Description : The structure which appears to be the only organ to add significant quantities of ketone bodies to the blood is (A) Brain (B) Erythrocytes (C) Liver (D) Skeletal muscle
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : All the following statements correctly describe ketone bodies except (A) They may result from starvation (B) They are present at high levels in uncontrolled diabetes (C) They include—OH β-butyrate and acetone (D) They are utilized by the liver during long term starvation
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Ketone bodies serve as a fuel for (A) Extrahepatic tissues (B) Hepatic tissues (C) Erythrocytes (D) Mitochondria
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : All the following statements regarding ketone bodies are true except (A) They may result from starvation (B) They are formed in kidneys (C) They include acetoacetic acid and acetone (D) They may be excreted in urine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Ketone bodies are synthesized from fatty acid oxidation products by which of the following organs? (A) Liver (B) Skeletal muscles (C) Kidney (D) Brain
Description : Ketone bodies are synthesized in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Muscles (D) Brain
Description : Which one of the following tissues can metabolize glucose, fatty acids and ketone bodies for ATP production? a. Liver b. Muscle c. Brain d. R.B.C
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : Ketone bodies are formed in (A) Kidney (B) Liver (C) Heart (D) Intestines
Description : All the following statements about ketone bodies are true except (A) Their synthesis increases in diabetes mellitus (B) They are synthesized in mitchondria (C) They can deplete the alkali reserve (D) They can be oxidized in the liver
Description : All of the following tissue are capable of using ketone bodies except (A) Brain (B) Renal cortex (C) R.B.C. (D) Cardiac muscle
Description : Rapoport-Luebering cycle is located in (A) Liver (B) Muscles (C) Brain (D) Erythrocytes
Description : Glycolysis is anaerobic in (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Kidneys (D) Erythrocytes
Description : Answer: b, c The body contains fuel reserves which it can mobilize and utilize during times of starvation or stress. By far the greatest energy component is fat, which is calorically dense since it ... liver and free glucose have a trivial caloric value of less than 1000 kcal for a 70 kg male
Last Answer : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the indications and administration of nutritional support to cancer patients? a. Preoperative nutritional support should be provided to all ... total parenteral nutrition solutions maintain integrity of the small bowel e. None of the above
Description : Ketone bodies are utilized by all tissues except Options: 1) Liver 2) Muscle 3) Heart 4) Kidney
Last Answer : Correct Answer: 1) Liver
Description : Acetyl CoA required for de novo synthesis of fatty acids is obtained from (A) Breakdown of existing fatty acids (B) Ketone bodies (C) Acetate (D) Pyruvate
Description : Acetyl-CoA can be formed from (A) Pyruvate (B) Fatty acids (C) ketone bodies (D) All of these
Description : In humans under normal conditions loss of ketone bodies via urine is usually less than (A) 1 mg/24 hr (B) 4 mg/24 hr (C) 8 mg/24 hr (D) 10 mg/24 hr
Description : The concentration of ketone bodies in the blood does not normally exceed (A) 0.2 mmol/L (B) 0.4 mmol/L (C) 1 mmol/L (D) 2 mmol/L
Description : All the following correctly describe the intermediate 3-OH-3-methyl glutaryl CoA except (A) It is generated enzymatically in the mitochondrial matrix (B) It is formed in the cytoplasm (C) It inhibits the first step in cholesterol synthesis (D) It is involved in the synthesis of ketone bodies
Description : Which of the following products of triacylglycerol breakdown and subsequent β-Oxidation may undergo gluconeogenesis? (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Porpionyl CoA (C) All ketone bodies (D) Some amino acids
Description : A pathway that requires NADPH as a cofactor is (A) Fatty acid oxidation (B) Extra mitochondrial denovo fatty acid synthesis (C) Ketone bodies formation (D) Glycogenesis
Description : The acetyl CoA formed on β-oxidation of all long chain fatty acids is metabolized under normal circumstances to (A) CO2 and water (B) Cholesterol (C) Fatty acids (D) Ketone bodies
Description : An enzyme required for the synthesis of ketone bodies as well as cholesterol is (A) Acetyl CoA carboxylase (B) HMG CoA synthetase (C) HMG CoA reductase (D) HMG CoA lyase
Description : In human and other ureotelic organisms, the end product of amino acid nitrogen metabolism: (A) Bile acids (B) Ketone bodies (C) Urea (D) Barium sulphate
Description : What test is used to identify ketone bodies in urine?
Last Answer : Rotheraís test.
Description : Utilisation of ketone bodies by peripheral tissues needs which enzyme?
Last Answer : Succinyl CoA dependent thiophorase.
Description : Ketone bodies are formed in which tissue?
Last Answer : Liver.
Description : What are ketone bodies?
Last Answer : Aceto acetate, beta hydroxy butyric acid, and acetone.
Description : Glycophorin is present in cell membranes of (A) Erythrocytes (B) Platelets (C) Neutrophils (D) Liver
Description : HMP shunt is present in (A) Erythrocytes (B) Liver (C) Testes (D) All of these
Description : Prothrombin is synthesised in (A) Erythrocytes (B) Reticulo-endothelial cells (C) Liver (D) Kidneys
Description : Non-protein nitrogenous substances in blood are raised in (A) Starvation (B) Liver damage (C) Renal failure (D) All of these
Description : In the normal resting state of human most of the blood glucose burnt as fuel is consumed by (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Adipose tissue (D) Muscles
Description : In the normal resting state of humans, most of the blood glucose burned as fuel is consumed by (A) Liver (B) Adipose tissue (C) Muscle (D) Brain
Description : The normal resting state of humans, most of the blood glucose burnt as “fuel” is consumed by (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Kidneys (D) Adipose tissue
Last Answer : B
Description : The presence of ketone bodies in urine are indicative of ?
Last Answer : The presence of ketone bodies in urine are indicative of ? A. Diabetes insipidus B. Diabetes mellitus C. Starvation D. Both 2 and 3
Description : presence of ketone bodies in urine is called
Last Answer : presence of ketone bodies in urine is called
Description : Which one of the following is an abnormal constituent of urine? (1) Creatinine (2) Urea (3) Uric acid (4) Ketone bodies
Last Answer : (4) Ketone bodies Explanation: Ketone bodies are three watersoluble compounds that are produced as byproducts when fatty acids are broken down for energy in the liver. Two of the three are ... exceeds the rate of utilization, their concentration in blood increases, this is known as ketonemia.
Description : Insulin release from pancreatic β cells is augmented by the following except: A. Ketone bodies B. Glucagon C. Vagal stimulation D. Alfa adrenergic agonists
Last Answer : D. Alfa adrenergic agonist
Description : Which one of the following is an abnormal constituent of urine ? (1) Creatinine (2) Urea (3) Uric acid (4)Ketone bodies
Last Answer : Ketone bodies
Description : Schizont stage of Plasmodium occurs in human (a) erythrocytes (b) liver cells (c) erythrocytes and liver cells (d) erythrocytes, liver cells and spleen cells
Last Answer : (c) erythrocytes and liver cells
Description : Synthesis of the following enzymes is increased during starvation. (A) Digestive enzymes (B) Gluconeogenic enzymes (C) Urea cycle enzymes (D) Glucokinase
Description : During starvation, the first reserve nutrient to be depleted is (A) Glycogen (B) Proteins (C) Triglycerides (D) Cholesterol
Description : Glucose is the only source of energy for (A) Myocardium (B) Kidneys (C) Erythrocytes (D) Thrombocytes
Description : A unique by-product of glycolysis in erythrocytes is (A) Lactate (B) 1, 3-Biphosphoglycerate (C) 2, 3-Biphosphoglycerate (D) All of these
Description : The pentose phosphate pathway protects erythrocytes against hemolysis by assisting the enzyme: (A) Superoxide dismutase (B) Catalase (C) Glutathionic peroxidase (D) Cytochrome oxidase ENZYMES 149
Description : In the erythrocytes, the net production of ATP molecules by the Rapport-Leubering pathway is (A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8
Description : Erythrocytes under normal conditions and microorganisms under anaerobic conditions may accumulate (A) NADPH (B) Pyruvate (C) Phosphoenolpyruvate (D) Lactate
Description : In erythrocytes, 2, 3-biphosphoglycerate is derived from the intermediate: (A) Glyeraldehyde-3-phosphate (B) 1, 3-Biphosphoglycerate (C) 3-Phosphoglycerate (D) 2-Phosphoglycerate