Individuals with McArdle's disease cannot break down glycogen. How would this affect substrate utilization during exercise?
What will be an ideal response?
These individuals cannot rely on glycogen stores during exercise. Therefore, carbohydrates are available to them
through only two pathways: gluconeogenesis and exogenous glucose. As a result, they must rely mostly on fat
oxidation for energy.
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During lipolysis,
A) triglycerides are converted into molecules of acetyl-CoA. B) triglycerides are broken down into glycerol and fatty acids. C) lipids are converted into glucose molecules. D) lipids are formed from excess carbohydrates. E) lipids are metabolized to yield ATP.
A late nineteenth century technique to treat trigeminal neuralgia was to inject alcohol into the trigeminal ganglion, which destroys all of the sensory fibers in the ganglion. Once the procedure was successfully implemented, the patient would:
A) be unable to chew. B) lose sensation from all areas of his face except the area overlying the parotid gland and some of the auricle C) lose sensation from just the area overlying the body and ramus of the mandible. D) lose sensation from just the midface area. E) lose all sensation from his tongue.
________ (color) fibers are slow (oxidative) fibers.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is the sequence of layers from the lumen to the outer wall of the digestive tract?
A) mucosa, submucosa, serosa, muscularis externa B) mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa C) serosa, submucosa, mucosa, muscularis externa D) submucosa, mucosa, serosa, muscularis externa E) submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa, mucosa