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Chapter 10a: Special Topic: Diabetes Mellitus
Multiple Choice Quiz
Multiple Choice Quiz
This activity contains 18 questions.
Insulin causes the blood glucose levels to fall, but glucagon causes those levels to rise. The relationship between the two hormones would be said to be _____.
synergistic
expressive
permissive
antagonistic
The risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus include _____.
being overweight
being a member of a high-risk population
All of the options listed are correct.
family history
The risk factors for type 1 diabetes mellitus include _____.
family history
being overweight
inactivity
All of the options listed are correct.
Type 1 diabetes mellitus was previously called _____.
adult-onset diabetes
non-insulin-dependent diabetes
diabetes insipidus
juvenile-onset diabetes
Type 2 diabetes mellitus was previously called _____.
non-insulin-dependent diabetes
juvenile-onset diabetes
diabetes insipidus
insulin-dependent diabetes
When a pregnant woman develops diabetes mellitus it is called _____.
type 2 diabetes mellitus
diabetes insipidus
type 1 diabetes mellitus
gestational diabetes
Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed through _____.
exercise
lifestyle interventions
weight loss
All of the options listed are correct.
The primary risk factor for type 2 diabetes is _____.
obesity
being a member of a high risk population
family history
viral infection
Having a high blood glucose level is called _____.
macrosomia
hyperglycemia
hypoglycemia
diabetic ketoacidosis
Physical symptoms of type 1 diabetes include _____.
unexplained weight loss
increased thirst
All of the symptoms listed are correct.
frequent urination
After a meal, blood glucose levels increase and stimulate the secretion of which hormone?
glucagon
insulin
glycogen
pancreatisome
Midmorning, blood glucose levels fall and stimulate the secretion of which hormone?
glucagon
insulin
pancreatisome
glycogen
Which is the most common form of diabetes?
They are all about the same frequency.
diabetes insipidus
type 1 diabetes mellitus
type 2 diabetes mellitus
Type 1 diabetes _____.
lowers cells' sensitivity to insulin
occurs only in adults
occurs only with obesity
involves the immune system attacking and killing pancreas cells that make insulin
Long-term complications of diabetes include _____.
increased risk for high blood pressure and atherosclerosis
increased risk for kidney failure
impaired sensation in the hands and feet
All the complications listed are correct.
A fasting blood glucose test level of _________________ is considered normal.
50 mg/dl to 69 mg/dl
70 mg/dl to 99 mg/dl
100 mg/dl to 125 mg/dl
126 mg/dl or higher on two separate tests
A fasting blood glucose test level of _________________ indicates diabetes.
50 mg/dl to 69 mg/dl
70 mg/dl to 99 mg/dl
100 mg/dl to 125 mg/dl
126 mg/dl or higher on two separate tests
A fasting blood glucose test level of _________________ indicates prediabetes.
50 mg/dl to 69 mg/dl
70 mg/dl to 99 mg/dl
100 mg/dl to 125 mg/dl
126 mg/dl or higher on two separate tests
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