with Complete Solutions
Which of the following is not a function of the liver? - Answer-Secretion of digestive
enzymes
__________ yield about 4 kcal/g when completely oxidized, whereas __________ yield
about 9 kcal/g. - Answer-Proteins and carbohydrates; fats
Which of the following is true concerning oxygen in regards to aerobic respiration? -
Answer-It is the final electron acceptor in aerobic respiration.
Which of the following is a product of glycolysis? - Answer-pyruvate
When should the basal metabolic rate be measured? - Answer-When a person first
rises in the morning
Where is most protein in the body found? - Answer-In the muscular system
Who would you expect to be in a state of negative nitrogen balance? - Answer-A patient
with muscle atrophy
Glycolysis and aerobic respiration collectively produce up to ____________ ATP per
glucose, whereas anaerobic fermentation produces __________. - Answer-32; 2
Approximately what percentage of the energy in a glucose molecule winds up in ATP
with the rest lost as body heat? - Answer-40
Where does HDL in the body come from? - Answer-The liver
Which of the following constitutes the so-called "bad cholesterol?" - Answer-Low-density
lipoproteins
Which of the following results in heat exhaustion? - Answer-Extreme electrolyte loss via
sweat
Which of the following represents the overall reaction for aerobic respiration? - Answer-
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
A nude body at a room temperature of 21°C (70°F) loses most of its heat by which
process? - Answer-Radiation
The liver performs all of the following functions except __________. - Answer-producing
insulin and glucagon