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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Glucagon (A) Increases protein synthesis (B) Inhibits lipolysis in adipocytes (C) Increases gluconeogenesis in liver (D) Stimulates muscle glycogenolysis
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Glucagon enhances (A) Hepatic glycogenolysis (B) Muscle glycogenolysis (C) Hepatic glycogenesis (D) Lipogenesis
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The main source of reducing equivalents (NADPH) for lipogenesis is (A) Pentose phosphate pathway (B) Citric acid cycle (C) Glycolysis (D) Glycogenolysis
Description : In ad ipose t issue prostag land ins decrease (A) Lipogenesis (B) Lipolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Glycogenolysis
Description : Select the correct matching of a hormone, its source and function. Hormone Source Function (a) Vasopressin Posterior Increases loss pituitary of water through urine (b) Norepine- Adrenal ... (d) Prolactin Posterior Regulates growth pituitary of mammary glands and milk formation in females
Last Answer : (b) Norepine- Adrenal Increases heart phrine medulla beat, rate of respiration and alterness
Description : Synthesis of Glucose from amino acids is termed as (A) Glycolysis (B) Gluconeogenesis (C) Glycogenesis (D) Lipogenesis
Last Answer : B
Description : The blood sugar raising action of the hormone of suprarenal cortex is due to (A) Glyconeogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Glucagon like activity (D) due to inhibition of glomerular filtration of glucose
Description : Which hormone promotes cell division , protein synthesis and bone growth
Last Answer : Which hormone promotes cell division , protein synthesis and bone growth A. ADH B. ACTH C. PTH D. GH
Description : 16.3 Actions of growth hormone include the following except: A. Increased protein synthesis B. Increased fat utilization C. Increased carbohydrate utilization D. Glucose intolerance
Last Answer : C. Increased carbohydrate utilization
Description : Insulin: a. is secreted as a pro-insulin b. increases protein synthesis c. is required for glucose uptake in all tissues d. is a steroid hormone
Last Answer : is secreted as a pro-insulin
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 : With regard to interleukins: a. IL-2 is produced mainly by CD8+ cells b. IL-3 stimulates the growth of haemopoietic stem cells c. IL-4 increases the production of IL-1 d. IL-6 stimulates acute phase protein synthesis
Last Answer : IL-6 stimulates acute phase protein synthesis
Description : The sequence of amino acids in human growth hormone and the synthesis were done by (A) Sanger (B) Krebs (C) Chah Holi (D) Molisch
Description : All the following statements about FSH are true except (A) It is a tropic hormone secreted by anterior pituitary (B) Its secretion is increased by gonadotropin releasing hormone (C) It acts on Sertoli cells (D) It increases the synthesis of testosterone
Last Answer : Answer : D
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: a. is secreted by beta-islet cell of pancreas b. is a polypeptide hormone c. has a positive cardiac inotropic effect d. causes gluconeogenesis in the liver e. causes glycogenolysis in the liver
Last Answer : is a polypeptide hormone
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 : ADH or vasopressin is (a) enzyme that hydrolyses peptides (b) hormone secreted by pituitary that promotes reabsorption of water from glomerular filtrate (c) hormone that promotes glycogenolysis (d) energy rich compound connected with muscle contraction.
Last Answer : (b) hormone secreted by pituitary that promotes reabsorption of water from glomerular filtrate
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 : Function of Vitamin A: (A) Healing epithelial tissues (B) Protein synthesis regulation (C) Cell growth (D) All of these
Description : The first protein synthesized by recombinant DNA technology was (A) Streptokinase (B) Human growth hormone (C) Tissue plasminogen activator (D) Human insulin
Description : Phosphorylated IRS-1 activates GRB-2 which is (A) G-protein receptor binding protein-2 (B) Growth factor receptor binding protein-2 (C) Growth hormone receptor binding protein-2 (D) Glucocorticoid receptor binding protein-2 226 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : Insulin increases (A) Protein synthesis (B) Fatty acid synthesis (C) Glycogen synthesis (D) All of these
Description : Higher rate of lipogenesis is associated with (A) High proportion of carbohydrate in diet (B) Restricted caloric intake (C) High fat diet (D) Deficiency of insulin
Description : Mitochondrial lipogenesis requires (A) bicarbonate (B) biotin (C) acetyl CoA carboxylase (D) NADPH
Description : The following metabolic abnormalities occur in Diabetes mellitus except (A) Increased plasma FFA (B) Increased pyruvate carboxylase activate (C) Decreased lipogenesis (D) Decreased gluconeogenesis
Description : Most hormone receptors are localized on the cell membrane and transduce hormone binding into altered levels of intracellular messengers. A limited number of intracellular receptors do exist. Which of ... protein serves as an inhibitor protein blocking the DNA-binding domain of the steroid receptor
Last Answer : Answer: a, d Although most hormone and other messenger receptors are extracellular, intracellular receptors have been identified. The hormone messengers involved for these receptors are primarily ... DNA-binding domain of the receptor. Activation involves the dissociation of the inhibitor protein
Description : Which does NOT occur in a cell stimulated by a steroid hormone? A) The steroid hormone enters the cell by crossing the plasma membrane. B) The hormone binds to a receptor molecule in the ... activates certain genes. E) DNA is transcribed, mRNA is translated, and the result is protein synthesis.
Last Answer : C) The second messenger cyclic AMP is stimulated by the hormone-receptor complex. D) The hormone-receptor complex binds the chromatin and activates certain genes.
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning pharmacologic agents used to accelerate wound healing? a. A number of these agents are now currently approved for use in ... healing in chronic wounds d. Growth hormone functions by promoting fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis
Last Answer : Answer: b, c Currently there are no approved clinical agents that accelerate normal healing. Although a number of clinical trials are in progress, no agents are currently ... hormone administration significantly accelerates donor site healing, presumably due to its effects in minimizing catabolism
Description : 6.9 For therapeutic use, growth hormone is obtained from: A. Recombinant DNA technique B. Human cadaver pituitaries C. Porcine pituitaries D. Chemical synthesis
Last Answer : A. Recombinant DNA technique
Description : Epinephrine causes in muscle: (A) Gluconeogenesis (B) Glycogenesis (C) Glycolysis (D) Glycogenolysis
Description : Which is incorrect ? Epinephrin promotes the glycogenolysis in (A) Muscle (B) Liver (C) Heart (D) None of these
Description : Excessive secretion of glucocorticoids raises blood glucose by (A) Decreasing glycogenesis (B) Increasing glycogenolysis (C) Increasing gluconeogenesis (D) Inhibiting HMP shunt
Description : Epinephrine decreases (A) Glycogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Lipolysis
Description : The maineffecting of glucagons is to increase (A) Glycolysis in muscles (B) Glycogenolysis in muscles (C) Glycogenolysis in liver (D) Glycogenesis in liver
Description : Following is a normal overnight fast and a cup of black coffee, a diabetic woman feels slightly nausious and decides to skip breakfast. However she does take her shot of insulin. This may result in (A) Heightened glycogenolysis (B) Hypoglycemia (C) Increased lipolysis (D) Glycosuria
Description : Insulin stimulates (A) Hepatic glycogenolysis (B) Hepatic glycogenesis (C) Lipolysis (D) Gluconeogenesis
Description : Epinephrine stimulates glycogenolysis in (A) Liver (B) Muscle (C) Liver and muscle (D) Kidney
Description : The glycerol for fatty acid esterification in adipocytes is (A) For the most part, derived from glucose (B) Obtained primarily from phosphorylation of glycerol by glycerol kinase (C) Formed from gluconeogenesis (D) Formed from glycogenolysis ENZYMES 153
Description : Phlorizin inhibits (A) Renal tubular reabsorption of glucose (B) Glycolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Glycogenolysis
Description : In glycogenolysis, the enzyme which transfers a trisaccharide unit from one branch to the other exposing 1→ 6 branch point is (A) Phosphorylase (B) α-[1→ 4]→ α-[1→ 4]→ Glucan transferase (C) Amylo [1→ 6] glucosidase (D) Amylo[1→ 4]→ [1→ 6] transglucosidase
Description : The process of breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver and pyruvate and lacate in the muscle is known as (A) Glyogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Cellular degradation
Description : During glycolysis of glucose the energy liberated in the absence of oxygen is known as (A) Oxygenesis (B) Glyconeogenesis (C) Glycogenolysis (D) Anaerobic fermentation
Description : Conversion of Alanine to carbohydrate is termed: (A) Glycogenesis (B) Gluconeogenesis (C) Glycogenolysis (D) Photosynthesis
Description : The blood sugar raising action of the hormones of suprarenal cortex is due to (A) Gluconeogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Glucagon-like activity (D) Due to inhibition of glomerular filtration
Last Answer : A
Description : Which hormones enhance glycogenolysis?
Last Answer : Adrenaline and glucagon causes glycogenolysis.
Description : What is the main enzyme for glycogenolysis?
Last Answer : Glycogen phosphorylase.
Description : What is glycogenolysis?
Last Answer : Degradation of glycogen to glucose.
Description : An amino acid used for the synthesis of thyroid hormone is (A) Tyrosine (B) Tryptophan (C) Histidine (D) Proline