Quiz: Nutrient Homeostasis

Review your notes on metabolic regulation and answer the following questions.




Fill-in Answer Correct False Correct Answer
1. Name the two energy stores produced in the liver.
2. Triacylglycerol produced in the liver travels through the circulation packaged in ______.
3. All of the following metabolize fatty acids for energy during the postabsorptive state EXCEPT [skeletal muscle cells, adipocytes, liver cells, neurons, fibroblasts].
4. Insulin stimulates glucose uptake by increasing the number of ________ on the cell membrane.
5. What type of neuron stimulates insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells?
6. Name the hormone that stimulates the enzyme hormone-sensitive lipase.
7. Which of the following increases in the circulation as a result of hormone-sensitive lipase stimulation? [insulin, glucagon, glucose, fatty acids, VLDL]
8. Which of the following is associated with an increase in hepatic glucose production? [insulin, glucagon, absorptive state, glycogen synthesis, ketogenesis]
9. Name a hormone that inhibits glucagon secretion.


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