12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism

Question 1

What do hepatocytes do?

Answer 1

Responsible for the maintenance of blood glucose levels by glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis in response to
pancreatic hormone stimulation.

*In Liver

Question 2

What does the liver help process?

Answer 2

Lipids, cholesterol, bile, urea, and toxins.

Question 3

How does Adipose tissue respond to insulin?

Answer 3

Stores lipids

Question 4

How does Adipose tissue respond to epinephrine?

Answer 4

Releases Lipid

Question 5

What happens to metabolism of resting skeletal muscle?

Answer 5

Conserves carbohydrates in glycogen stores and uses
free fatty acids from the bloodstream

Question 6

What happens to metabolism of active skeletal muscle?

Answer 6

Uses anaerobic metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation of glucose, direct phosphorylation from creatine phosphate, or fatty acid oxidation, depending on fiber type and exercise duration.

Question 7

What source of energy does cardiac muscle use?

Answer 7

Uses fatty acid oxidation in both the well-fed and
fasting states.

Question 8

What does brain use for energy?

Answer 8

Glucose in all metabolic states.