Since mature adipocytes do not divide, how can adults gain weight?
What will be an ideal response?
Adipocytes contain a fat-filled vacuole that can fill or empty, causing the cell to gain or lose volume.
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Name the proenzymes that the pancreas secretes. Which one is involved in the activation of the other proenzymes? What are their active forms?
What will be an ideal response?
The olfactory bulbs and nerves develop as an evagination from the ________.
A. telencephalon B. myelencephalon C. mesencephalon D. neural crest cells E. diencephalon
What are the starch-digesting enzymes in the saliva and pancreatic juice called?
A. Lipases B. Peptidases C. Nucleases D. Amylases E. Lysosymes
List three functions suggested for melatonin in humans
A) regulate blood glucose, regulate calcium ion concentration, regulate blood volume B) regulate blood glucose, regulate lipid storage, increase melanocyte production C) regulate blood pressure, regulate blood volume, regulate blood pH D) maintain circadian rhythms, control the timing of sexual maturation, protect against damage by free radicals E) control serotonin production, regulate the "fight or flight" response, control metabolism