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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?

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?

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?

To make glucose less soluble Signup and view all the answers

What type of bonds join glucose monomers in glycogen?

α-1,4 and α-1,6 Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the cell if it stores too much glucose inside?

The cell will increase in volume and lyse Signup and view all the answers

What is the state of the body when it obtains glucose directly from the diet?

Well-fed state Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of glycogen?

A sparsely soluble branched polysaccharide Signup and view all the answers

Which organ consumes the most glucose daily?

Brain Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a tissue that utilizes glucose?

Lung tissue Signup and view all the answers

Why is storing glucose as such inside the cell problematic?

It increases osmotic pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of storing glucose as glycogen?

To decrease osmotic pressure Signup and view all the answers

What type of bonds join glucose monomers in glycogen?

α-1,4 and α-1,6 bonds Signup and view all the answers

What is the solubility of glycogen?

Sparsely soluble Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the cell when glucose is stored inside it without being polymerized?

The cell expands Signup and view all the answers

In what state does the body obtain glucose directly from the diet?

Well-fed state Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

Which organ consumes the majority of daily glucose (75%)?

What are the other organs that utilize the remainder of glucose aside from the brain?

What is the problem with storing glucose as it is inside the cell?

What is the reason why the cell stores glucose as glycogen?

What type of bonds join glucose monomers in glycogen?

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 composition of glycogen?

Which organ consumes the most glucose daily?

Which of the following is NOT a tissue that utilizes glucose?

Why is storing glucose as such inside the cell problematic?

What is the purpose of storing glucose as glycogen?

What type of bonds join glucose monomers in glycogen?

What is the solubility of glycogen?

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?

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