Question 1

Which of the following helps the core temperature to increase?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constriction of blood vessels of the skin.
B)  Increase in cellular respiration.
C)  Shivering.
D)  Thyroid hormone induced increase in metabolic rate.
E)  All of these are methods for core temperature increase.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Which vitamin deficiency can result in rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  EF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

Glycogenesis is NOT

Accepted Answer

A)  performed by the hepatocytes
B)  performed by muscle fibers
C)  one way to make glycogen
D)  one way to make glucose
E)  only seen in the liverF) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is not a major nutrient the body needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbohydrates
B)  Glycogen
C)  Proteins
D)  Minerals
E)  VitaminsF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following is needed for the synthesis of thyroid hormones?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zinc
B)  Chromium
C)  Selenium
D)  Cobalt
E)  CopperF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

How many ATPs can come from substrate level phosphorylation during glycolysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  0
B)  1
C)  2
D)  3
E)  4F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a fate that awaits glucose 6-phophate after it is formed in a cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  Synthesis of glycogen
B)  Release of glucose into the blood stream
C)  Synthesis of nucleic acids
D)  Glycolysis
E)  GluconeogenesisF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Antioxidant vitamins

Accepted Answer

A)  Are found in plasma membranes
B)  Are vitamin derivatives
C)  Can inactivate oxygen free radicals
D)  Are all excreted in feces
E)  Are all stored in adipose cellsF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

Which nutrient is required by the thyroid gland to synthesize thyroid hormones?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calcium
B)  Magnesium
C)  Iodide
D)  Manganese
E)  SodiumF) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Which mineral is the most abundant mineral in the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calcium
B)  Sodium
C)  Magnesium
D)  Phosphorus
E)  IronF) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

Cardiac muscles can produce ATP from

Accepted Answer

A)  Lactic acid
B)  Pyruvic acid
C)  Glucose-6-phosphate
D)  Proteins
E)  LipidsF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

Oxidation is

Accepted Answer

A)  The removal of protons
B)  The removal of electrons
C)  The addition of protons
D)  The addition of electrons
E)  None of these choicesF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Neuropeptide Y stimulates

Accepted Answer

A)  Release of insulin
B)  Inhibition of glucagons
C)  Thirst centers
D)  Thermogenesis
E)  Food intakeF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following is a mechanism of heat transfer that involves direct contact?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conduction
B)  Convection
C)  Radiation
D)  Evaporation
E)  Metabolic rateF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Glycolysis,formation of acetyl CoA,Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain are all involved in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Lipogensis
B)  Gluconeogenesis
C)  Glucose catabolism
D)  Formation of Glycogen
E)  Formation of vitamin CF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Chemical reactions that break down complex organic molecules into simpler ones are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Metabolism
B)  Anabolism
C)  Catabolism
D)  Metatheses
E)  Oxidation reactionsF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Lipogenesis occurs when

Accepted Answer

A)  More calories are consumed than required for ATP need
B)  Less calories are consumed than required for ATP need
C)  More cholesterol is consumed than required for ATP need
D)  Less cholesterol is consumed than required for ATP need
E)  Gluconeogenesis failsF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Which of the following is not a molecule at the "metabolic crossroads"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glucose 6-phosphate
B)  Pyruvic acid
C)  Acetyl coenzyme a
D)  Glycogen
E)  All of these are molecules at the "metabolic crossroads"F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Food induced thermogenesis

Accepted Answer

A)  Accounts for 30% of total energy expended
B)  Is known as insensible loss
C)  Is inhibited by the hypothalamus
D)  Is the opposite of ketosis
E)  None of these choicesF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

What hormone stimulates gluconeogenesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insulin
B)  Human Growth hormone
C)  Epinephrine
D)  Thyroid hormone
E)  CortisolF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 25: Metabolism

Neuropeptide Y stimulates

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Which of the following helps the core temperature to increase?

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Which mineral is the most abundant mineral in the body?

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Which of the following is needed for the synthesis of thyroid hormones?

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Which vitamin deficiency can result in rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults?

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Which of the following is not a molecule at the "metabolic crossroads"?

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Which nutrient is required by the thyroid gland to synthesize thyroid hormones?

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Glycolysis,formation of acetyl CoA,Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain are all involved in:

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Oxidation is

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What hormone stimulates gluconeogenesis?

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Which of the following is a mechanism of heat transfer that involves direct contact?

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Glycogenesis is NOT

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Lipogenesis occurs when

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How many ATPs can come from substrate level phosphorylation during glycolysis?

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Cardiac muscles can produce ATP from

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Which of the following is not a major nutrient the body needs?

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Chemical reactions that break down complex organic molecules into simpler ones are called:

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Which of the following is NOT a fate that awaits glucose 6-phophate after it is formed in a cell?

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Antioxidant vitamins

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Food induced thermogenesis

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