A major step in extracting energy from proteins is
A. beta oxidation.
B. glycogenolysis.
C. glycolysis.
D. deamination.
Answer: D
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One function of the brain's frontal lobe is
A. smell. B. verbal communication. C. hearing. D. speech interpretation. E. vision.
A type of transport protein found in the plasma membrane of cells lining the inside of the intestine allows sodium ions to diffuse down their concentration gradient. The ions move through the transport protein, and into the cell
These transport proteins will use the kinetic energy of the diffusing sodium ions to bring glucose into the cells as well. This transport protein would best be described as ________. A) a carrier protein B) a symporter C) a pump D) a channel
The period following an action potential during which a membrane cannot experience another action potential
a. is the absolute refractory period b. occurs during the time after the Na+ gates have opened until they are restored to their "closed but capable of opening" state c. prevents the action potential from spreading back over the part of the membrane where the impulse has just passed d. includes the time when Na+ gates are in a "closed and not capable of opening" state e. includes all of the above