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ATI Medical Surgical Endocrine Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
Growth hormone
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: GH enhances amino acid uptake and lipolysis.
Question 2 of 5
Which is TRUE?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Glucagon stimulates somatostatin secretion from D cells. It also increases insulin secretion, somatostatin inhibits it, diazoxide inhibits it, and K^+ depletion reduces it.
Question 3 of 5
The caloric value of protein is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Protein's caloric value is approximately 4-5.3 Kcal/g, with 5.3 being a standard estimate in some contexts, though 4 is more common; answer key indicates B.
Question 4 of 5
Under aerobic conditions, 1 mol glucose forms:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Aerobic metabolism yields 38 mol ATP per mol glucose via glycolysis, TCA cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.
Question 5 of 5
Iron:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Most iron absorption occurs in the duodenum/upper jejunum. Dietary iron is mostly ferric, ferritin stores thousands of atoms, ~70% of body iron is in hemoglobin, and absorption is ~10-15%.