REMOVAL EXAMINATION

Question 1

stimulate glucose production in the liver and thereby to maintain adequate plasma glucose concentrations.

Answer 1

glucagon

Question 2

is the stored form of glucose that’s made up of many connected glucose molecules

Answer 2

Glycogen

Question 3

is your body’s main source of energy

Answer 3

Glucose

Question 4

process by which glycogen, the primary carbohydrate stored in the liver and muscle cells of animals, is broken down into glucose to provide immediate energy and to maintain blood glucose levels during fasting.

Answer 4

glycogenolysis

Question 5

another way to get more glucose into your blood that’s effective but requires energy.

Answer 5

gluconeogenesis

Question 6

is the pathway that splits carbohydrate (glucose or stored glycogen) in order to generate ATP to power cellular work.

Answer 6

Glycolysis