MCQs on Ketogenesis

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MCQs on Ketogenesis

1. Brain derives energy from ketogenesis, if glucose is
(a) less
(b) high
(c) constant
(d) zero

Answer

Answer: (a)


2. Which of the following amino acids are exclusively ketogenic?
(a) Asparagine
(b) Threonine
(c) Proline
(d) Leucine

Answer

Answer: (d)


3. Activated fatty acid is transported to mitochondria from cytosol by
(a) Creatinine
(b) Carnitine
(c) Creatine
(d) Clathrin

Answer

Answer: (b)


4. Ketone bodies are formed from
(a) Acetone
(b) Acetyl CoA
(c) Acetoacetate
(d) HCl

Answer

Answer: (b)


5. When the rate of synthesis of ketone bodies is more than its utilization, it leads to
(a) colour blindness
(b) diabetes
(c) anaemia
(d) ketonemia

Answer

Answer: (d)


6. Urine of a person contains abnormal quantities of ________ during prolonged fasting
(a) amino acids
(b) ketones
(c) glucose
(d) fats

Answer

Answer: (b)


7. Ketogenesis occurs primarily in ______ of liver cells
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Cytosol
(c) Endoplasmic reticulum
(d) Golgi apparatus

Answer

Answer: (a)


8. Organs that can utilise energy formed in ketogenesis are
(a) Brain
(b) Skeletal muscle
(c) Heart
(d) All of the above

Answer

Answer: (d)


9. Which of the following are ketone bodies
(a) acetoacetate
(b) acetone
(c) ꞵ-hydroxy butyrate
(d) all of the above

Answer

Answer: (d)


10. Which of the following produce acetyl CoA directly
(a) Lysine
(b) Phenylalanine
(c) Isoleucine
(d) Alanine

Answer

Answer: (c)


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