Description : The main sites for oxidative deamination are (A) Liver and kidney (B) Skin and pancreas (C) Intestine and mammary gland (D) Lung and spleen
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The enzyme glycerol kinase is low activity in (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Intestine (D) Adipose tissue
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Galactose is readily converted to glucose in (A) Liver (B) Intestine (C) Kidney (D) Adipose tissue
Description : Calcitriol synthesis involves (A) Both liver and kidney (B) Intestine (C) Adipose tissue (D) Muscle
Description : Free glycerol cannot be used for triglyceride synthesis in (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Intestine (D) Adipose tissue
Description : The essential amino acids (A) must be supplied in the diet because the organism has lost the capacity to aminate the corresponding ketoacids (B) must be supplied in the diet because the ... amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the organism at a rate adequate to meet metabolic requirements
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The essential amino acids (A) Must be supplied in the diet because the organism has lost the capacity to aminate the corresponding ketoacids (B) Must be supplied in the diet because the ... amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the organism at a rate adequate to meet metabolic requirements
Description : α-Oxidation of fatty acids occurs mainly in (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Muscles (D) Adipose tissue
Description : Galactose is synthesized from glucose in (A) Mammary gland (B) Intestine (C) Kidney (D) Adipose tissue
Description : Neutral fat is stored in (A) Liver (B) Pancreas (C) Adipose tissue (D) Brain
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The following is true about gluconeogenesis: a. it occurs in liver b. it occurs in kidney c. it occurs in adipose tissue d. it is inhibited by glucagon
Last Answer : it occurs in liver
Description : α-Oxidation i.e., the removal of one carbon at a time from the carboxyl end of the molecule has been detected in (A) Brain tissue (B) Liver (C) Adipose tissue (D) Intestine
Description : HDL is synthesized in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Intestine (D) Liver and intestine
Description : Chylomicron remnants are catabolised in (A) Intestine (B) Adipose tissue (C) Liver (D) Liver and intestine
Description : Apolipoprotein B-48 is synthesized in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Intestine (D) Liver and intestine
Description : Apolipoprotein B-100 is synthesised in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Intestine (D) Liver and intestine
Description : The normal route of calcium excretion is (A) Kidney (B) Kidney and Liver (C) Kidney and Intestine (D) Kidney, Intestine and Pancreas
Description : In human beings molybdenum is mainly absorbed from (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Intestine (D) Pancreas
Description : Calcium is excreted by (A) Kidney (B) Kidney and intestine (C) Kidney and liver (D) Kidney and pancreas
Description : The sites for gluconeogenesis are (A) Liver and kidney (B) Skin and pancreas (C) Lung and brain (D) Intestine and lens of eye
Description : The following co-enzyme is needed for the oxidative decarboxylation of ketoacids: (A) NADP+ (B) TPP (C) Folate coenzyme (D) Biotin coenzyme
Last Answer : B
Description : The enzyme glucose-6-phosphatase which catalyses the conversion of glucose 6-phosphate to glucose is not found in (A) Liver (B) Muscle (C) Intestine (D) Kidney
Description : The conversion of carotenoids to Vitamin A takes place in (A) Intestine (B) Liver (C) Kidney (D) Skin
Description : Esterification of cholesterol occurs mainly in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Muscles (D) Kidneys
Description : With respect to lipoprotein transport and metabolism in the body, the following statements are correct EXCEPT: 1) Arterial walls contain cells with LDL receptors. 2) Cholesterol is required for the ... is assembled in the extracellular space. 5) VLDL transformation to LDL occurs in adipose tissue.
Last Answer : Answers-3 Chylomicrons are formed in the gut from exogenous triacylglycerols and cholesterol. They are released into the lymph and thereby enter the blood.They are not formed in the liver.
Description : Inside which organ is the gallbladder located? A. Pancreas B. Liver (Answer) C. Kidney D. Small intestine
Last Answer : B. Liver (Answer)
Description : The enzyme systems for lengthening and shortening for saturating and desaturating of fatty acids occur in (A) Intestine (B) Muscle (C) Kidney (D) Liver
Description : Chain elongation of fatty acids in mammalian liver occurs in (A) Nucleus (B) Ribosomes (C) Lysosomes (D) Microsomes
Description : Glucose entry into the cells of the following organ/ tissue is highly dependent on the presence of insulin: A. Brain B. Liver C. Adipose tissue D. Kidney tubules
Last Answer : C. Adipose tissue
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning metabolic derangements in sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome which may follow progressive shock? a. Alterations in glucose ... The serum aromatic amino acids fall rapidly as they are actively used in oxidative metabolism
Last Answer : Answer: b, c A broad spectrum of metabolic abnormalities become apparent in sepsis and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome following shock. Disruption of the normal cycles of carbohydrate, ... acetyl coenzyme A. This results in reduced serum level of leucine, isoleucine and valine
Description : Thiamin diphosphate is required for oxidative decarboxylation of (A) α-Keto acids (B) α-Amino acids (C) Fatty acids (D) All of these
Description : 1-hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D3 takes place in (A) Liver (B) Kidneys (C) Intestine (D) Pancreas
Description : 25-hydroxylation of vitamin D3 takes place in (A) Liver (B) Kidneys (C) Intestine (D) Pancreas
Description : 1-hydroxylation of 25-OH vitamin D3 takes place in (A) Liver (B) Kidneys (C) Intestine (D) Pancreas
Description : Bile is produced by (A) Liver (B) Gall-bladder (C) Pancreas (D) Intestine
Description : The unwanted amino acids abstracted from the tissues are either used up by the tissue or in the liver converted into (A) Ammonia (B) Urea (C) Ammonium salts (D) Uric acid
Description : Which is NOT a correct association of tissues and hormones or functions? A) adipose tissue--leptin to regulate a feeling of fullness B) thymus--use of iodine to make thyroxine for ... insulin for regulation of blood glucose levels E) pancreas--glucagon for regulation of blood glucose levels
Last Answer : B) thymus--use of iodine to make thyroxine for regulation of body growth
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 : The enzyme glucose 6-phosphatase is present in (A) Liver (B) Muscle (C) Adipose tissue (D) Brain
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 : Vitamin A is stored in the body in (A) Liver (B) Adipose tissue (C) Reticuloendothelial cells (D) All of these
Description : Glycerol released from adipose tissue by hydrolysis of triglycerides is mainly (A) Taken up by liver (B) Taken up by extrahepatic tissues (C) Reutilised in adipose tissue (D) Excreted from the body FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 85
Description : Lipid stores are mainly present in (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Muscles (D) Adipose tissue
Description : Ketone bodies are synthesized in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Muscles (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
Description : Glucose-6-phosphatase is not present in (A) Liver and kidneys (B) Kidneys and muscles (C) Kidneys and adipose tissue (D) Muscles and adipose tissue
Last Answer : D
Description : Urea biosynthesis occurs mainly in the liver involving the number of amino acids: (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Description : Epinephrine increases the concentration of free fatty acids in plasma by increasing (A) Extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (B) Mitochondrial fatty acid chain elongation (C) Microsomal fatty acid chain elongation (D) Lipolysis in adipose tissue
Description : The output of free fatty acids from adipose tissue is reduced by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Growth hormone (D) Epinephrine