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GLUCOSE MCQs

Total Questions : 21 | Page 2 of 3 pages
Question 11. How does insulin reduce blood glucose levels?
  1.    it breaks down glucose
  2.    promotes the release of glucose from cells through a transporter
  3.    promotes the uptake of glucose into cells through a transporter
  4.    it prevents the intestine from releasing glucose into the blood
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> promotes the uptake of glucose into cells through a transporter
Question 12. What class of biomolecule is glucose?
  1.    Carbohydrate
  2.    Protein
  3.    Nucleic Acid
  4.    Lipid
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Carbohydrate
Question 13. Homeostatic blood glucose controlling enzymes are produced in
  1.    the islets of Langehans in the pancreas
  2.    in the liver
  3.    Loop of henle in the kidneys
  4.    pituitary gland
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> the islets of Langehans in the pancreas
Question 14. What short term storage polysaccharide is glucose converted to?
  1.    Glucagon
  2.    Glycogen
  3.    Estrogen
  4.    Starch
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Glycogen
Question 15. Where is insulin produced?
  1.    alpha cells
  2.    beta cells
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> beta cells
Question 16. Where is glucagon produced?
  1.    alpha cells
  2.    beta cells
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> alpha cells
Question 17. What happens if glucose levels fall?
  1.    Insulin levels rise
  2.    glucagon levels rise
  3.    glucagon levels drop
  4.    glycogen levels rise
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> glucagon levels rise
Question 18. What cells in the body monitor blood glucose?
  1.    Pancreatic Cells
  2.    Liver Cells
  3.    Kidney Cells
  4.    Bladder Cells
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Pancreatic Cells
Question 19. What happens to the amount of insulin released if the blood glucose levels get low?
  1.    lots more is produced
  2.    nothing - low blood glucose has no effect on insulin levels
  3.    less / no insulin is produced
  4.    All of above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> less / no insulin is produced
Question 20. Liver uses fats and amino acids to create a glucose molecule
  1.    gluconeogenesis
  2.    glycogenolysis
  3.    glycogenesis
  4.    glyconemia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> gluconeogenesis

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