When the body is starved of glucose, it will metabolize body fat to produce an alternate fuel for brain cells called

A) ketones.
B) glycogen.
C) leptin.
D) amines.


A

Health & Biomechanics

You might also like to view...

Which behavior pattern applies to type A individuals?

A. They take one thing at a time. B. They do not feel pressured or hurried. C. They seldom set their own deadlines. D. They are aggressive and competitive. E. They must be prodded into action.

Health & Biomechanics

The LPN is visiting her father who has been hospitalized with pneumonia. The LPN recognizes that her father has thick secretions and a frequent cough. Which of the following medications might the LPN inquire to help her father?

A. Triamcinolone (Azmacort) B. Aminophylline (Phyllocontin) C. Albuterol (Proventil) D. Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)

Health & Biomechanics

Because a particular antigen is far on the bacteria from another antigen, antibodies binding to these antigens

a. would activate complement only if antibodies bound to them underwent a comformational shift b. would activate complement only if antibodies bound to them were close enough for the Fc regions of the bound antibodies to bind different globular heads of the C1q molecule c. would activate complement only if antibodies bound to them underwent a comformational shift and would activate complement only if antibodies bound to them were close enough for the Fc regions of the bound antibodies to bind different globular heads of the C1q molecule d. none of the above

Health & Biomechanics

The times per week that an activity is performed is known as

A) frequency. B) intensity. C) time. D) type.

Health & Biomechanics