Metabolism 2

Question 1

Fasted is the _ state

Answer 1

Postabsorptive

Question 2

Blood glucose levels drop _ hours after eating (fasted)

Answer 2

Several

Question 3

When blood glucose levels drop _(fasted)

Answer 3

Pancreas releases glucagon

Question 4

Glucagon stimulates liver and adipose tissue to (fasted)

Answer 4

Metabolize glycogen stores

Question 5

When glycogen stores are metabolized _ (fasted)

Answer 5

Glucose released in bloodstream to be used as energy

Question 6

(Fasted) after prolonged fasting, fat stores in adipose tissue are _

Answer 6

Broken down into glycerol and fatty acid in the liver

Question 7

Prolonged fasting, fat stores broken down in liver into glycerol and fatty acid make _ bodies (fasted)

Answer 7

Ketone

Question 8

_ is used as fuel only as a last resort (fasted)

Answer 8

Protein

Question 9

Pancreatic islets are also known as _

Answer 9

Islets of Langerhans

Question 10

Pancreatic islets are a cluster of cells that secretes _

Answer 10

Hormone responsible for balancing metabolism

Question 11

Hormones that pancreatic islets secrete work to

Answer 11

Balance blood sugar levels as body oscillates between fed and faster state

Question 12

Insulin released from _ in islet of langerhans

Answer 12

Beta cells

Question 13

_ released from alpha cells in islets of Langerhans

Answer 13

Glucagon

Question 14

Calorie is another word for

Answer 14

Kilocalorie (kcal)

Question 15

1 calorie is the amount of energy it takes to

Answer 15

Raise temp of 1g of water by 1.8f

Question 16

The unit of measurement, calorie, is used to estimate how much

Answer 16

Energy is stored in the chemical bonds of food we eat

Question 17

Average man calories a day

Answer 17

2,500

Question 18

Average woman calories a day

Answer 18

2,000

Question 19

Your body might not gain the full amount of energy that

Answer 19

Is released from foods

Question 20

Your body may not gain full amount of energy from food because

Answer 20

Foods full of fiber take more energy to digest

Question 21

Two people may absorb

Answer 21

Different quantities of nutrients from same quantity of same food

Question 22

_ health determines how much energy your body absorbs from food

Answer 22

Gut

Question 23

Length of _ determines how much energy your body is able to absorb from food

Answer 23

Intestines

Question 24

Glucagon released from alpha cells is a _ response

Answer 24

Low blood sugar

Question 25

High blood sugar response is _

Answer 25

Insulin released from beta cells