easy · MCAT bio-biochem
A 22-year-old patient with Type 1 diabetes is prescribed exogenous insulin to manage blood glucose levels.
Which of the following correctly describes the chemical nature of insulin?
- A steroid hormone derived from cholesterol.
- A small nonpolar molecule that freely crosses cell membranes.
- A peptide hormone consisting of 51 amino acids.
- An amine hormone derived from a single tyrosine residue.
Sign up free to see the explanation and track your rank →
More MCAT bio-biochem practice
- In the human ear, sound waves cause fluid in the cochlea to… — Which cells are responsible
- An electrophysiologist observes a neuron at its resting memb… — Which ion is primarily res
- Which organelle would you expect to be exceptionally well-developed in these cells?
- What genetic term describes a single gene influencing multiple seemingly unrelated traits?
- Which structure is most likely dysfunctional?
- A researcher discovers that a population of bacteria survives exposure to an antibiotic be
- A patient is admitted to the emergency department with a sev… — How does this patient's O_
- Which molecule acts as a 'fluidity buffer' in animal cell membranes?