Question 1

What is the difference between a complete protein and an incomplete protein?

Accepted Answer

Complete proteins contain sufficient amounts of all essential amino acids.Incomplete proteins do not contain all essential amino acids.

Question 2

Which vitamin is essential for the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the GI tract?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) D 
C) E 
D) K 
E) C 
A) A 
B) D 
C) E 
D) K 
E) C B

Question 3

Where does glycolysis take place?

Accepted Answer

A) Cytosol 
B) Plasma membrane 
C) Nucleus 
D) Mitochondria 
E) Golgi Apparatus 
A) Cytosol 
B) Plasma membrane 
C) Nucleus 
D) Mitochondria 
E) Golgi Apparatus A

Question 4

Which of the following is a derivative of riboflavin?

Accepted Answer

A) NAD 
B) FAD 
C) Lactic acid 
D) Pyruvic acid 
E) ADP 
A) NAD 
B) FAD 
C) Lactic acid 
D) Pyruvic acid 
E) ADP

Question 5

Why are 10 of the amino acids in the human body designated as essential amino acids?

Accepted Answer

Essential amino acids are amino acids th

Question 6

This chronic disorder,characterized by self-induced weight loss,negative perception of body image and physiological changes due to malnutrition,occurs predominantly in young females who often tend to abuse [dropdown 1].The condition is [dropdown 2].
Dropdown 1 choices:
cocaine
laxatives
stimulants
heroin
marijuana
Dropdown 2 choices:
anorexia nervosa
marasmus
depression
bipolar disorder
psychosis

Accepted Answer

1.laxative

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

Question 8

How does the hypothalamus regulate food intake?

Accepted Answer

The hypothalamus contains the neurons of

Question 9

Which of the following disorders is a disorder in which protein intake is deficient despite normal or nearly normal caloric intake?

Accepted Answer

A) Marasmus 
B) Kwashiorkor 
C) Bulimia 
D) Malnutrition 
E) None of these 
A) Marasmus 
B) Kwashiorkor 
C) Bulimia 
D) Malnutrition 
E) None of these

Question 10

Lipogenesis occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) More calories are consumed than required for ATP need 
B) Fewer 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 fails 
A) More calories are consumed than required for ATP need 
B) Fewer 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 fails

Question 11

Accumulation of a large amount of H+ between the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes,is described as

Accepted Answer

A) Proton pump 
B) Chemiosmosis 
C) Krebs cycle 
D) ATP synthesis 
E) Glycolysis 
A) Proton pump 
B) Chemiosmosis 
C) Krebs cycle 
D) ATP synthesis 
E) Glycolysis

Question 12

Glucose-6-phosphate

Accepted Answer

A) Can be used to make ribose-5-phosphate 
B) Can be dephosphorylated to glucose 
C) Can be used to synthesize glycogen 
D) Can be converted to pyruvic acid 
E) All of these choices 
A) Can be used to make ribose-5-phosphate 
B) Can be dephosphorylated to glucose 
C) Can be used to synthesize glycogen 
D) Can be converted to pyruvic acid 
E) All of these choices

Question 13

When the terminal phosphate is cut off of ATP what is formed?

Accepted Answer

A) Adenosine diphosphate 
B) GTP 
C) Adenosine monophosphate 
D) Metabolic water 
E) Glucose 
A) Adenosine diphosphate 
B) GTP 
C) Adenosine monophosphate 
D) Metabolic water 
E) Glucose

Question 14

An individual is living on a tropical island during a period where temperatures are much higher than normal.He decides to begin vigorous exercise.He is at serious risk of

Accepted Answer

A) heat cramps 
B) heat exhaustion 
C) heat prostration 
D) heatstroke 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) heat cramps 
B) heat exhaustion 
C) heat prostration 
D) heatstroke 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 15

Which of the following transports dietary lipids to adipose tissue?

Accepted Answer

A) Apoproteins 
B) Low density lipoproteins 
C) Chylomicrons 
D) Very low density lipoproteins 
E) High density lipoproteins 
A) Apoproteins 
B) Low density lipoproteins 
C) Chylomicrons 
D) Very low density lipoproteins 
E) High density lipoproteins

Question 16

Which hormone stimulates glycogenesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Insulin 
B) Glucase 
C) Estrogen 
D) Lactic acid 
E) Protease 
A) Insulin 
B) Glucase 
C) Estrogen 
D) Lactic acid 
E) Protease

Question 17

Reduction is the

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 choices 
A) The removal of protons 
B) The removal of electrons 
C) The addition of protons 
D) The addition of electrons 
E) None of these choices

Question 18

The net result of the complete oxidation of glucose does NOT include:

Accepted Answer

A) water 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) ATP 
D) oxygen 
E) waste heat 
A) water 
B) carbon dioxide 
C) ATP 
D) oxygen 
E) waste heat

Question 19

Most cholesterol medications are designed to:

Accepted Answer

A) Inhibit excretion of bile in the feces 
B) Promote the absorption of cholesterol 
C) Decrease the filtration of cholesterol 
D) Inhibit glucose absorption 
E) None of these choices 
A) Inhibit excretion of bile in the feces 
B) Promote the absorption of cholesterol 
C) Decrease the filtration of cholesterol 
D) Inhibit glucose absorption 
E) None of these choices

Question 20

Which hormones are the main stimulating hormones in the postabsorptive state process of glycogenolysis?

Accepted Answer

A) Epinephrine 
B) Glucagon 
C) Cortisol 
D) Epinephrine and Glucagon 
E) Glucagon and Cortisol 
A) Epinephrine 
B) Glucagon 
C) Cortisol 
D) Epinephrine and Glucagon 
E) Glucagon and Cortisol

Exam 25: Metabolism and Nutrition

What is the difference between a complete protein and an incomplete protein?

Which vitamin is essential for the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the GI tract?

Where does glycolysis take place?

Which of the following is a derivative of riboflavin?

Why are 10 of the amino acids in the human body designated as essential amino acids?

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

How does the hypothalamus regulate food intake?

Which of the following disorders is a disorder in which protein intake is deficient despite normal or nearly normal caloric intake?

Lipogenesis occurs when

Accumulation of a large amount of H+ between the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes,is described as

Glucose-6-phosphate

When the terminal phosphate is cut off of ATP what is formed?

An individual is living on a tropical island during a period where temperatures are much higher than normal.He decides to begin vigorous exercise.He is at serious risk of

Which of the following transports dietary lipids to adipose tissue?

Which hormone stimulates glycogenesis?

Reduction is the

The net result of the complete oxidation of glucose does NOT include:

Most cholesterol medications are designed to:

Which hormones are the main stimulating hormones in the postabsorptive state process of glycogenolysis?

An Introduction to the Human Body

The Chemical Level of Organization

The Cellular Level of Organization

The Tissue Level of Organization

The Integumentary System

The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: the Axial Skeleton

The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Muscular Tissue

The Muscular System

Nervous Tissue

The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System

The Cardiovascular System: the Blood

The Cardiovascular System: the Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

The Lymphatic System and Immunity

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

The Urinary System

Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acidbase Homeostasis

The Reproductive Systems

Development and Inheritance

Filters

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