Exam 7: Integration and Regulation of Metabolismand the Impact of Exercise and Sport

Which Krebs cycle intermediate can move from the mitochondria into the cytoplast to become the initiator of fatty acid synthesis?

Which cells lack a metabolic mechanism to convert glucose into energy stores?

The lack of which muscle enzyme causes glucose, when phosphorylated in the muscle, to be trapped?

What is the term used to describe the intensity of the workload that places the highest possible demand on working muscles?

The primary stimulus for glucagon secretion is

What is the primary communication system that assesses the body's status in relation to its environment and relays appropriate commands to tissues/ organs?

Which hormone has the primary responsibility for directing energy metabolism in the fed state?

The brain cannot use fatty acids for energy because

If someone consumes a high-protein diet to meet energy needs, he/she will use _____ oxygen relative to the amount of CO₂ he/she is generating (Hint: think RQ).

Amino acids used primarily by muscle for synthesis of dispensable amino acids and for protein synthesis are

Which of the following conditions is attributed to a primary failure of the β-cells of the pancreas to secrete insulin?