Author Question: Adipose tissue plays an important insulating role in the body. People with minimal adipose tissue ... (Read 179 times)

burchfield96 · **on:** Aug 20, 2018

Adipose tissue plays an important insulating role in the body. People with minimal adipose tissue

A. have difficulty regulating body temperature and therefore have difficulty staying warm.
B. do not benefit from the cooling effects of adipose tissue.
C. cannot mount any physiological responses to compensate for their lack of adipose tissue.
D. rely on natural day-to-day fluctuations in the amount of adipose tissue to provide insulation.

Question 2

One advantage of storing excess energy as triglycerides as compared to storing it as glycogen is that

A. triglycerides are stored with water, creating the perfect environment for chemical reactions to release energy.
B. one gram of triglycerides contains over twice the amount of energy as one gram of carbohydrate.
C. one gram of triglycerides contains over twice the amount of energy as one gram of protein.
D. triglyceride storage in the liver makes energy readily available for this highly active organ.