Description : Most animal tissues contain appreciable amounts of lipid, when in the form of depot fat it consists largely of (A) Cholesterol ester (B) Phosphatides (C) Chylomicrons (D) Triacylglycerol
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The major storage form of lipids is (A) Esterified cholesterol (B) Glycerophospholipids (C) Triglycerides (D) Sphingolipids
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : When the stired triacylglycerol is lipolysed in the adipose tissue blood levels of _____ increased. (A) FFA only (B) Glycerol only (C) Free fatty acids (FFA) and Glycerol (D) Triacyl glycero
Description : All of the following statements about multiple sclerosis are true except (A) There is loss of phospholipids from white matter (B) There is loss of sphingolipids from white matter (C) There is loss of esterified cholesterol from white matter (D) White matter resembles gray matter in composition
Description : Hypolipidemic drugs reduce serum cholesterol and triacylglycerol. The effect of clofibrate is attributed to (A) Block in absorption from G.I.T. (B) Decrease in secretion of triacylglycerol and cholesterol ... by liver (C) Block in the reabsorption of bile acids (D) Decreased synthesis of cholesterol
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Fatty liver is caused due to accumulation of (A) Fatty acids (B) Cholesterol (C) Phospholipids (D) Triacylglycerol
Description : Depot fats of mammalian cells comprise mostly of (A) Cholesterol (B) Phospholipid (C) Cerebrosides (D) Triglycerol
Description : What is the major form of caloric storage in human body? (A) ATP (B) Glycogen (C) Creatine phosphate (D) triacylglycerol
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
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Six months after beginning atorvastatin, the patient's total and LDL cholesterol concentrations remained above normal and he continued to have anginal attacks despite good adherence to his antianginal ... Increased endocytosis of HDL by the liver (e) Increased lipid hydrolysis by lipoprotein lipase
Last Answer : Ans: C
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 : Fatty acids are a major energy source for the body. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the use of fatty acids as an energy source? a. Fatty acids are stored in ... 25% of total nonprotein caloric needs supplied via total parenteral nutrition should be in the form of fat
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, d In most tissues, fatty acids are readily oxidized for energy. They are especially important energy sources for the heart, liver and skeletal muscle. In ... administered to patients receiving total parenteral nutrition should comprise about 5-30% of total nonprotein caloric needs
Description : Cerebrosides may also be classified as (A) Sphingolipids (B) Sulpholipids (C) Aminolipids (D) Glycolipids
Description : C22 and C24, fatty acids required for the synthesis of sphingolipids in brain are formed by (A) De novo synthesis (B) Microsomal chain elongation (C) Mitochondrial chain elongation (D) All of these
Description : Neutral fat is stored in (A) Liver (B) Pancreas (C) Adipose tissue (D) Brain
Description : State the functions of adipose tissues.
Last Answer : Adipose tissues stores nutrients and used as and when the body requires.It provides insulation against cold. It protects certain organs by acting a s shock absorbers..
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 : Insulin increases the activity of (A) Pyruvate kinase (B) Phosphorylase (C) Triacylglycerol kinase (D) Fructose 2, 6-bisphosphatase
Description : The common precursor in the biosynthesis of triacylglycerol and phospholipids is (A) 1, 2-Diacylglycerol phosphate (B) 1-Acylglycerol 3-phosphate (C) Glycerol 3-phosphate (D) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
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 : In neutral fats, the unsaponificable matter includes (A) Hydrocarbons (B) Triacylglycerol (C) Phospholipids (D) Cholsesterol
Description : The cyclisation of squalene in mammals results in the direct formation of the sterol. (A) Cholesterol (B) Lanosterol (C) Sistosterol (D) Zymosterol
Description : Cholesterol is an example of (a) Membrane lipids (b) Triglycerides (c) Steroids (d) Adipose tissue
Last Answer : The correct answer is (c) Steroids. Cholesterol is a type of steroid, which is a specific class of lipids. It is an essential molecule found in animal cell membranes and is involved in various ... is a type of lipid, it is not classified as a membrane lipid, triglyceride, or adipose tissue.
Description : Cholesterol is transported from liver to extrahepatic tissues by (A) Chylomicrons (B) VLDL (C) HDL (D) LDL
Description : Which of the following statements is not true about phospholipids? (a) They are similar to triacylglycerols except that the middle OH group of glycerol reacts with a phosphate rather than with a ... is a phospholipid. (d) The C-2 carbon of glycerol in phosphoacylglycerols has the R configuration
Last Answer : They are similar to triacylglycerols except that the middle OH group of glycerol reacts with a phosphate rather than with a fatty acid
Description : Which one of the following is not a phospholipid? (A) Lecithin (B) Plasmalogen (C) Lysolecithin (D) Gangliosides
Description : Co-lipase is a (A) Bile salt (B) Vitamin (C) Protein (D) Phospholipid
Description : Phospholipid acting as surfactant is (A) Cephalin (B) Phosphatidyl inositol (C) Lecithin (D) Phosphatidyl serine
Description : Which one of the following statements is incorrect? (a) The principle of countercurrent flow facilitates efficient respiration in gills of fishes. (b) The residual air in lungs slightly decreases the ... in birds. (d) In insects, circulating body fluids serve to distribute oxygen to tissues.
Last Answer : (b) The residual air in lungs slightly decreases the efficiency of respiration in mammals.
Description : A wax is (a) a nonpolar solid (b) a long-chain alcohol (c) a triacylglycerol (d) none of these
Last Answer : (a) a nonpolar solid
Description : A diet containing this fat is helpful in lowering the blood cholesterol level. (A) Unsaturated (B) Saturated (C) Vitamin enriched (D) Refined
Description : The given diagrammatic OH OH HOCH O 2 X representation shows one of the categories of small molecular weight organic compounds in the living tissues. Identify the category shown and the one ... Component (a) Cholesterol Guanine (b) Amino acid NH2 (c) Nucleotide Adenine (d) Nucleoside Uracil
Last Answer : (d) Nucleoside Uracil
Description : Epinephrine increases all of the following except (A) Glycogenolysis in muscles (B) Lipolysis in adipose tissue (C) Gluconeogenesis in muscles (D) Glucagon secretion
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 : 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 : Glycerol-3-phosphate for the synthesis of triglycerides in adipose tissue is derived from (A) Phosphatidic acid (B) Diacylglycerol (C) Glycerol (D) Glucose
Description : Brown adipose tissue is (A) A prominent tissue in human (B) Characterised by high content of mitochondria (C) Associated with high activity of ATP synthase (D) Characterised by low content of cytochromes
Description : The principal action of insulin in adipose tissue is to inhibit the activity of the (A) Hormone sensitive lipoprotein lipase (B) Glycerol phosphate acyltransferase (C) Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Description : The output of free fatty acids from adipose tissue is reduced by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Growth hormone (D) Epinephrine
Description : The enzyme glycerol kinase is low activity in (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Intestine (D) Adipose tissue
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 : Galactose is readily converted to glucose in (A) Liver (B) Intestine (C) Kidney (D) Adipose tissue
Description : Galactose is synthesized from glucose in (A) Mammary gland (B) Intestine (C) Kidney (D) Adipose tissue
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 : Calcitriol synthesis involves (A) Both liver and kidney (B) Intestine (C) Adipose tissue (D) Muscle
Description : Brown adipose tissue is characterized by which of the following? (A) Present in large quantities in adult humans (B) Mitochondrial content higher than white adipose tissue (C) Oxidation and phosphorylation are tightly coupled (D) Absent in hibernating animals