. Currently, most of Homer’s body cells are using glucose tomake ATP.    His adipose cells are taking in fatty acidsand storing them as triglycerides. He probably had a doughnut______, and his liver cells are probably _______ glycogen.

  Recently; synthesizing

   Many hours ago; synthesizing

   Many hours ago; breaking down

   Recently; breaking down

2. Which of the following is FALSE regarding calcium:

a. calcium is required for proper blood clotting

b. the parathyroid glands monitor blood calcium

c. calcitonin causes calcium to be deposited in bone in adultsbut not children

d. calcitriol is required for proper absorption of dietarycalcium

e .calcium is part of some second-messenger systems

3 Connie visits her doctor after she stumbles on her stairwayand incurs a bone fracture. Her physician conducts a bone densitytest and determines that her bones are very thin for her age. Hethen takes a blood sample and finds that she has extremely elevatedlevels of Ca2+ in her blood. Which structure in her body is he mostlikely to suspect a problem with?

a The thyroid gland

b. The kidneys

c. The parathyroid glands

d The adenohypophys

4. Which of the following is NOT a peptide hormone?

  Glucagon

   Insulin

   Erythropoietin

   Progesterone

5 Which of the following would diffuse across the membrane ofits target cell?

  Epinephrine

   Oxytocin

   Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

   Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone

   Tri-iodothyronine