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Q1. What does insulin act to do?

a)Decrease blood glucose concentrations. ✔ ✗

b)Increase blood glucose concentrations. ✔ ✗

c)Make you feel hungry. ✔ ✗

d)Prevent you from feeling hungry. ✔ ✗

Q2. Insulin acts on liver, muscle and adipose tissues to cause what type of actions?

a)Storage of carbohydrates, fat and protein. ✔ ✗

b)Storage of carbohydrates, but release of fat and protein. ✔ ✗

c)Storage of carbohydrates and fat but release of protein. ✔ ✗

d)Release of carbohydrates, fat and protein. ✔ ✗

Q3. Insulin acts on the liver to reduce rate of glucose release by inhibiting which of the following actions?

a)Glycogenolysis. ✔ ✗

b)Glucose uptake. ✔ ✗

c)Glycogen synthesis. ✔ ✗

d)Glycolysis. ✔ ✗

Q4. What is the best description of insulin in the later stages of type 2 diabetes?

a)Insulin is deficient but no insulin resistance occurs. ✔ ✗

b)Insulin deficiency occurs as well as insulin resistance. ✔ ✗

c)Insulin is not involved in type 2 diabetes. ✔ ✗

d)Insulin resistance occurs with no loss of insulin. ✔ ✗

Q5. Which of the following is true about the role of insulin in protein metabolism?

a)Insulin increases release of amino acids from muscle. ✔ ✗

b)Insulin inhibits transport of amino acids into cells. ✔ ✗

c)Insulin promotes breakdown of proteins. ✔ ✗

d)Insulin promotes building up of proteins. ✔ ✗

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