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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Body Temperature Regulation
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1. As the body progresses from the absorptive to the postabsorptive state, only the ________ continues to burn glucose while every other organ in the body mostly switches to fatty acids.
2. Vitamins are inorganic compounds that are essential for growth and good health.
3. In gluconeogenesis, during the postabsorptive state, amino acids and ________ are converted to glucose.
4. Glycogenesis begins when ATP levels are high, and glucose entering cells is phosphorylated to glucose-6-phosphate and converted to its isomer, glucose-1-phosphate.
5. Which of the following is not true of beta oxidation?
6. Which of the following molecules are considered key molecules at metabolic crossroads?
7. For use as fuel, all food carbohydrates are eventually transformed to glucose.
8. In order for amino acids to be oxidized for energy, the amine group (NH2) must be removed.
9. Which of the following statements best describes complete protein?
10. Glycolysis is a series of six chemical steps, most of which take place in the mitochondria.
11. Prostaglandins play a role in ________.
12. The term essential nutrient refers to the chemicals that can be interconverted in the liver so that the body can maintain life and good health.
13. A deficit of potassium can cause rickets.
14. Glycolysis is best defined as a catabolic reaction based upon the ________.
15. The body requires adequate supplies of only three minerals (calcium, sodium, chloride) and trace amounts of all others.
16. The primary function of carbohydrates is energy production within cells.
17. Peptides called NPY and AgRP are powerful appetite enhancers.
18. Which of the choices below describes the pathway of cellular respiration (the complete oxidation of glucose)?
19. Loss of heat in the form of infrared waves is termed ________.
20. Which of the following is not a function of LDLs?
21. Beta oxidation is the initial phase of fatty acid oxidation, and it occurs in the cytoplasm.
22. Except for lactose and some glycogen, the carbohydrates we ingest are mainly from animals.
23. Which of the choices below is not a major route of heat exchange?
24. Select the correct statement about proteins.
25. Triglycerides and cholesterol do not circulate freely in the bloodstream.

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