Question 1

What organelle contains the enzymes for β oxidation and how does the fatty acid enter this organelle?

Accepted Answer

β oxidation occurs in the mitochondrial

Question 2

Muscle weakness and cramping affecting skeletal muscle, heart and kidney likely indicates what?

Accepted Answer

A)  carnitine excess in the diet 
B)  loss of hormone-sensitive lipase activity 
C)  malfunctioning or deficient carnitine translocase 
D)  ketone-body production 
E)  All of the above 
A)  carnitine excess in the diet 
B)  loss of hormone-sensitive lipase activity 
C)  malfunctioning or deficient carnitine translocase 
D)  ketone-body production 
E)  All of the above

Question 3

The brain uses ________________ instead of glucose for its source of ATP production during long-term fasting.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The brain uses ________________ instead of glucose...

Question 4

The approximate energy yield from complete oxidation of palmitate is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) pyrophosphate 
B) 106 ATP 
C) pyruvate dehydrogenase 
D) β oxidation 
E) glucagon
F)glycolysis
G)30 ATP
H)cobalamin
I)β hydroxybutyrate
J)hormone-sensitive lipase
K)oxaloacetate
L)adipose
M)acyl CoA dehydrogenase 
A) pyrophosphate 
B) 106 ATP 
C) pyruvate dehydrogenase 
D) β oxidation 
E) glucagon
F)glycolysis
G)30 ATP
H)cobalamin
I)β hydroxybutyrate
J)hormone-sensitive lipase
K)oxaloacetate
L)adipose
M)acyl CoA dehydrogenase

Question 5

The availability of the metabolite ____________ determines whether acetyl CoA, made from fatty acids, can enter the citric acid cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) pyrophosphate 
B) 106 ATP 
C) pyruvate dehydrogenase 
D) β oxidation 
E) glucagon
F)glycolysis
G)30 ATP
H)cobalamin
I)β hydroxybutyrate
J)hormone-sensitive lipase
K)oxaloacetate
L)adipose
M)acyl CoA dehydrogenase 
A) pyrophosphate 
B) 106 ATP 
C) pyruvate dehydrogenase 
D) β oxidation 
E) glucagon
F)glycolysis
G)30 ATP
H)cobalamin
I)β hydroxybutyrate
J)hormone-sensitive lipase
K)oxaloacetate
L)adipose
M)acyl CoA dehydrogenase

Question 6

Triacylglycerol stored in adipose tissue is used by the liver and other tissues for:

Accepted Answer

A)  glycerol for pyruvate and glucose in liver. 
B)  ATP production via the citric acid cycle in muscle. 
C)  conversion to acetyl CoA and ketone bodies during starvation for the brain. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  glycerol for pyruvate and glucose in liver. 
B)  ATP production via the citric acid cycle in muscle. 
C)  conversion to acetyl CoA and ketone bodies during starvation for the brain. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above.

Exam 27: Fatty Acid Degredation

What organelle contains the enzymes for β oxidation and how does the fatty acid enter this organelle?

Muscle weakness and cramping affecting skeletal muscle, heart and kidney likely indicates what?

The brain uses ________________ instead of glucose for its source of ATP production during long-term fasting.

The approximate energy yield from complete oxidation of palmitate is ____________.

The availability of the metabolite ____________ determines whether acetyl CoA, made from fatty acids, can enter the citric acid cycle.

Triacylglycerol stored in adipose tissue is used by the liver and other tissues for:

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