Exam 41: Nutrition and Metabolism

The hormone that has a tendency to inhibit fat catabolism is:

Which of the following is not considered a micronutrient?

The hormone leptin is frequently given to people undergoing chemotherapy to stimulate their appetite.

Both the appetite and the satiety center are found in the hypothalamus.

Which of the following vitamins is not stored in significant amounts in the body and must be continually supplied to the diet?

Glucagon increases the activity of:

Carbohydrates must be converted to which molecule before entering the citric acid cycle?

Deamination, the splitting off of an amino group from an amino acid molecule to form a molecule of ammonia and one of keto acid, is the first step in protein:

An increase of body temperature of 1 degree Celsius will necessitate an increase in metabolism of approximately:

Waiting until after a 12- to 18-hour postabsorptive period had past would be necessary to obtain an accurate measure of the basal metabolic rate.

High blood concentrations of LDLs are associated with atherosclerosis.

Nutrition can be defined in part as the process by which the organism ingests, digests, absorbs, transports, utilizes, and excretes food substances.

Energy released and used for forming ATP comes from the ionization of oxygen.

The process of splitting glycogen is called:

Metabolism requires the use of enzymes to catalyze chemical reactions.

The body has the ability to make two vitamins: vitamins D and K.

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -The use the body makes of foods after they have been digested, absorbed, and circulated to cells

Which of the following is most indicative of a normal blood sugar level?

Catabolism of fatty acids, without any other food product availability, causes the production of:

Heat released in catabolism is used as an energy source for cell functions.