Description : Hepatic glycogenoloysis is increased by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Glucocorticoids ENZYMES 163
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Glycogenoloysis is increased by (A) Glucagon (B) Insulin (C) Epinephrine (D) cAMP
Description : Protein anabolism is stimulated by (A) ACTH (B) Testosterone (C) Glucagon (D) Epinephrine
Description : All the following hormones promote hyperglycemia except (A) Epinephrine (B) Norepinephrine (C) Insulin (D) Glucagon
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : This hormone has disulphide group: (A) Glucagon (B) Insulin (C) T4 (D) Epinephrine
Description : Whcih of the following hormone does not activate adenylate cyclase? (A) Epinephrine (B) Glucagon (C) Parathyroid hormone (D) Insulin
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The primary stimulus for insulin secretion is increased. (A) Blood level of epinephrine (B) Blood level of glucagon (C) Blood level of glucose (D) Water intake
Description : HMG-CoA reductase activity is increased by administration of the hormone: (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Glucocorticoids
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The output of free fatty acids from adipose tissue is reduced by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Growth hormone (D) Epinephrine
Description : The desaturation and chain elongation system of polyunsaturated fatty acid are enhanced by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Thyroxine
Description : The hormone activating the glycogen synthase activity is (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) ACTH
Description : Release of free fatty acids from adipose tissue is increased by all of the following except (A) Glucagon (B) Epinephrine (C) Growth hormone (D) Insulin
Description : Reactivation of inactive liver phosphorylase is normally favoured by (A) Insulin (B) Epinephrine (C) ACTH (D) Glucagon
Last Answer : D
Description : Gluconeogenesis is decreased by (A) Glucagon (B) Epinephrine (C) Glucocorticoids (D) Insulin
Description : Which of the following regulates lipolysis in adipocytes? (A) Activation of fatty acid synthesis mediated by CAMP (B) Glycerol phosphorylation to prevent futile esterification of fatty acids (C) ... result of hormone stimulated increases in CAMP levels (D) Activation of CAMP production by Insulin
Description : Glucagon release from pancreas is stimulated by: A. High blood glucose level B. Insulin C. Somatostatin D. Adrenaline
Last Answer : D. Adrenaline
Description : Which hormones do stimulate the production of pancreatic juice and bicarbonate? (a) Angiotensin and epinephrine (b) Gastrin and insulin (c) Cholecystokinin and secretin (d) Insulin and glucagon
Last Answer : (c) Cholecystokinin and secretin
Description : Which pair of hormones has opposite, antagonistic effects? A) insulin--glucagon B) insulin--progesterone C) estrogen--thyroxin D) thyroxin--parathyroid hormone E) epinephrine--norepinephrine
Last Answer : A) insulin--glucagon
Description : A 55-year-old male undergoes a total abdominal colectomy. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the hormonal response to the surgical procedure? a. Adrenocorticotropic ... in serum insulin and a fall in glucagon accelerate hepatic glucose production and maintain gluconeogenesis
Last Answer : Answer: a, c One of the earliest consequence of a surgical procedure is the rise in levels of circulating cortisol that occur in response to a sudden outpouring of ACTH ... hepatic glucose production, and, with other hormones (epinephrine and glucocorticoids), gluconeogenesis is maintained
Description : Hepatic abnormalities have been noted in adults since the beginning of hyperalimentation. Which of the following statements are true? A. Hepatic steatosis appears to be associated with an overload ... insulin-glucagon ratio are thought to be causative of hepatic steatosis in experimental animals.
Last Answer : Answer: AD DISCUSSION: The most common metabolic complication of TPN in adults is hepatic steatosis. Unlike the hepatic abnormalities in children, which may progress to cholestasis, liver damage, ... glucagon, which is elicited by certain amino acids, results in the mobilization of hepatic lipid
Description : Adrenaline raises blood glucose level by the following actions except: A. Inducing hepatic glycogenolysis B. Inhibiting insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells C. Augmenting glucagon secretion from pancreatic α cells D. Inhibiting peripheral glucose utilization
Last Answer : D. Inhibiting peripheral glucose utilization
Description : The absorption of glucose in the digestive tract (A) Occurs in the small intestine (B) Is stimulated by the hormone Glucagon (C) Occurs more rapidly than the absorption of any other sugar (D) Is impaired in cases of diabetes mellitus
Last Answer : A
Description : A cup of strong coffee would be expected to (A) Interfere with synthesis of prostaglandins (B) Decrease the effects of Glucagon (C) Enhance the effects of epinephrine (D) Provide the vitamin nicotinic acid
Description : Epinephrine increases all of the following except (A) Glycogenolysis in muscles (B) Lipolysis in adipose tissue (C) Gluconeogenesis in muscles (D) Glucagon secretion
Description : A cup of strong coffee would be expected to (A) Interfere with the synthesis of prostaglandins (B) Decrease the effect of glucagon (C) Enhance the effect of epinephrine (D) Provide the vitamin nicotinic acid
Description : Glucagon enhances (A) Hepatic glycogenolysis (B) Muscle glycogenolysis (C) Hepatic glycogenesis (D) Lipogenesis
Description : All the following hormones use cAMP as a second messenger except (A) Estrogen (B) FSH (C) Luteinizing (D) Glucagon
Description : What is correct to say about the hormone action in humans? (a) Glucagon is secreted by β-cells of islets of Langerhans and stimulates glycogenolysis. (b) Secretion of thymosins is stimulated ... receptors on ovarian cell membrane. (d) FSH stimulates the secretion of estrogen and progesterone.
Last Answer : (c) In females, FSH first binds with specific receptors on ovarian cell membrane.
Description : What is correct to say about the hormone action in humans ? (1) FSH stimulates the secretion of estrogen and progesterone (2) Glucagon is secreted by -cells of Islets of Langerhans and ... stimulated with aging (4) If females, FSH first binds with specific receptors on ovarian cell membrane
Last Answer : (4) If females, FSH first binds with specific receptors on ovarian cell membrane
Description : True statements about aldosterone include: a. secretion is mainly under the control of adrenocorticotrophic (ACTH) hormone secretion b. increases hepatic gluconeogenesis c. its secretion is stimulated by angiotensin d. in the kidney, mainly acts on the proximal convoluted tubules
Last Answer : its secretion is stimulated by angiotensin
Description : Name important enzymes that are stimulated by Insulin.
Last Answer : Phospho fructo kinase, glycogen synthase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, acetyl CoA carboxylase.
Description : What are the pathways stimulated by insulin?
Last Answer : Glycolysis, glycogen synthesis, HMP shunt pathway, lipogenesis.
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the neuroendocrine responses to shock? a. Sympathetic nerve endings release epinephrine which is responsible for greater than 80% ... injury and sepsis d. The renin-angiotensin axis further augments the sympathetic-mediated vasoconstriction
Last Answer : Answer: c, d The neuroendocrine response to shock attempts to achieve restoration of effective blood volume, mobilization of metabolic substrates, and maintenance of central ... . Angiotensin II is an extremely effective vasoconstrictor that further augments sympathetic-mediated vasoconstriction
Description : TSH stimulates the synthesis delete (A) Thyroxine (B) Adrenocorticoids (C) Epinephrine (D) Insulin
Description : Zinc is involved in storage and release of (A) Histamine (B) Acetylcholine (C) Epinephrine (D) Insulin
Description : The desaturation and chain elongation system of polyunsaturated fatty acids are greatly diminished in the absence of (A) Insulin (B) Glycagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Thyroxine
Description : A characteristic feature of marasmus is (A) Severe hypoalbuminemia (B) Normal epinephrine level (C) Mild muscle wasting (D) Low insulin and high cortisol level
Description : Cyclic AMP is formed from ATP by the enzyme adenylate cyclase which is activated by the hormone: (A) Insulin (B) Epinephrine (C) Testosterone (D) Progesterone
Last Answer : B
Description : Which one of the following hormones is derived most completely from tyrosine? (A) Glucagon (B) Thyroxine (C) Insulin (D) Prostaglandins
Description : Which of the following statements is correct? (A) Thyroxine inhibits utilization of glucose (B) Insulin increases utilization of glucose (C) Glucagon promotes muscle glycogenolysis (D) Insulin inhibits lipogenesis from carbohydrates
Description : It is unique that the following single antidiabetogenic hormone effectively counter acts the several diabetogenic hormones: (A) Glucagon (B) Glucocorticoids (C) Insulin (D) Growth hormone
Description : This pancreatic hormone promotes hypogenesis: (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Stomato station (D) Pancreozymine
Description : Which of the following does not have disulphide bond? (A) Oxytocin (B) Vasopressin (C) Insulin (D) Glucagon
Description : Which of the following hormones are synthesized as prehormones (A) Vasopressin and oxytocin (B) Growth hormone and insulin (C) Insulin and parathyroid hormone (D) Insulin and Glucagon
Description : This pancreatic hormone increases the blood-sugar level: (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Pancreozymin (D) Pancreatic polypeptide
Description : Activation of IRS-1, PI-3 kinase and GRB2 is brought about by (A) Glucagon (B) Insulin (C) Prolactin (D) IGF-2
Description : Secretion of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I is promoted by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Growth hormone (D) Somatomedin C
Description : Diabetes insipidus is caused by deficient secretion of (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Vasopressin (D) Oxytocin