Top 50+ Solved Endocrine and Gastrointestinal Tract MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. Regarding the respiratory quotient:

a. it is the ratio of CO2 to O2 at any time

b. RQ of fat is 0.8

c. increases with hyperventilation

d. increases in metabolic alkalosis

Q. Regarding basal metabolic rate:

a. it is higher in women

b. it is determined at rest within 12 hours after the last meal

c. increases by 18% for each 1°C of fever

d. is about 40Kcal/m2/h in an average man

  • d. is about 40Kcal/m2/h in an average man

Q. Which is NOT a high energy compound?

a. CoA

b. GGP

c. ITP

d. creatine phosphate

  • b. GGP

Q. Regarding carbohydrate metabolism:

a. glucokinase is increased in starvation

b. the breakdown of glycogen is called glycolysis

c. the direct oxidative pathway involves the breakdown of glucose through triose

d. the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA is irreversible

  • d. the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA is irreversible

Q. Which is NOT produced by the citric acid cycle?

a. NAD+

b. CO2

c. GTP

d. FADH2

  • a. NAD+

Q. Regarding electrolyte absorption:

a. cholera toxin binds to adenosine diphosphate ribose to the subunit of Gs, stimulative ATPase activity

b. active transport of Na+ into the small intestine enterocytes is coupled with the absorption of glucose

c. magnesium sulphate absorption is coupled with Na+ -K+ -ATPase pump

d. the Na+ -K+ ATPase pumps are located at the luminal membrane of the enterocyte

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