BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

HORMONES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does thyroxin do?
A
Controls appetite
B
Controls rate of metabolic processes
C
Controls heart and blood pressure
D
Controls sleep patterns
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -TH influences key metabolic pathways that control energy balance by regulating energy storage and expenditure (40, 127, 157). TH regulates metabolism primarily through actions in the brain, white fat, brown fat, skeletal muscle, liver, and pancreas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thyroxine is produced from the thyroid gland, which stimulates the metabolic rate. It controls the speed at which oxygen and food products react to release energy for the body to use. Thyroxine also plays an important role in growth and development. Its levels are controlled by negative feedback .

Detailed explanation-3: -Thyroxine is the main hormone secreted into the bloodstream by the thyroid gland. It plays vital roles in digestion, heart and muscle function, brain development and maintenance of bones.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thyroxine had a subtle effect on resting metabolic rate, increasing it by 4% (p = 0.059) without a change in resting ATP demand (i.e., ATP flux) of the vastus lateralis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thyroid hormones act on almost every kind of cell in your body to increase cellular activity or metabolism. If there is too much or too little thyroid hormone, the metabolism of your entire body is impacted.

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