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Insulin: The Fat Storing Hormone
Thursday, January 26th, 2012hormone control…………thank you :) M/C homework?
Friday, May 20th, 20111. Which of the following statements about hormones is incorrect?
a. They circulate in blood or hemolymph.
b. They communicate messages throughout the body.
c. Not all cells respond to a particular hormone.
d. They travel through a dedicated pathway.
e. They are secreted into the extracellular fluid.
2. Prostaglandins are local regulators whose basic structure is derived from
a. steroids.
b. fatty acids.
c. oligosaccharides.
d. nitric oxide
e. amino acids.
3. What happens when beta cells of the pancreas release insulin into the blood?
a. Blood glucose levels rise to a set point and stimulate glucagon release.
b. Body cells take up more glucose.
c. Alpha cells are stimulated to release glucose into the blood.
d. The liver breaks down glycogen to glucose.
e. Body cells take up more glucose, and alpha cells are stimulated to release glucose into the blood.