1. A/an _______________ protein lacks one or more essential amino acids.

2. In the postabsorptive state, glycogen is hydrolyzed to liberate glucose. This process is called _______________.

3. Synthesis of glucose from amino acids or triglycerides is called _______________.

4. The major nitrogenous waste resulting from protein catabolism is _______________.

5. The organ that synthesizes the nitrogenous waste in the preceding question is the _______________.

6. The absorptive state is regulated mainly by the hormone _______________.

7. The temperature of organs in the body cavities is called _______________.

8. The feeding center, satiety center, heat-losing center, and heat-promoting center are nuclei located in part of the brain called the _______________.

9. The brightly colored, iron-containing, electron-transfer molecules of the mitochondrial inner membrane are called _______________.

10. The flow of H⁺ from the intermembrane space to the mitochondrial matrix creates an electrical current used by the enzyme _______________ to make ATP.

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