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#Question id: 20288
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
The effects of insulin on nutrient flow are given below:
a. Increases glycogen formation
b. Increases glycogenolysis
c. Decreases gluconeogenesis
d. Increases lipolysis
e. Increases protein synthesis
Choose the correct combination:
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#Question id: 20287
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Match the medications to their main action:
|
1. Thiazolidinediones |
a. to control plasma glucose |
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2. Metformin |
b. cause additional release of
insulin by the pancreas |
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3. Sulfonylureas |
c. suppress liver glucose
production |
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4. Insulin |
d. increase insulin sensitivity |
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#Question id: 20286
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Except for that portion of the insulin that combines with receptors in the target cells, the remainder is degraded by the enzyme _____?
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#Question id: 20285
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
Which of the following is CORRECT?
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#Question id: 20284
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
What is the importance of C-peptide in proinsulin?
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#Question id: 20283
#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
The following statements regarding to the pancreas and its function.
a. The pancreas is composed of two major types of tissues, (1) the acini, which secrete digestive juices into the duodenum, and (2) the islets of Langerhans, which secrete insulin and glucagon directly into the blood.
b. The islets contain three major types of cells, alpha, beta, and delta cells
c. The beta cells, constituting about 25 percent of all the cells of the islets, lie mainly in the middle of each islet and secrete insulin and amylin.
d. The alpha cells, about 60 percent of the total, secrete glucagon and the delta cells, about 10 percent of the total, secrete somatostatin.