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Where in the body is glycogen stored?
a. Red blood cell
b. Bone tissue
c. Liver
d. Gall bladder
12. What electrolyte controls water balance in the human body?
a. Sodium
b. Potassium
c. Magnesium
d. Calcium
13. Identify the most important way heat is lost from the body during exercise.
a. Conduction
b. Radiation
c. Evaporation
d. Convection
14. Which genetic term describes the appearance of an individual?
a. Karyotype
b. Genotype
c. Phenotype
d. Homozygous
15. Where does protein digestion begin in the human body?
a. Stomach
b. Small Intestine
c. Large Intestine
d. Mouth
Glycogen is stored in the liver.
12. Sodium controls water balance.
13. Radiation is the most significant way for heat loss to occur during rest (about 60% of body heat loss). Evaporation can account for aboutg 22% at rest. However, during exercise, the evaporation percentages increase substantially and can overtake the amount of heat loss due to radiation. It all depends on how much exercise is going on!
14. Appearance is phenotype. Genetic makeup is the genotype.
15. Protein digestion begins in the stomach. However, if we're including the concept of "mechanical digestion" and not just " chemical digestion" then we'd have to include the mouth since the process of chewing produces the bolus, an important step for all subsequent chemical digestion processes.