BMS 430 Lecture 26 Exam 2 Questions
and Answers
Feasting: hormone levels
✓ ~~~Insulin +
✓ TH +
✓ GH +
✓ Glucagon -
✓ Epi -
✓ (Glucagon and Epi -> blood glucose is already high)
✓ Cortisol +
Fasting: hormones
✓ ~~~Insulin -
✓ TH -
✓ GH + (fats go into muscle cells to burn instead of glucose)
✓ Glucagon +
✓ Epi +
Exercise: hormone
✓ ~~~Insulin -
TH +
GH +
Glucagon +
Epi +
Why does cortisol increase during fasting?
✓ ~~~cortisol inhibits glucose from going into muscle and adipose cells caused by an
increase in citrate concentration
and Answers
Feasting: hormone levels
✓ ~~~Insulin +
✓ TH +
✓ GH +
✓ Glucagon -
✓ Epi -
✓ (Glucagon and Epi -> blood glucose is already high)
✓ Cortisol +
Fasting: hormones
✓ ~~~Insulin -
✓ TH -
✓ GH + (fats go into muscle cells to burn instead of glucose)
✓ Glucagon +
✓ Epi +
Exercise: hormone
✓ ~~~Insulin -
TH +
GH +
Glucagon +
Epi +
Why does cortisol increase during fasting?
✓ ~~~cortisol inhibits glucose from going into muscle and adipose cells caused by an
increase in citrate concentration
