30 SECTION ICellular & Molecular Basis of Medical Physiology
- Fill in the blanks: Glycogen is a storage form of glucose.
refers to the process of making glycogen and
refers to the process of breakdown of glycogen.
A) Glycogenolysis, glycogenesis
B) Glycolysis, glycogenolysis
C) Glycogenesis, glycogenolysis
D) Glycogenolysis, glycolysis - The major lipoprotein source of the cholesterol used in cells is
A) chylomicrons.
B) intermediate-density lipoproteins (IDLs).
C) albumin-bound free fatty acids.
D) LDL.
E) HDL. - Which of the following produces the most high-energy phos-
phate compounds?
A) aerobic metabolism of 1 mol of glucose
B) anaerobic metabolism of 1 mol of glucose
C) metabolism of 1 mol of galactose
D) metabolism of 1 mol of amino acid
E) metabolism of 1 mol of long-chain fatty acid - When LDL enters cells by receptor-mediated endocytosis, which
of the following does not occur?
A) Decrease in the formation of cholesterol from mevalonic
acid.
B) Increase in the intracellular concentration of cholesteryl
esters.
C) Increase in the transfer of cholesterol from the cell to HDL.
D) Decrease in the rate of synthesis of LDL receptors.
E) Decrease in the cholesterol in endosomes.
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