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Which process is stimulated by the rise in blood glucose concentration after food ingestion?
Which process is stimulated by the rise in blood glucose concentration after food ingestion?
- Glucose uptake by the tissues (correct)
- Glycogen formation by the liver
- Fatty acid breakdown to ketone bodies
- Protein synthesis
What is the effect of insulin on fatty acid breakdown?
What is the effect of insulin on fatty acid breakdown?
- It stimulates fatty acid breakdown to ketone bodies
- It has no effect on fatty acid breakdown
- It promotes lipid synthesis
- It inhibits fatty acid breakdown to ketone bodies (correct)
What is the role of insulin in postprandial glucose metabolism?
What is the role of insulin in postprandial glucose metabolism?
- It has no role in postprandial glucose metabolism
- It promotes glycogen breakdown by the liver
- It promotes glucose uptake by the tissues (correct)
- It inhibits protein synthesis
