Ketone bodies are normally synthesized from______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Prostaglandins are synthesized from______________?

   A. RNA template
   B. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
   C. Polyunsaturated fatty acids
   D. None of the above

2. The total blood concentration of ketone bodies in well fed individual is__________?

   A. 1 mg%
   B. 5 mg%
   C. 12 mg%
   D. 20 mg%

3. The ketone bodies, which are excreted in diabetic ketoacidosis ?

   A. Acetoacetic acid and pyruvic acid
   B. Acetoacetic acid and oxalocacetic acid
   C. Acetoacetic acid and alpha ketoglutaric acid
   D. Acetoacetic acid and beta hydroxyl butyric acid

4. Ketone bodies are by products of metabolism of_____________?

   A. Carbohydrate
   B. Protein
   C. Fat
   D. All of the above

5. Ketone body formation takes place in_______________?

   A. Liver
   B. Kidney
   C. Spleen
   D. Blood

6. Which of the following is not a ketone body______________?

   A. Acetone
   B. Acetic acid
   C. Acetocetate
   D. Beta hydroxybutyric acid

7. Which of the following organs cannot use ketone bodies_______________?

   A. Brain
   B. Liver
   C. Kidney
   D. Spleen

8. Reilly bodies are inclusion bodies seen in hurler’s disease within___________?

   A. Lymphocytes
   B. Fibroblast
   C. RBC
   D. WBC

9. A fatty acid that is not synthesized in man is_____________?

   A. Linoleic acid
   B. Oleic acid
   C. Palmitic acid
   D. Stearic acid

10. In humans and other primates as well as in guinea pigs, this vitamin cannot be synthesized because of the absence of the enzyme L-gulonolactone oxidase: the vitamin is_____________?

    A. Pantothenic acid
    B. Nicotinic acid
    C. Ascorbic acid
    D. Folic acid