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Alanine can be shuttled from the skeletal muscle to the liver
where it is deaminated by which of the following enzymes?
A. alanine dehydrogenase
B. alanine aminotransferase
C. glutamine dehydrogenase
D. glutaminase - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Alanine
aminotransferase
The release of insulin from the pancreas is inhibited by which
of the following hormones?
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A. growth hormone releasing factor
B. glucagon
C. somatostatin
D. growth hormone - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Somatostatin
The primary role of glutamine in the brain is to provide
substrate for the synthesis of which of the following
compounds?
A. Neurotransmitters
B. Glutamate
C. Branch chain amino acids
D. Urea - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Neurotransmitters
Thyroid hormone is classified as a peptide hormone but it
signals in a manner more closely related to which of the
following hormones?
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A. cortisol
B. Insulin
C. epinephrine
D. Growth hormone - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cortisol
Which of the following hormones will inhibit the release of
growth hormone from the anterior pituitary?
A. Insulin
B. Growth hormone releasing factor
C. Somatostatin
D. Growth hormone - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Somatostatin
Release of ACTH, from the pituitary, can be inhibited by which
of the following hormones?
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A. Cortisol
B. Insulin like growth factor
C. Growth hormone
D. Epinephrine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cortisol
Under fasted conditions, the liver will transition to the use of
which of the following substrates for energy?
A. glucose
B. pyruvate
C. ketones
D. Fatty acids - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fatty acids
Which of the following hormones signal through Tyrosine
Receptor Kinase (TRK) receptors?
UNE Medical Biochemistry Final Exam Bank (2025/2026
Edition) | Actual 500 Q&A With Correct Detailed
Answers | Verified & Already Graded A+ | Guaranteed
Pass Review Pack
Alanine can be shuttled from the skeletal muscle to the liver
where it is deaminated by which of the following enzymes?
A. alanine dehydrogenase
B. alanine aminotransferase
C. glutamine dehydrogenase
D. glutaminase - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Alanine
aminotransferase
The release of insulin from the pancreas is inhibited by which
of the following hormones?
,2|Page
A. growth hormone releasing factor
B. glucagon
C. somatostatin
D. growth hormone - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Somatostatin
The primary role of glutamine in the brain is to provide
substrate for the synthesis of which of the following
compounds?
A. Neurotransmitters
B. Glutamate
C. Branch chain amino acids
D. Urea - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Neurotransmitters
Thyroid hormone is classified as a peptide hormone but it
signals in a manner more closely related to which of the
following hormones?
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A. cortisol
B. Insulin
C. epinephrine
D. Growth hormone - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cortisol
Which of the following hormones will inhibit the release of
growth hormone from the anterior pituitary?
A. Insulin
B. Growth hormone releasing factor
C. Somatostatin
D. Growth hormone - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Somatostatin
Release of ACTH, from the pituitary, can be inhibited by which
of the following hormones?
, 4|Page
A. Cortisol
B. Insulin like growth factor
C. Growth hormone
D. Epinephrine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cortisol
Under fasted conditions, the liver will transition to the use of
which of the following substrates for energy?
A. glucose
B. pyruvate
C. ketones
D. Fatty acids - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Fatty acids
Which of the following hormones signal through Tyrosine
Receptor Kinase (TRK) receptors?
