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Examples of monounsaturted fatty acids are______________?

(A) Oleic acid

(B) Arachitlonic acid

(C) Linolenic acid

(D) Palmitic acid

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Adipose tissue releases free fatty acids in the________________?

(A) Fasting state

(B) Resting state

(C) Active state

(D) All of the above

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The main pathway for De – Novo synthesis of fatty acids occurs in_______________?

(A) Mitochondria

(B) Nucleus

(C) Cytosol

(D) None of the above

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Insulin caused lipogenesis by all except____________?

(A) Increasing acetyl-CoA corboxylase activity

(B) Increases the transport of glucose in to the cells

(C) Inhibits Pyruvate dehydrogenase

(D) Decreases intracellular cAMP level

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High content of cholesterol is present in_______________?

(A) Coconut oil

(B) Egg yolk

(C) Hydrogenated fat

(D) Ghee (unsaturated)

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Triglyceride synthesis synthesis is increased by______________?

(A) Growth hormone

(B) Insulin

(C) Cortisol

(D) Gulcagon

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Prostaglandin synthesis is partially switched off by______________?

(A) Lipo oxygenase inhibition

(B) Cyclo-oxygenase inhibition

(C) Reductase

(D) Peroxidase

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Triglycerides in serum are transported by_______________?

(A) HDL

(B) VLDL

(C) LDL

(D) Chylomicrons

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Lipid from tissue is carried to liver by_____________?

(A) LDL

(B) VLDL

(C) HDL

(D) Chylomicrons

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