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Question #1 – True or False: Mankind has an inherent preference for sugary, salty and fatty foods, which contributes to the global obesity epidemic.
Question #2 – Which one of following statements about glycolysis and gluconeogenesis is correct?
A. All the reactions of glycolysis are freely reversible for gluconeogenesis.
B. Fructose cannot be used for gluconeogenesis in the liver because it cannot be phosphorylated to
fructose 6-phosphate.
C. Glycolysis can proceed in the absence of oxygen only if pyruvate is formed from lactate in
muscle.
D. Red blood cells only metabolize glucose by anaerobic glycolysis (and the pentose phosphate
pathway).
E. The reverse of glycolysis is the pathway for gluconeogenesis in skeletal muscle.
Question #3 – True or False: Optimum nutrition is a prerequisite for optimum health. It is, however, possible to be both over and under nourished at the same time.
Question #4 – The hormone that signals hunger from the stomach to the brain is:
A. GLP-1
B. Leptin
C. Neurotensin
D. Adiponectin
E. Ghrelin
F. PYY
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Question #1 – What organ system is most involved in hormone production?
Question #2 – As the magnitude of the stimulus in a homeostatic feedback loop increases, the magnitude of the resulting error signal ______________.
Question #3 – Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the lungs and through all cell membranes by ________.
A. osmosis
B. diffusion
C. filtration
D. active transport
Question #4 – Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The number of negative feedback systems in the body is much less than the number of positive feedback systems in the body
B. Positive feedback is ALWAYS detrimental to one’s health
C. Maintenance of blood glucose concentration at homeostatic levels is an example of negative feedback
D. All of the above are TRUE
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Question #1 – The optimum level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is _________.
A. 0.3%
B. 0.04%
C. 0.1%
D. 0.03%
Question #2 – True or False: There are more than 500 different known nutrients.
Question #3 – Excess glucose in the human body are stored as _______ in the liver.
A. glucose
B. glycogen
C. glycerol
D. glycerine
Question #4 – True or False: Nutrients should not be re-analyzed when new or improved methods of nutrient analysis are available.
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Question #1 – What is the smallest contractile unit of skeletal muscle consisting of the contractile proteins between Z lines?
Question #2 – A heart rate less than 60b/min is called?
Question #3 – How much can skeletal muscle shorten? (Answer should be a %)
Question #4 – The term used to describe the increase in ventilation corresponding to the development of metabolic acidosis, usually detected during an incremental exercise test?
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Question #1 – How many bones are there in the corpus of human beings?
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11
Question #2 – What type of bones performs the function of giving strength?
(a) Long bones (b) Regular bones
(c) Flat bones (d) Short bones.
Question #3 – Density of bones is greater in
(a) Men (b) Women
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above.
Question #4 – Which of the following is a joint of reciprocal innervations?
(a) Pivot joint (b) Saddle joint (c) Condyloid joint (d) Hinge joint
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Question #1 – Skeletal muscle burns how many mg’s of glucose each minute in continuous activity (such as when repetitively extending the human knee)?
Question #2 – Energy needed to perform short lasting, high intensity bursts of activity come from what source within muscle cells?
Question #3 – The Fick Equation best describes _________________?
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Question #1 – Proteins yield __________________ of energy per gram.
Question #2 – Enzymes are noticed by the suffix “__________________”
Question #3 – Compared to fat oxidation, carbohydrate oxidation_________________?
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You must correctly answer the five missions in your comment on this page below. Remember you have to have your correct answers posted by April 30, 2012. The winner will be selected at random and MUST have responded correctly to all five missions. FINAL HINT: The following missions will be available at the 1st Annual SC/AD Atlanta Regional clinic. Maybe even in your registrant grab bag. What five things would you find in a grab bag at a STT regional event?
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Mission #1 – They aren’t CDs.
Mission #2 – You will have to squeeze tighter.
Mission #3 – This one has a trigger on it.
Mission #4 – You will not even notice it is on.
Mission #5 – It makes you get strong instantly.
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