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1. Insulin a. promotes the insertion of additional glucose transporters in the p

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Question

1. Insulin a. promotes the insertion of additional glucose transporters in the plasma membranes of insulin-dependent cells b. stimulates glycogenesis and inhibits glycogenolysis. c. secretion is increased in response to a fall in blood glucose concentration. d. two of these answers. e. all of these answers. 2. Which of the following is not an outcome of insulin secretion? a. increases GLUT-4 mobilization. b. promotes glucose uptake by neural tissue. c. inhibits lipolysis. d. promotes glycogenesis. e. encourages protein synthesis. 3. Which of the following does not stimulate insulin secretion? a. elevated blood amino acid concentration. b. gastrointestinal hormones. c. a fast-food hamburger. d. starvation. e. elevated blood glucose concentration. 4. Excess circulating glucose: a. is stored as glycogen b. is transformed to fatty acids and glycerol c. can eventually be converted to triglycerides d. both (a) and (b) e. all of the above 5. Increased levels of which of the following hormones would not result in increased blood fatty acid levels? a. glucagon b. growth hormone

Explanation / Answer

1. - b

2. - b

3. - d

4. - e

5. - d

6. - d

7. - a

8. - true

9. - false

10. - true

11. - true

12. - true

13. - true