• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
What is the fate of acetate generated from ethanol metabolism in
hepatocytes when the ethanol is consumed without a carbohydrate
meal?
Selected
Answer: oxidized for ATP
generation
• Question 2
0 out of 1 points
A 2-month old baby who has been on a skimmed milk-based formula
since birth because the mother was HIV positive, has recently developed
scaly dermatitis, alopecia, easy bruising and is lagging in developmental
milestones. The patient is diagnosed with Essential Fatty Acid deficiency
– which of these fatty acids will have normal levels in this patient?
Selected
Answer: Linolenic acid (ω3,
C18:Δ9,12,15)
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Which of these is not a source of acetyl-CoA used for fatty acid synthesis?
Selected
Answer: Pyrimidine
s
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The plasma level of dietary triglycerides and cholesteryl esters will be
significantly diminished if the synthesis of this lipoprotein is impaired?
Selected
Answer: Chylomicro
ns
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The most abundant polyunsaturated fatty acid in the human central
nervous system is and it is known to modulate phosphatidylserin
ebiosynthesis and neural signaling.
Selected
Answer: DHA
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The liver is the primary site of fatty acid synthesis and also stores large
amounts of triacylglycerols.
Selected
Answer: False
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
In which of these tissues does the synthesis of TAG begin with a
, monoacylglycerol rather than glycerol 3-phosphate and fatty acyl-CoA?
Selected Enterocytes
1 out of 1 points
What is the fate of acetate generated from ethanol metabolism in
hepatocytes when the ethanol is consumed without a carbohydrate
meal?
Selected
Answer: oxidized for ATP
generation
• Question 2
0 out of 1 points
A 2-month old baby who has been on a skimmed milk-based formula
since birth because the mother was HIV positive, has recently developed
scaly dermatitis, alopecia, easy bruising and is lagging in developmental
milestones. The patient is diagnosed with Essential Fatty Acid deficiency
– which of these fatty acids will have normal levels in this patient?
Selected
Answer: Linolenic acid (ω3,
C18:Δ9,12,15)
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Which of these is not a source of acetyl-CoA used for fatty acid synthesis?
Selected
Answer: Pyrimidine
s
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The plasma level of dietary triglycerides and cholesteryl esters will be
significantly diminished if the synthesis of this lipoprotein is impaired?
Selected
Answer: Chylomicro
ns
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The most abundant polyunsaturated fatty acid in the human central
nervous system is and it is known to modulate phosphatidylserin
ebiosynthesis and neural signaling.
Selected
Answer: DHA
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
The liver is the primary site of fatty acid synthesis and also stores large
amounts of triacylglycerols.
Selected
Answer: False
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
In which of these tissues does the synthesis of TAG begin with a
, monoacylglycerol rather than glycerol 3-phosphate and fatty acyl-CoA?
Selected Enterocytes
