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Which cells are used first for energy storage in humans?
Which cells are used first for energy storage in humans?
- Adipose cells
- Pancreatic cells
- Liver cells
- Muscle cells (correct)
Where is excess energy stored when glycogen depots are full in humans?
Where is excess energy stored when glycogen depots are full in humans?
- Adipose cells (correct)
- Liver cells
- Pancreatic cells
- Muscle cells
What happens when fewer calories are taken in than expended?
What happens when fewer calories are taken in than expended?
- The body expends liver glycogen
- The body expends muscle glycogen
- The body expends fat
- All of the above (correct)
What hormone increases glucose transport into cells and stimulates glycogen synthesis in the liver?
What hormone increases glucose transport into cells and stimulates glycogen synthesis in the liver?
What hormone stimulates the liver to break down glycogen and release glucose into the blood?
What hormone stimulates the liver to break down glycogen and release glucose into the blood?
Where are insulin and glucagon produced in the body?
Where are insulin and glucagon produced in the body?
What can affect the circulating blood glucose level?
What can affect the circulating blood glucose level?
What factors control insulin secretion?
What factors control insulin secretion?
Which hormone increases blood glucose levels?
Which hormone increases blood glucose levels?
Which cells in the pancreas produce insulin?
Which cells in the pancreas produce insulin?
Which type of animal has a minimum metabolic rate called basal metabolic rate, BMR?
Which type of animal has a minimum metabolic rate called basal metabolic rate, BMR?
What is the term for the metabolic rate of a fasting, nonstressed ectotherm at a particular temperature?
What is the term for the metabolic rate of a fasting, nonstressed ectotherm at a particular temperature?
Which type of animal is more energetically costly in terms of metabolic rate?
Which type of animal is more energetically costly in terms of metabolic rate?
What is the term for the minimum metabolic rate animals must maintain for basic cell functions?
What is the term for the minimum metabolic rate animals must maintain for basic cell functions?
Which of the following conditions is required for basal metabolic rate, BMR?
Which of the following conditions is required for basal metabolic rate, BMR?
What is the term for the metabolic rate of a nongrowing endotherm at rest, with an empty stomach, and not experiencing stress?
What is the term for the metabolic rate of a nongrowing endotherm at rest, with an empty stomach, and not experiencing stress?
What is the term for the metabolic rate of a fasting, nonstressed ectotherm at a particular temperature?
What is the term for the metabolic rate of a fasting, nonstressed ectotherm at a particular temperature?
Which type of animal has a minimum metabolic rate called standard metabolic rate, SMR?
Which type of animal has a minimum metabolic rate called standard metabolic rate, SMR?
Which of the following conditions is required for standard metabolic rate, SMR?
Which of the following conditions is required for standard metabolic rate, SMR?
Which type of animal is more energetically costly in terms of metabolic rate?
Which type of animal is more energetically costly in terms of metabolic rate?
