NFS 4230 Macro Metabolism chapter 7 Wayne State University

1
Acetyl CoA is the common molecule to which carbohydrates and most fats and leucine
are catabolized. What represents the breakdown products of odd chain fatty acids and
glucogenic amino acids?


a. Krebs cycle intermediates

b. glycogenin

c. lipolysis; ketogenesis

d. ketone bodies
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correct: a
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2
What step in the Krebs cycle is associated with gluconeogenesis?


a. succinyl CoA

b. oxaloacetate

c. citrate

d. fumarate
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correct: b
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3
Citrate is a Krebs cycle intermediate that moves from the mitochondria into the cytoplast
to become the initiator of:


a. fatty acid synthesis.

b. protein synthesis.

c. ketone bodies.

d. gluconeogenesis.

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correct: a
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4
Which cells primarily convert glucose into energy storage molecules during the fed state?


a. skeletal muscle

b. RBCs

c. adipose tissue

d. liver
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correct: d
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5
In the human just after a meal, adipose tissue:


a. takes up triglycerides from chylomicrons and VLDL.

b. synthesizes most of the triglycerides to be stored.

c. secretes insulin.

d. mobilizes fatty acids into the blood.
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correct: a
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6
Which of the following amino acids is most used to create glucose during early fasting?


a. alanine

b. tyrosine

c. lysine