Which of the following statementsconcerning insulin is NOT true?O a. Insulin can increase glycogen synthesis.O b.C.O d.e.It is secreted by the beta cell of pancreas.The presence of insulin can increase glucoseuptake.Glucose in blood can up-regulate its secretion.Insulin can increase gluconeogenesis.

Glycolysis is the metabolic process that breaks down glucose into pyruvate. Gluconeogenesis if the…

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What hormone regulates the short term system related to hunger and satiety? Select one: O a. Insulin O b. Leptin O c. Glucagon O d. ghrelin
. Which of the following pathways is not stimulated by epinephrine? a. Glycogen degradation b. Mobilization of fatty acids from adipose tissue c. Glycogen synthesis d. Glycolysis in muscle
The release of insulin from the pancreas is directly regulated by Select one: a. an increase in blood sugar levels b. a decrease in insulin levels c. a decrease in glucagon levels d. an increase in pancreas stimulating hormone
Which statement is false? Select one: a. Blood glucose levels must stay in a specific range. b. Glycogen is broken down to release glucose. c. Type 2 diabetics lack functioning beta cells. d. Insulin stimulates receptors in the liver.
Which of the following choices describes a likely metabolic consequence of thiamin deficiency in animals. Select one: a. Increased gas production in the rumen b. Impaired vision c. Decreased ATP synthesis d. Increased osmotic water influx into the lumen of the small intestine e. Increased serum cholesterol in the blood
A woman affected by type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes miscalculates and injects herself with too much insulin. She soon begins to feel confused and sluggish. She calls for medical assistance and injects herself with the glucagon her doctor prescribed for such an emergency. When an ambulance arrives, she is given dextrose (a sugar) intravenously. How did the excess insulin cause her symptoms? How did the glucagon injection and the intravenous sugar help reverse them?
Which of the following statements for McArdle’s Disease is NOT correct? a. It is an inherited disorder. b. Patients have high quantities of glycogen in muscles, implying that glycogen synthesis is normal. c. Patients have no glycogen phosphorylase activity and thus no glycogen breakdown. d. Patients have high concentration of blood glucose, implying that glucose synthesis is normal.
No significant rise in blood glucose was observed in sheep injected with saline. This observation was important becasue... Select one: a. Saline does not stimulate the release of glucose b. It demonstrated the sheep were not stressed during the experiment c. It showed the sheep had been starved for 24h prior to the experiment d. It showed stress has no effect on blood glucose concentrations in sheep e. Natural catecolamines have no effect on gluconeogenesis
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease that... a.A patient would experience heat intolerance b.Can be treated with antithyroid drugs c.Results in overactive parathyroid glands d.Involves the creation of antibodies which activate TSH receptors e.Shows high plasma levels of TSH
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