Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Both growth hormone and epinephrine increase the blood concentration of glucose.
2. Like carbohydrates, fats are primarily energy foods.
3. When the body uses fats for energy, it converts them to a form of glucose and puts them through glycolysis.
4. People with diabetes mellitus burn much more glucose than they do fats.
5. The result of fat anabolism is adipose tissue.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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The thymus is in the mediastinum behind the sternum.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A ________ (singular) is the name for the cylinder shape that erythrocytes form as they line up in single file for passage through the smallest blood vessels.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Prostaglandins are considered paracrines
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Kidneys maintain acid-base balance in the body by
a. removing hydrogen ions from all the sources in the body. b. excreting bicarbonate ions rapidly when acidity of body fluid decreases. c. secreting ammonia into the urine. d. removing hydrogen ions and secreting ammonia into the urine. e. removing hydrogen ions, secreting ammonia into the urine, and excreting bicarbonate ions when body fluid acidity decreases.