ticks or crosses.
4. Do NOT staple or fold this answer form.
5. Remember to enter your Name, the Module Title, Module Number, your Regnum
(Student ID Number) adding an extra 0 at the beginning of your number.
Answer ALL questions in section A and B
Answer THREE questions in section C
Page 1 of 7
, M/NUT6038/SEM1/JAN2019/8
Section A – 25 marks
Answer all the questions in this section on the separate MCQ form.
1. Glycogen that is broken down in the muscle is not released as glucose into the
circulation because the muscle lacks
a. phosphorylase
b glucose-6-phosphatase
c. hexokinase
d glucose dehydrogenase
e. pyruvate dehydrogenase
2. A normal blood glucose concentration is
a. 2.0 to 3.0 mmol/L
b. 4.0 to 4.5 mmol/L
c. 6.0 to 8.0 mmol/L
d. 8.0 to 10.0 mmol/L
e. 10 to 12 mmol/L
3. The maximal exogenous carbohydrate oxidation rate from a single
carbohydrate is approximately:
a. 1 g/h
b. 30 g/h
c. 60 g/h
d. 1.5 g/min
e. 1.75 g/min
4. Which of the following may occur after ingesting carbohydrate 45 minutes
before exercise?
a. rebound hyperglycemia
b. reactive hyperglycemia
c. rebound hypoglycemia
d. reactive tachycardia
e. increased lipolysis
5. Which of the following factors is not important for maximal glycogen synthesis?
a. the availability of glucose
b. prior exercise
c. insulin concentration
d. muscle glycogen content (low muscle glycogen will stimulate glucose
uptake)
e. All these factors are important.
6. Research has shown that time to exhaustion can be ___________ with
consumption of a ___________ carbohydrate diet.
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