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: 11940

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following is filtered most readily by the glomerular capillaries?

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#Question id: 11941

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Under conditions of normal renal function, which of the following is true of the concentration of urea in tubular fluid at the end of the proximal tubule?

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#Question id: 11942

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A patient’s urine is collected for 2 hr, and the total volume is 600 ml during this time. Her urine osmolarity is 150 mOsm/L, and her plasma osmolarity is 300 mOsm/L. What is her “free water clearance”?

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#Question id: 11944

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The maximum clearance rate possible for a substance that is totally cleared from the plasma is equal to which of the following?

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#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A patient has the following laboratory values: arterial pH = 7.13, plasma HCO3− = 15 mEq/L, plasma chloride concentration = 118 mEq/L, arterial Pco2 = 28 mm Hg, and plasma Na+ concentration = 141 mEq/L. What is the most likely cause of his acidosis?

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#Question id: 12070

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 26-year-old man develops glomerulonephritis, and his GFR decreases by 50% and remains at that level. For which of the following substances would you expect to find the greatest increase in plasma concentration?