Exam 41: Nutrition and Metabolism

The basal metabolic rate is higher in all of the following situations except:

The Cori cycle is another term for the electron transport chain.

The amount of glycogen being made must be regulated because too much glycogen can upset the osmotic balance in the cell.

Glycolysis releases only about 25% of the energy stored in the bonds of a glucose molecule.

A hormone that stimulates the conversion of proteins to glucose is:

Some essential acids are used in the formation of phospholipids.

The hormone that raises blood sugar level by causing a shift to fat catabolism is:

The process of gluconeogenesis occurs in the:

Essential fatty acids are not synthesized by the body and thus must be obtained from the diet.

Which of the following is not true of ATP?

Muscle cells are able to break down glycogen and release the resulting glucose back into the blood.

Assimilation is an intracellular event.

Explain what is meant by oxidative phosphorylation.

In which of the following cells is glucose phosphorylation reversible?

List and explain factors that can influence BMR.

Iodine can be called a trace element and a micromineral.

Oxygen is required for the last step of glycolysis.

Explain why the mitochondria are referred to as power plants.

Carbohydrates are the body's first choice of energy. As such, they are used exclusively for catabolism.

Excess glucose and amino acids are converted to: