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Human Physiology, 7/e
Stuart I Fox, Pierce College
Regulation of Metabolism

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions



1

Basal metabolic rate
A)is determined by an individual's age.
B)is elevated due to hypothyroidism.
C)is measured immediately after a meal.
D)increases as people age.
2

Essential amino acids include
A)alanine.
B)tyrosine.
C)proline.
D)methionine.
3

An individual consuming a diet deficient in Vitamin A may suffer from
A)scurvy.
B)dermatitis.
C)night blindness.
D)pernicious anemia.
4

Which of the following is not a circulating energy substrate?
A)Amino acids.
B)Fatty acids.
C)Glycerol.
D)Polysaccharides.
5

Adipose tissue
A)may secrete leptin to induce a feeling of satiety.
B)may secrete tumor necrosis factor-alpha to stimulate increased insulin sensitivity.
C)is derived muscle tissue.
D)increases in adults primarily through hypertrophy.
6

Which of the following hormones stimulates glycogen synthesis?
A)Glucagon.
B)Insulin.
C)Epinephrine.
D)Thyroxine.
7

Ketogenesis is stimulated by all of the following except
A)Glucagon.
B)Epinephrine.
C)Thryoxine.
D)Cortisol.
8

Which of the following is true concerning the pancreatic hormone secretion?
A)Insulin is secreted from alpha cells in response to elevated blood glucose.
B)Glucagon is secreted from alpha cells in response to decreased blood glucose.
C)Delta cells secrete insulin in response to elevated blood amino acid concentrations.
D)Elevated blood glucose stimulates glucagon secretion from the alpha cells.
9

Uncontrolled type I diabetes mellitus
A)stimulates increased tissue ketone utilization.
B)if untreated leads to convulsions and death.
C)stimulates hepatic glycogen synthesis.
D)results in hypotension.
10

Reactive hypoglycemia
A)occurs in response to excessive insulin secretion by beta cells.
B)is more common in adults predisposed to type I diabetes mellitus.
C)occurs most often following a small meal with few carbohydrates.
D)all of the above.
11

Prolonged hyperthyroidism results in
A)slowed reflexes.
B)impaired growth.
C)heat intolerance.
D)myxedema.
12

Which of the following is not true concerning growth hormone?
A)It stimulates the secretion of somatomedins from the liver.
B)Excessive secretion in an adult stimulates increased growth in height.
C)Increases the utilization of glucose by most tissues.
D)Inhibits proteins synthesis in most tissues.
13

The activity of osteoclasts
A)stimulates deposition of bone.
B)is stimulated by parathyroid hormone.
C)is inhibited by calcitonin.
D)is inhibited by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.
14

Adequate absorption of dietary Ca2+ requires
A)excessively low blood Ca2+.
B)calcitonin.
C)parathyroid hormone.
D)1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.
15

The activity of which hormone opposes that of parathyroid hormone?
A)1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.
B)estrogen.
C)testosterone.
D)calcitonin.








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