BSNC 2000 Final QUESTIN AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
The process in which amino acids are used to synthesize glucose in liver cells is called:
A) glycolysis.
B) glycogenolysis.
C) glycogenesis.
D) gluconeogenesis.
E) proteolysis. - Answer --D
Which hormone stimulates ketone synthesis when excess fatty acids are delivered to the liver?
A)insulin
B)glucagon
C)cortisol
D)epinephrine
E)C-peptide - Answer --B
Which body cells are a main storage area for glucose as glycogen?
,A) adipose tissue
B) neurons
C) liver cells
D) kidney tubule cells
E) pancreatic beta cells - Answer --C
Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding lipolysis?
A) Lipolysis is stimulated by epinephrine.
B) Lipolysis is inhibited by glucagon.
C) Lipolysis involves the breakdown of triglycerides into glycerol and fatty acids.
D) Lipolysis occurs in adipose tissue and liver cells.
E) Lipolysis is catalyzed by the enzyme lipase. - Answer --B
Immediately after eating a meal, one would normally expect to find:
A) high blood glucagon levels.
B) high blood ketone levels.
C) an increased rate of lipolysis.
D) an increased rate of glycogenesis.
E) an increased rate of gluconeogenesis. - Answer --D
Which of the following is an effect of insulin?
, A) Insulin increases the number of GLUT-4 transporters in liver cells.
B) Insulin stimulates glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis in liver cells.
C) Insulin stimulates the storage of glucose as glycogen in adipose tissue cells.
D) Insulin stimulates lipid uptake and triglyceride synthesis in adipose tissue cells.
E) Insulin stimulates the breakdown of muscle proteins. - Answer --D
What is the main target cell for glucagon?
A) muscle cells
B) brain cells
C) liver cells
D) alpha cells
E) beta cells - Answer --C
TRUE or FALSE - 90% of body energy is stored as triglycerides in fat cells of the body.
A)True
B)False - Answer --A
Dietary carbohydrates are stored as glycogen in skeletal muscle and:
A) nervous tissue.
B) the kidney.
C) the liver.
CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
The process in which amino acids are used to synthesize glucose in liver cells is called:
A) glycolysis.
B) glycogenolysis.
C) glycogenesis.
D) gluconeogenesis.
E) proteolysis. - Answer --D
Which hormone stimulates ketone synthesis when excess fatty acids are delivered to the liver?
A)insulin
B)glucagon
C)cortisol
D)epinephrine
E)C-peptide - Answer --B
Which body cells are a main storage area for glucose as glycogen?
,A) adipose tissue
B) neurons
C) liver cells
D) kidney tubule cells
E) pancreatic beta cells - Answer --C
Which of the following statements is NOT correct regarding lipolysis?
A) Lipolysis is stimulated by epinephrine.
B) Lipolysis is inhibited by glucagon.
C) Lipolysis involves the breakdown of triglycerides into glycerol and fatty acids.
D) Lipolysis occurs in adipose tissue and liver cells.
E) Lipolysis is catalyzed by the enzyme lipase. - Answer --B
Immediately after eating a meal, one would normally expect to find:
A) high blood glucagon levels.
B) high blood ketone levels.
C) an increased rate of lipolysis.
D) an increased rate of glycogenesis.
E) an increased rate of gluconeogenesis. - Answer --D
Which of the following is an effect of insulin?
, A) Insulin increases the number of GLUT-4 transporters in liver cells.
B) Insulin stimulates glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis in liver cells.
C) Insulin stimulates the storage of glucose as glycogen in adipose tissue cells.
D) Insulin stimulates lipid uptake and triglyceride synthesis in adipose tissue cells.
E) Insulin stimulates the breakdown of muscle proteins. - Answer --D
What is the main target cell for glucagon?
A) muscle cells
B) brain cells
C) liver cells
D) alpha cells
E) beta cells - Answer --C
TRUE or FALSE - 90% of body energy is stored as triglycerides in fat cells of the body.
A)True
B)False - Answer --A
Dietary carbohydrates are stored as glycogen in skeletal muscle and:
A) nervous tissue.
B) the kidney.
C) the liver.
