Description : Prostaglandins stimulate (A) Aggregation of platelets (B) Lipolysis in adipose tissue (C) Bronchodilatation (D) Gastric acid secretion
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Adipose tissue lacks (A) Hormone-sensitive lipase (B) Glycerol kinase (C) cAMP-dependent protein kinase (D) Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct concerning the immunoinflammatory response to shock? a. The anaphylactoxins, C3a and C5a, are products of activation of only the classical pathway ... effects d. Platelet-activating factor can be released by both circulating and fixed tissue cells
Last Answer : Answer: d Inflammatory mediators have recently been recognized as playing a significant role in the clinical manifestations and progression of shock and the development ... increased pulmonary vascular resistance, bronchoconstriction, peripheral vasodilatation, and increased vascular permeability
Description : The activity of kinins is modulated by (A) Prostaglandins (B) Ca++ (C) Increased cAMP level (D) Increased cGMP level
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Cyclooxygenase-1 and –2 are responsible for (a) The synthesis of prostaglandins from arachidonate (b) The synthesis of leukotrienes from arachidonate (c) The conversion of ATP to cAMP (d) The metabolic degradation of cAMP (e) The conversion of GTP to cGMP
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : Which one of the following is not liberated by the adenohypophysis? (A) Growth hormone (B) TSH (C) ACTH (D) Gonadotropin
Last Answer : Answer : D
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
Description : Neutral fat is stored in (A) Liver (B) Pancreas (C) Adipose tissue (D) Brain
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 : Adipose tissue which is a store house for triacyl glycerol synthesis the same using (A) The glycerol released by hydrolysis of triacyl glycerol (B) The glycerol-3-phosphate obtained in the metabolism of glucose (C) 2-phosphoglycerate (D) 3-phosphoglycerate
Description : Esterification of cholesterol occurs mainly in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Muscles (D) Kidneys
Description : Free fatty acids released from adipose tissue are transported in blood by (A) Albumin (B) VLDL (C) LDL (D) HDL
Description : All the following statements about brown adipose tissue are true except (A) It is rich in cytochromes (B) It oxidizes glucose and fatty acids (C) Oxidation and phosphorylation are tightly coupled in it (D) Dinitrophenol has no effect on it
Description : Release of free fatty acids from adipose tissue is increased by all of the following except (A) Glucagon (B) Epinephrine (C) Growth hormone (D) Insulin
Description : α-Oxidation of fatty acids occurs mainly in (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Muscles (D) Adipose tissue
Description : Free glycerol cannot be used for triglyceride synthesis in (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Intestine (D) Adipose tissue
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 : In adipose tissue, glycerol-3-phosphate required for the synthesis of triglycerides comes mainly from (A) Hydrolysis of pre-existing triglycerides (B) Hydrolysis of phospholipids (C) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate formed in glycolysis (D) Free glycerol
Description : Lipid stores are mainly present in (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Muscles (D) Adipose tissue
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 : Ketone bodies are synthesized in (A) Adipose tissue (B) Liver (C) Muscles (D) Brain
Description : Oxidative conversion of many amino acids to their corresponding -ketoacids occurs in mammalian: (A) Liver and kidney (B) Adipose tissue (C) Pancreas (D) 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 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 : 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 : 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 : Triglycerides present in adipose tissue are hydrolysed by what enzyme?
Last Answer : Hormone sensitive lipase.
Description : Brown adipose tissue is involved in what process?
Last Answer : Thermogenesis.
Description : White adipose tissue is concerned with what?
Last Answer : Energy storage.
Description : In adipose tissue, what is the source of glycerol phosphate for triglyceride formation?
Last Answer : From dihydroxy acetone phosphate, derived from glucose.
Description : Inflammation is a complex tissue reaction that includes the release of cytokines, leukotrienes, prostaglandins, and peptides. Prostaglandins involved in inflammatory processes are produced from arachidonic acid by (a) ... 2 (c) Glutathione - S - transferase (d) Lipoxygenase (e) Phospholipase A2
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : What is the adenohypophysis? -Biology
Last Answer : answer: