Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The soft palate rises reflexively to open the nasopharynx when we swallow food.
2. Beta oxidation is the initial phase of fatty acid oxidation, and it occurs in the cytoplasm.
3. The increased use of noncarbohydrate molecules for energy to conserve glucose is called glucose sparing.
4. Except for lactose and some glycogen, the carbohydrates we ingest are mainly from animals.
5. The term essential nutrient refers to the chemicals that can be interconverted in the liver so that the body can maintain life and good health.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
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Heat energy is
A. energy that flows between objects with different temperatures. B. movement of ions or electrons. C. stored energy that could do work but is not doing so. D. energy that moves in waves. E. the form of energy that actually does work.
Using Figure 15.3, match the following:
1) Produces glucocorticoids.
2) Produces epinephrine.
3) Produces aldosterone.
4) Excess hormone levels result in Cushing’s syndrome.
5) Hormones mimic sympathetic nervous system neurotransmitters.
6) Produces androgens.
Nails are formed by the _____ layer.?
A) ?epidermal B) ?dermal C) ?hypodermal D) ?subcutaneous