Exam 24: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation

When a person's hypothalamic thermostat is set to a higher level and the actual body temperature is below that level, the person may .

Low body temperature due to excessive cold is called .

Figure 24.1Using Figure 24.1, match the following: -Define amino acid pool and explain how the pool is maintained even though we excrete amino acids daily.

Hank, a 17- year- old high school student, suffered a heart attack during a recreational swim. An autopsy revealed that he had had atherosclerosis and that his death had been caused by coronary artery disease. What might have been the cause of this disease that usually strikes a person much older than Hank?

Anabolism includes reactions in which .

What is the significance of the fact that monosaccharides are phosphorylated immediately upon entry into cells?

Glycolysis is best defined as a catabolic reaction based upon the .

Which of the choices below is not a major route of heat exchange?

Which of the following statements is a false or incorrect statement?

Figure 24.1Using Figure 24.1, match the following: -Involves sugar activation, sugar cleavage, and oxidation and ATP formation.

Cholesterol, though it is not an energy molecule, has importance in the body because it .

Which of the following does not occur in the mitochondria?

The patient is 52 years old and has a history of hypertension. His cholesterol level is 245. He states his job is very stressful and he is recently going through a divorce. He admits to being overweight and has an inactive lifestyle. His father died of a stroke at age 60. He is worried about having a heart attack and/or stroke and wishes to change his lifestyle. The nurse encourages the patient to eat more fish. Explain why eating more fish would be of benefit for this patient.

The primary function of cellular respiration is to _ .

Figure 24.1Using Figure 24.1, match the following: -How is the postabsorptive state controlled and initiated?

The primary function of carbohydrates is energy production within cells.

The increased use of noncarbohydrate molecules for energy to conserve glucose is called glucose sparing.

In gluconeogenesis, during the postabsorptive state, amino acids and _ are converted to glucose.

Glucose can be obtained from _.

Except for lactose and some glycogen, the carbohydrates we ingest are mainly from animals.