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 : 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 : Glucagon (A) Increases protein synthesis (B) Inhibits lipolysis in adipocytes (C) Increases gluconeogenesis in liver (D) Stimulates muscle glycogenolysis
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Epinephrine stimulates glycogenolysis in (A) Liver (B) Muscle (C) Liver and muscle (D) Kidney
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 : The metabolic actions of adrenaline include the following except: A. Glycogenolysis in liver and muscle B. Inhibition of neoglucogenesis in liver C. Lipolysis in adipose tissue D. Release of potassium from liver followed by its uptake
Last Answer : B. Inhibition of neoglucogenesis in liver
Description : Epinephrine causes in muscle: (A) Gluconeogenesis (B) Glycogenesis (C) Glycolysis (D) Glycogenolysis
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Glucagon enhances (A) Hepatic glycogenolysis (B) Muscle glycogenolysis (C) Hepatic glycogenesis (D) Lipogenesis
Last Answer : Answer : A
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 : Gastric Secretion is regulated by the hormone: (A) Glucagon (B) Gastrin (C) Epinephrin (D) ACTH
Description : Which one of the following statements is incorrect? (A) Insulin increases glucose phosphorylation (B) Insulin increases glycolysis (C) Insulin augments HMP shunt (D) Insulin promotes gluconeogenesis
Description : The affected organ in Mc Ardle’s syndrome is (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Liver and Heart (D) Skeletal muscle
Description : Keratan sulphate is found in abundance in (A) Heart muscle (B) Liver (C) Adrenal cortex (D) Cornea
Last Answer : D
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 : A person entering an empty room suddenly finds a snake right in front on opening the door. Which one of the following is likely to happen in his neuro-hormonal control system ? (1 ... across the cleft and transmit a nerve impulse (4) Hypothalamus activates the parasympathetic division of brain
Last Answer : (2) Sympathetic nervous system is activated releasing epinephrin and norepinephrin from adrenal medulla
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 : Ketone bodies are utilized by all tissues except Options: 1) Liver 2) Muscle 3) Heart 4) Kidney
Last Answer : Correct Answer: 1) Liver
Description : Metabolic rate of the following organ is not significantly affected by thyroxine: A. Brain B. Heart C. Liver D. Skeletal muscle
Last Answer : A. Brain
Description : 7.3 Metabolic rate of the following organ is not significantly affected by thyroxine: A. Brain B. Heart C. Liver D. Skeletal muscle
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 : Excessive secretion of glucocorticoids raises blood glucose by (A) Decreasing glycogenesis (B) Increasing glycogenolysis (C) Increasing gluconeogenesis (D) Inhibiting HMP shunt
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 : Epinephrine decreases (A) Glycogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Lipolysis
Description : Growth hormone increases (A) Protein synthesis (B) Lipogenesis (C) Glycogenolysis (D) All of these
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 : 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 : The main source of reducing equivalents (NADPH) for lipogenesis is (A) Pentose phosphate pathway (B) Citric acid cycle (C) Glycolysis (D) Glycogenolysis
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 : 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 : In ad ipose t issue prostag land ins decrease (A) Lipogenesis (B) Lipolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Glycogenolysis
Description : Conversion of Alanine to carbohydrate is termed: (A) Glycogenesis (B) Gluconeogenesis (C) Glycogenolysis (D) Photosynthesis
Last Answer : B
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 : Ribosomes similar to those of bacteria found in (A) Plant nuclei (B) Cardiac muscle cytoplasm (C) Liver endoplasmic reticulum (D) Neuronal cytoplasm
Description : Ribosomes similar to those of bacterial found in (A) Plant nucei (B) Cardiac muscle cytoplasm (C) Liver endoplasmic reticulum (D) Neuronal cytoplasm
Description : Insulin is required for the active uptake of glucose by most of the cells except (A) Muscle cells (B) Renal tubular cells (C) Adipocytes (D) Liver cells
Description : The structure which appears to be the only organ to add significant quantities of ketone bodies to the blood is (A) Brain (B) Erythrocytes (C) Liver (D) Skeletal muscle
Description : The enzyme glucose 6-phosphatase is present in (A) Liver (B) Muscle (C) Adipose tissue (D) Brain
Description : Tarui disease is characterized by the deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Liver phosphorylase (B) Muscle phosphorylase (C) Muscle and erythrocyte phosphofructokinase (D) Lysosomal acid maltase
Description : Her’s disease is characterized by deficiency of (A) Muscle phosphorylase (B) Liver phosphorylase (C) Debranching enzyme (D) Glycogen synthase
Description : Mc Ardle’s syndrome is characterized by the absence of (A) Liver phosphorylase (B) Muscle phosphorylase (C) Branching enzyme (D) Debranching enzyme
Description : The enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase which catalyses the conversion of glucose 6-phosphate to glucose is not found in (A) Liver (B) Muscle (C) Intestine (D) Kidney
Description : In the normal resting state of humans, most of the blood glucose burned as fuel is consumed by (A) Liver (B) Adipose tissue (C) Muscle (D) Brain
Description : The hydrolysis of glucose-6-PO4 is catalyzed by a phosphatase that is not found in which of the following? (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Muscle (D) Small intestine
Description : Calcitriol synthesis involves (A) Both liver and kidney (B) Intestine (C) Adipose tissue (D) Muscle