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 : Glucagon enhances (A) Hepatic glycogenolysis (B) Muscle glycogenolysis (C) Hepatic glycogenesis (D) Lipogenesis
Last Answer : Answer : A
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 : The harmone acting directly on intestinal mucosa and stimulating glucose absorption is (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Thyroxine (D) Vasopressin
Description : Adrenaline raises blood glucose level by the following actions except (a) Inducing hepatic glycogenolysis (b) Inhibiting insulin secretion from pancreatic ß cells (c) Augmenting glucagons secretion from pancreatic a cells (d) Inhibiting peripheral glucose utilization
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : Which is NOT a correct association of tissues and hormones or functions? A) adipose tissue--leptin to regulate a feeling of fullness B) thymus--use of iodine to make thyroxine for ... insulin for regulation of blood glucose levels E) pancreas--glucagon for regulation of blood glucose levels
Last Answer : B) thymus--use of iodine to make thyroxine for regulation of body growth
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
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Growth hormone increases (A) Protein synthesis (B) Lipogenesis (C) Glycogenolysis (D) All of these
Description : Which is incorrect ? Epinephrin promotes the glycogenolysis in (A) Muscle (B) Liver (C) Heart (D) None of these
Description : This pancreatic hormone promotes hypogenesis: (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Stomato station (D) Pancreozymine
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning metabolic derangements in sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome which may follow progressive shock? a. Alterations in glucose ... The serum aromatic amino acids fall rapidly as they are actively used in oxidative metabolism
Last Answer : Answer: b, c A broad spectrum of metabolic abnormalities become apparent in sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome following shock. Disruption of the normal cycles of carbohydrate, ... acetyl coenzyme A. This results in reduced serum level of leucine, isoleucine and valine
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 one of the following hormones is derived most completely from tyrosine? (A) Glucagon (B) Thyroxine (C) Insulin (D) Prostaglandins
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Acromegaly results due to excessive release of (A) Thyroxine (B) Growth hormone (C) Insulin (D) Glucagon
Description : Chromium is potentiator of (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Thyroxine (D) Parathromone
Description : The desaturation and chain elongation system of polyunsaturated fatty acid are enhanced by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Thyroxine
Description : Phlorizin inhibits (A) Renal tubular reabsorption of glucose (B) Glycolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Glycogenolysis
Description : Which of the following hormone increases the absorption of glucose from G.I.T? (A) Insulin (B) Throid hormones (C) Glucagon (D) FSH
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 : Epinephrine increases all of the following except (A) Glycogenolysis in muscles (B) Lipolysis in adipose tissue (C) Gluconeogenesis in muscles (D) Glucagon secretion
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 : 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 : Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus)? (a) Insulin, glucagon (b) Thyroxine, insulin (c) Somatostatin, oxytocin (d) Cortisol, testosterone
Last Answer : (d) Cortisol, testosterone
Description : A receptor which itself has enzymatic property is: A. Insulin receptor B. Progesterone receptor C. Thyroxine receptor D. Glucagon receptor
Last Answer : A. Insulin receptor
Description : Insulin: a. has a half-lilfe of 60 minutes b. stimulate glycolysis in liver and muscle c. stimulate lipogenesis in liver and fat tissues d. is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum of the beta cells
Last Answer : is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum of the beta cells
Description : Which of the following represents the action of insulin? (a) Increases blood glucose level by stimulating glucagon production. (b) Decreases blood glucose levels by forming glycogen. (c) ... promoting cellular uptake of glucose. (d) Increases blood glucose levels by hydrolysis of glycogen.
Last Answer : (b) Decreases blood glucose levels by forming glycogen
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 : 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 : Lipogenesis in body starts when (a) Glucose combines with glycerol (b) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are occupied (c) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are scanty (d) Blood sugar level is high
Last Answer : (b) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are occupied
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 : Insulin increases the permeability of glucose across the plasma membrane of muscle cells by (A) Acting on adenylate cycle (B) By loosening the integrity of the membrane (C) Through Ca2 ... membrane cruting the hexose carries of intracellular organelles and making them fuse with the plasma membrane
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 : Growth hormone causes hyperglycemia. It is a result of (A) Decreased peripheral utilization of glucose (B) Decreased hepatic production via gluconeogenesis (C) Increased glycolysis in muscle (D) Decrersed lipolysis
Description : Thyrotropin exerts the following actions on the thyroid gland except: A. Increases vascularity B. Inhibits proteolysis of thyroglobulin C. Induces hyperplasia and hypertrophy D. Promotes iodide trappin
Last Answer : B. Inhibits proteolysis of thyroglobulin
Description : 16.18 Thyrotropin exerts the following actions on the thyroid gland except: A. Increases vascularity B. Inhibits proteolysis of thyroglobulin C. Induces hyperplasia and hypertrophy D. Promotes iodide trapping
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 : 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 : This pancreatic hormone increases the blood-sugar level: (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Pancreozymin (D) Pancreatic polypeptide
Description : In contrast to a patient undergoing an elective operation, which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning a patient who has suffered a multiple trauma? a. Basal metabolic rates are ... is similar to their composition in skeletal muscle d. Fat and protein stores are rapidly depleted
Last Answer : Answer: b, d The degree of hypermetabolism is generally related to the severity of injury. Patients with long-bone fractures have a 15-25% increase in metabolic rate, whereas metabolic ... in injured subjects, if unfed, severely injured patients rapidly deplete their fat and protein stores
Description : Hormone that binds to intracellular receptor is (A) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (B) Thyroxine (C) Follicle stimulating hormone (D) Glucagon
Description : Long-term thiazide therapy can cause hyperglycaemia by: A. Reducing insulin release B. Interfering with glucose utilization in tissues C. Increasing sympathetic activity D. Increasing corticosteroid secretion
Last Answer : A. Reducing insulin release
Description : Synthesis of Glucose from amino acids is termed as (A) Glycolysis (B) Gluconeogenesis (C) Glycogenesis (D) Lipogenesis
Last Answer : B
Description : is a hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood? (1) Glucogen (2) Thyroxine (3) Oxytocin (4) Insulin
Last Answer : (4) Insulin Explanation: Insulin is a hormone that allows our body to use sugar (glucose) from carbohydrates in the food that we eat for energy or to store glucose for future use. Insulin ... or too low (hypoglycemia), Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets.
Description : ______ is a hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood (1) Glucogen (2) Thyroxine (3) Oxytocin (4) Insulin
Last Answer : Insulin
Description : Glucagon secretion increases (A) After a carbohydrate-rich meal (B) After a fat-rich meal (C) When blood glucose is high (D) When blood glucose is low
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