Gluconeogenesis occurs in the liver and _______?

Related Mcqs:

1. The compound that can give rise to glucose by gluconeogenesis is_____________?

   A. Acetyl CoA
   B. Lactate
   C. Palmitic acid
   D. Fructose

2. Major contribution towards gluconeogenesis is by____________?

   A. Lactate
   B. Glycerol
   C. Ketones
   D. Alanine

3. All of the following are substrates for gluconeogenesis except_______________?

   A. Alanine
   B. Oleic acid
   C. Glycerol
   D. Tryptophan

4. The key enzyme of gluconeogenesis is______________?

   A. Pyruvate carboxylase
   B. Fructose 1,6 disphosphatase
   C. Glucose 6 phosphatase
   D. Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase

5. Nut meg liver occurs in_______________?

   A. Jaundice
   B. Chronic venous congestion
   C. Cirrhosis
   D. Hepatocellular carcinoma

6. The uptake of glucose by the liver increase following a carbohydrate meal because____________?

   A. There is increase in phosphorylation of glucose by glucokinase
   B. GLUT-2 stimulated by insulin
   C. Glucokinase has a low Km for glucose
   D. Hexokinase in liver has a high affinity for glucose

7. An essential for the conversion of glucose to glycogen in liver is____________?

   A. UTP
   B. GTP
   C. Pyruvate Kinase
   D. Guanosine

8. Insulin increase the following pathways in liver EXCEPT____________?

   A. Fatty acid synthesis
   B. Glycogen synthesis
   C. Protein syntehsis
   D. Glucose synthesis

9. Ammonia is detoxified in liver to form____________?

   A. Uric acid
   B. Glutamine
   C. Creatinine
   D. Urea

10. Lipid from tissue is carried to liver by_____________?

    A. LDL
    B. VLDL
    C. HDL
    D. Chylomicrons