NP 235 QUIZ 6 TEST BANK 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
⫸ Ketone bodies
1. are found during excessive beta-oxidation
2. include beta-hydroxybutyric acid and acetone
3. are produced during normal fatty acid metabolism Answer: 1, 2, and 3
are correct
⫸ which of the following statements about the process of deamination is
FALSE?
a. required for protein anabolism
b. required for oxidation of amino acids in the Krebs cycle
c. removes amino group from amino acids
d. occurs in hepatocytes
e. results in formation of ammonia Answer: a.
⫸ which of the following substance: description pairs are NOT correctly
matched?
a. glucose 6-phosphate: may be dephosphorylated to produce glucose
b. glucose 6-phosphate: may be used in synthesis of nucleic acid
c. pyruvic acid: may be converted into alanine through transamination
d. pyruvic acid: may be used in synthesis of some lipids
, e. acetyl coenzyme A: may be oxidized in the Krebs cycle Answer: d.
⫸ food intake may be regulated by
a. levels of certain nutrients in blood
b. psychological elements
c. neural and endocrine signals
d. signals from the GI tract
e. all of these choices may help regulate food intake Answer: e.
⫸ a person may actually lose heat on a sunny beach when the temp is 40
degrees celsius and the humidity is 85% because of
a. conduction
b. convection
c. radiation
d. evaporation
e. dehydration Answer: d.
⫸ minerals
a. may be essential or nonessential
b. may be organic
c. play an important part in energy transfer
d. may be synthesized in the body
e. are concentrated most heavily in the blood Answer: c.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
⫸ Ketone bodies
1. are found during excessive beta-oxidation
2. include beta-hydroxybutyric acid and acetone
3. are produced during normal fatty acid metabolism Answer: 1, 2, and 3
are correct
⫸ which of the following statements about the process of deamination is
FALSE?
a. required for protein anabolism
b. required for oxidation of amino acids in the Krebs cycle
c. removes amino group from amino acids
d. occurs in hepatocytes
e. results in formation of ammonia Answer: a.
⫸ which of the following substance: description pairs are NOT correctly
matched?
a. glucose 6-phosphate: may be dephosphorylated to produce glucose
b. glucose 6-phosphate: may be used in synthesis of nucleic acid
c. pyruvic acid: may be converted into alanine through transamination
d. pyruvic acid: may be used in synthesis of some lipids
, e. acetyl coenzyme A: may be oxidized in the Krebs cycle Answer: d.
⫸ food intake may be regulated by
a. levels of certain nutrients in blood
b. psychological elements
c. neural and endocrine signals
d. signals from the GI tract
e. all of these choices may help regulate food intake Answer: e.
⫸ a person may actually lose heat on a sunny beach when the temp is 40
degrees celsius and the humidity is 85% because of
a. conduction
b. convection
c. radiation
d. evaporation
e. dehydration Answer: d.
⫸ minerals
a. may be essential or nonessential
b. may be organic
c. play an important part in energy transfer
d. may be synthesized in the body
e. are concentrated most heavily in the blood Answer: c.
