GLUT is an example of:

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: GLUT transporters (e.g., GLUT4) facilitate glucose diffusion across membranes, not requiring energy directly.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Cholera toxin increases cAMP, opening Cl^- channels, causing diarrhea. Na^+/glucose co-transport remains effective (basis for ORS).

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Acetylcholine stimulates glucagon via vagal input; somatostatin inhibits, FFAs and α-agonists can stimulate, GABA has less direct effect.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Aldosterone is classified as a mineralocorticoid. It promotes conservation of water by acting on the kidneys to retain sodium in exchange for potassium, which is excreted in the urine.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Endocrine disorders are caused by an imbalance in the production of hormone or by an alteration in the body's ability to use the hormones produced. Primary endocrine dysfunction means that an endocrine gland is either oversecreting or undersecreting hormone(s). Tumor or hyperplasia of the endocrine gland may lead to hypersecretion. Infection, mechanical damage, or an autoimmune response may be an inflammatory response in a gland and lead to hyposecretion. Secondary endocrine dysfunction occurs from factors outside the gland itself. Medications, trauma, hormone therapy, and other factors may cause secondary dysfunction. Long periods of limited mobility do not cause endocrine disorders.