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Which organ consumes the majority of daily glucose (75%)?
Which organ consumes the majority of daily glucose (75%)?
- Heart
- Brain (correct)
- Pancreas
- Liver
What are the other organs that utilize the remainder of glucose aside from the brain?
What are the other organs that utilize the remainder of glucose aside from the brain?
- Intestines and stomach
- Liver and kidneys
- Erythrocytes, skeletal muscle, and heart muscle (correct)
- Lungs and pancreas
What is the problem with storing glucose as it is inside the cell?
What is the problem with storing glucose as it is inside the cell?
- It will cause the cell to undergo apoptosis
- It will increase the osmotic pressure of the cell (correct)
- It will not affect the osmotic pressure of the cell
- It will decrease the osmotic pressure of the cell
What is the reason why the cell stores glucose as glycogen?
What is the reason why the cell stores glucose as glycogen?
What type of bonds join glucose monomers in glycogen?
What type of bonds join glucose monomers in glycogen?
What happens to the cell if it stores too much glucose inside?
What happens to the cell if it stores too much glucose inside?
What is the state of the body when it obtains glucose directly from the diet?
What is the state of the body when it obtains glucose directly from the diet?
What is the composition of glycogen?
What is the composition of glycogen?
Which organ consumes the most glucose daily?
Which organ consumes the most glucose daily?
Which of the following is NOT a tissue that utilizes glucose?
Which of the following is NOT a tissue that utilizes glucose?
Why is storing glucose as such inside the cell problematic?
Why is storing glucose as such inside the cell problematic?
What is the purpose of storing glucose as glycogen?
What is the purpose of storing glucose as glycogen?
What type of bonds join glucose monomers in glycogen?
What type of bonds join glucose monomers in glycogen?
What is the solubility of glycogen?
What is the solubility of glycogen?
What happens to the cell when glucose is stored inside it without being polymerized?
What happens to the cell when glucose is stored inside it without being polymerized?
In what state does the body obtain glucose directly from the diet?
In what state does the body obtain glucose directly from the diet?
