Description : The desaturation and chain elongation system of polyunsaturated fatty acids are greatly diminished in the absence of (A) Insulin (B) Glycagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Thyroxine
Last Answer : Answer : A
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
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The output of free fatty acids from adipose tissue is reduced by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Growth hormone (D) Epinephrine
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 : TSH stimulates the synthesis delete (A) Thyroxine (B) Adrenocorticoids (C) Epinephrine (D) Insulin
Description : Which one of the following hormones is derived most completely from tyrosine? (A) Glucagon (B) Thyroxine (C) Insulin (D) Prostaglandins
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Which of the following statements is correct? (A) Thyroxine inhibits utilization of glucose (B) Insulin increases utilization of glucose (C) Glucagon promotes muscle glycogenolysis (D) Insulin inhibits lipogenesis from carbohydrates
Description : Acromegaly results due to excessive release of (A) Thyroxine (B) Growth hormone (C) Insulin (D) Glucagon
Description : Chromium is potentiator of (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Thyroxine (D) Parathromone
Description : The harmone acting directly on intestinal mucosa and stimulating glucose absorption is (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Thyroxine (D) Vasopressin
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : All the following hormones promote hyperglycemia except (A) Epinephrine (B) Norepinephrine (C) Insulin (D) Glucagon
Description : This hormone has disulphide group: (A) Glucagon (B) Insulin (C) T4 (D) Epinephrine
Description : Whcih of the following hormone does not activate adenylate cyclase? (A) Epinephrine (B) Glucagon (C) Parathyroid hormone (D) Insulin
Description : The primary stimulus for insulin secretion is increased. (A) Blood level of epinephrine (B) Blood level of glucagon (C) Blood level of glucose (D) Water intake
Description : Hepatic glycogenoloysis is increased by (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Glucocorticoids ENZYMES 163
Description : Glycogenoloysis is increased by (A) Glucagon (B) Insulin (C) Epinephrine (D) cAMP
Description : HMG-CoA reductase activity is increased by administration of the hormone: (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Glucocorticoids
Description : The hormone activating the glycogen synthase activity is (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) ACTH
Description : Hepatic liponenesis is stimulated by: (A) cAMP (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Insulin
Description : Reactivation of inactive liver phosphorylase is normally favoured by (A) Insulin (B) Epinephrine (C) ACTH (D) Glucagon
Last Answer : D
Description : Gluconeogenesis is decreased by (A) Glucagon (B) Epinephrine (C) Glucocorticoids (D) Insulin
Description : Where does desaturation of fatty acid takes place?
Last Answer : In the endoplasmic reticulum.
Description : Chain elongation of fatty acid is taking place in which site?
Last Answer : Microsomal elongation system is more active.
Description : Which one of the following pairs of hormones are the examples of those that can easily pass through the cell membrane of the target cell and bind to a receptor inside it (mostly in the nucleus)? (a) Insulin, glucagon (b) Thyroxine, insulin (c) Somatostatin, oxytocin (d) Cortisol, testosterone
Last Answer : (d) Cortisol, testosterone
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 : A receptor which itself has enzymatic property is: A. Insulin receptor B. Progesterone receptor C. Thyroxine receptor D. Glucagon receptor
Last Answer : A. Insulin receptor
Description : Which hormones do stimulate the production of pancreatic juice and bicarbonate? (a) Angiotensin and epinephrine (b) Gastrin and insulin (c) Cholecystokinin and secretin (d) Insulin and glucagon
Last Answer : (c) Cholecystokinin and secretin
Description : Which pair of hormones has opposite, antagonistic effects? A) insulin--glucagon B) insulin--progesterone C) estrogen--thyroxin D) thyroxin--parathyroid hormone E) epinephrine--norepinephrine
Last Answer : A) insulin--glucagon
Description : All the following statements about acetyl CoA carboxylase are true except (A) It is required for de novo synthesis of fatty acids (B) It is required for mitochondrial elongation of fatty acids ( ... for microsomal elongation of fatty acids (D) Insulin converts its inactive form into its active form
Description : The major site for elongation of medium chain fatty acids is (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Microsomes (D) All of these
Description : Chain elongation of fatty acids in mammalian liver occurs in (A) Nucleus (B) Ribosomes (C) Lysosomes (D) Microsomes
Description : Chain elongation of fatty acids occurring in mammalian liver takes place in which of the following subcellular fractions of the cell? (A) Nucleus (B) Ribosomes (C) Lysosomes (D) Microsomes
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 : In glycerophospholipids, a polyunsaturated fatty acid is commonly attached to which of the following carbon atom of glycerol? (A) Carbon 1 (B) Carbon 2 (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : Propionyl CoA is formed on oxidation of (A) Monounsaturated fatty acids (B) Polyunsaturated fatty acids (C) Fatty acids with odd number of carbon atoms (D) None of these FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 83
Description : Which of the following is omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid? (A) Linoleic acid (B) α-Linolenic acid (C) γ-Linolenic acid (D) Arachidonic acid
Description : Which of the following is a polyunsaturated fatty acid? (A) Palmitic acid (B) Palmitoleic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Oleic acid
Description : A cup of strong coffee would be expected to (A) Interfere with synthesis of prostaglandins (B) Decrease the effects of Glucagon (C) Enhance the effects of epinephrine (D) Provide the vitamin nicotinic acid
Description : A cup of strong coffee would be expected to (A) Interfere with the synthesis of prostaglandins (B) Decrease the effect of glucagon (C) Enhance the effect of epinephrine (D) Provide the vitamin nicotinic acid
Description : Tyrosine is required for the synthesis of all of the following except (A) Melatonin (B) Epinephrine (C) Norepinephrine (D) Thyroxine 222 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : ACTH stimulates the secretion of (A) Glucocorticoids (B) Epinephrine (C) Thyroxine (D) Luteinizing hormone
Description : Hormone that binds to intracellular receptor is (A) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (B) Thyroxine (C) Follicle stimulating hormone (D) Glucagon
Description : Synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids involves the enzyme systems: (A) Acyl transferase and hydratase (B) Desaturase and elongase (C) Ketoacyl-CoA reductase and hydratase (D) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Description : Vitamin E protects the polyunsaturated fatty acids from oxidation by molecular oxygen in the formation of (A) Superoxide (B) Peroxide (C) Trioxide (D) All of these
Description : Vitamin E protects (A) Polyunsaturated fatty acids against aperoxidation (B) Vitamin A and carotenes against oxidation (C) Lung tissue against atmospheric pollutants (D) All of these
Description : Oils having more than 50 % polyunsaturated fatty acids include all of the following except (A) Groundnut oil (B) Soyabean oil (C) Sunflower oil (D) Safflower oil
Description : Predominant fatty acids in meat are (A) Saturated (B) Monounsaturated (C) Polyunsaturated (D) Mono and poly-unsaturated
Description : Fluidity of membranes is increased by the following constituent except (A) Polyunsaturated fatty acids (B) Saturated fatty acids (C) Integral proteins (D) Cholesterol
Description : Diets having a high ratio of polyunsaturated: saturated fatty acids can cause (A) Increase in serum triglycerides (B) Decrease in serum cholesterol (C) Decrease in serum HDL (D) Skin lesions