Question: NADPH is required for________________?

• 1. Gluconeogenesis
• 2. Glycolysis
• 3. Fatty acid synthesis
• 4. Glycogenolysis

Question: Limiting factory for fatty acid synthesis_________________?

• 1. Aceto acetate synthetase
• 2. Acyl transferase
• 3. Acetyl CoA carboxylase
• 4. Biotin

Question: In Niemann-Pick’s disease the following substrance accumulate in CNS in excess______________?

• 1. Glycerophosphatides
• 2. Phosphoinositides
• 3. Phosphosphingosides
• 4. Glycerosphingosides

Question: Which of the following is a phospholipid________________?

• 1. Glycogen
• 2. Sphingomyelin
• 3. Prostaglandin
• 4. Oleic acid

Question: Unsaturated fatty acids are converted to______________?

• 1. Prostaglandins
• 2. Cholesterol
• 3. Cell membrane lipid
• 4. Saturated fatty acid

Question: Saponification means hydrolysis of fats by________________?

• 1. Acid
• 2. Alkali
• 3. Water
• 4. Enzymes

Question: The major lipids that make up the cell membrane are_______________?

• 1. Triglycerides
• 2. Phospholipids
• 3. Sphingomyelins
• 4. Fatty acids

Question: The most important role of cholesterol is_____________?

• 1. It is a component of cell membrane
• 2. It is a precursor of polyunsaturated fatty acids
• 3. It stores up energy
• 4. None of the above

Question: A fatty acid that is not synthesized in man is_____________?

• 1. Linoleic acid
• 2. Oleic acid
• 3. Palmitic acid
• 4. Stearic acid

Question: Fatty acid oxidation occurs in______________?

• 1. Cytoplasm
• 2. Microsomes
• 3. Mitochondria
• 4. All of the above