BIOCHEM EXAM 3 BRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
The synthesis of fatty acids from glucose in the liver is best described by which
one of the following?
(A) The pathway occurs solely in the mitochondria.
(B) It requires a covalently bound derivative of pantothenic acid.
(C) It requires NADPH derived solely from the pentose phosphate pathway.
(D) The pathway is primarily regulated by isocitrate.
(E) The pathway does not utilize a carboxylation reaction
(B) It requires a covalently bound derivative of pantothenic acid.
5. Which one of the following sequences places the lipoproteins in the order of
most dense to least dense?
(A) HDL/VLDL/chylomicrons/LDL
(B) HDL/LDL/VLDL/chylomicrons
, (C) LDL/chylomicrons/HDL/VLDL
(D) VLDL/chylomicrons/LDL/HDL
(E) LDL/chylomicrons/VLDL/HDL
(B) HDL/LDL/VLDL/chylomicrons
Aspirin is used in small daily doses to help prevent heart attacks and/or strokes.
Aspirin can be used in this fashion because it inhibits which one of the
following?
(A) Prostaglandin synthesis
(B) Thromboxane synthesis
(C) Arachidonic acid synthesis
(D) Leukotriene synthesis
(E) Linolenic acid synthesis
(B) Thromboxane synthesis
A patient with a hyperlipoproteinemia would most likely benefit from a
lowcarbohydrate diet if the lipoproteins that are elevated in the blood belong to
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
The synthesis of fatty acids from glucose in the liver is best described by which
one of the following?
(A) The pathway occurs solely in the mitochondria.
(B) It requires a covalently bound derivative of pantothenic acid.
(C) It requires NADPH derived solely from the pentose phosphate pathway.
(D) The pathway is primarily regulated by isocitrate.
(E) The pathway does not utilize a carboxylation reaction
(B) It requires a covalently bound derivative of pantothenic acid.
5. Which one of the following sequences places the lipoproteins in the order of
most dense to least dense?
(A) HDL/VLDL/chylomicrons/LDL
(B) HDL/LDL/VLDL/chylomicrons
, (C) LDL/chylomicrons/HDL/VLDL
(D) VLDL/chylomicrons/LDL/HDL
(E) LDL/chylomicrons/VLDL/HDL
(B) HDL/LDL/VLDL/chylomicrons
Aspirin is used in small daily doses to help prevent heart attacks and/or strokes.
Aspirin can be used in this fashion because it inhibits which one of the
following?
(A) Prostaglandin synthesis
(B) Thromboxane synthesis
(C) Arachidonic acid synthesis
(D) Leukotriene synthesis
(E) Linolenic acid synthesis
(B) Thromboxane synthesis
A patient with a hyperlipoproteinemia would most likely benefit from a
lowcarbohydrate diet if the lipoproteins that are elevated in the blood belong to
