Nutrition_CH7_Metabolism

  1. Acetyl CoA is the common molecule to which carbohydrates and most fats and leucine are catabolized. What represents the breakdown products of odd chain fatty acids and glucogenic amino acids?




    D.
  2. What step in the Krebs cycle is associated with gluconeogenesis?




    B.
  3. Citrate is a Krebs cycle intermediate that moves from the mitochondria into the cytoplast to become the initiator of:




    D.
  4. Which cells primarily convert glucose into energy storage molecules during the fed state?




    A.
  5. In the human just after a meal, adipose tissue:




    D.
  6. Which of the following amino acids is most used to create glucose during early fasting?




    D.
  7. The lack of glucose 6-phosphatase causes glucose to be trapped:




    A.
  8. If you have not eaten anything for the 3 days, which part of the fed-fast cycle would you be in?




    C.
  9. The chief substrate for gluconeogenesis during the fasting state is:




    C.
  10. The fasting state is associated with a large loss of:




    A.
  11. A shift in metabolism from gluconeogenesis to glycolysis occurs during the:




    C.
  12. The fat derivatives that can be used by the brain for energy are:




    C.
  13. Branched-chain amino acids are used for synthesis of dispensable amino acids and for protein synthesis primarily by the:




    C.
  14. What two amino acids provide a disposal route for nitrogen produced from the catabolism of muscle amino acids?




    C.
  15. If your kidneys are not working efficiently, but your liver is working fine, you would expect to see:




    A.
  16. What amino acid is formed by many tissues from the combination of ammonia and glutamate to shuttle excess nitrogen from catabolized amino acids to the liver?




    B.
  17. One regulatory role of the nervous system is to:




    B.
  18. The GI hormones such as secretin and CCK that are secreted in response to glucose, amino acids, fatty acids and changes in acidity:




    D.
  19. Which hormone is primarily active only in prolonged starvation?




    C.
  20. Under the influence of glucagon, which of the following pathways is increased?




    B.
  21. Which of the following actions of insulin occurs within a few seconds?




    D.
  22. The primary role of insulin secretion is to direct energy metabolism during the:




    C.
  23. After 40 days of starvation, what amount of energy needs of the brain are supplied by ketones?




    C.
  24. Ketones are the preferred source of energy during prolonged starvation in the:




    D.
  25. The intensity of a submaximal workload is expressed as a percentage of the:




    B.
  26. During intense exercise, which of the following contributes maximally to the amount of ATP used by working muscles?




    B.
  27. At rest, the body's primary energy source is:




    A.
  28. Training enhances many factors which aid the athlete's ability to use oxygen, including:




    D.
  29. Hyperglycemia can be attributed to a primary failure of the beta-cells of the pancreas to secrete insulin or to:




    A.
  30. Dehydration can occur because of all of the following EXCEPT:




    C.
Author
PicOlio
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124675
Card Set
Nutrition_CH7_Metabolism
Description
Human Nutrition CH 7 - Integration and Regulation of Metabolism and the Impact of Exercise and Sport
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