HESI Chapter 26 Test Bank Questions

Which of the following is not a function of the liver? - ANS Secretion of digestive enzymes __________ yield about 4 kcal/g when completely oxidized, whereas __________ yield about 9 kcal/g. - ANS Proteins and carbohydrates; fats Which of the following is true concerning oxygen in regards to aerobic respiration? - ANS It is the final electron acceptor in aerobic respiration. Which of the following is a product of glycolysis? - ANS pyruvate When should the basal metabolic rate be measured? - ANS When a person first rises in the morning Where is most protein in the body found? - ANS In the muscular system Who would you expect to be in a state of negative nitrogen balance? - ANS A patient with muscle atrophy Glycolysis and aerobic respiration collectively produce up to ____________ ATP per glucose, whereas anaerobic fermentation produces __________. - ANS 32; 2 Approximately what percentage of the energy in a glucose molecule winds up in ATP with the rest lost as body heat? - ANS 40 Where does HDL in the body come from? - ANS The liver