Top 80+ Solved Metabolism and Endocrinology MCQ Questions Answer

a. re-used to form nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids

b. excreted unchanged in urine

c. directly enter the urea cycle

d. pyrimidines are catabolised to carbon dioxide and ammonia

e. purines are catabolised to uric acid

a. 36

b. 38

c. 40

d. 42

e. 44

a. adenine

b. cytosine

c. guanine

d. hypoxanthine

e. xanthine

a. normal men

b. thyrotoxicosis

c. post-partum

d. poorly controlled diabetes mellitus

e. children

a. circulate in plasma bound to globulin

b. they are the major source of energy for cardiac muscle

c. combine with glycerol to form the triglyceride of neutral fat

d. contain an even number of carbon atoms

e. require linkage to carnitine in order to cross mitochondrial membranes prior to oxidation

a. leucine

b. isoleucine

c. phenylalanine

d. tyrosine

e. proline

a. dietary cholesterol is absorbed in the intestine and incorporated into chylomicrons formed in the mucosa

b. about 20% is in the plasma, with the remainder intracellular

c. negatively feeds back on its synthetic pathway

d. most hepatic synthesised cholesterol is incorporated into VLDL

e. thyroid hormones decrease the plasma cholesterol level

a. 32

b. 34

c. 36

d. 38

e. 40

a. VLDL

b. IDL

c. chylomicrons

d. LDL

e. HDL

a. children compared with adults

b. Caucasians compared with Chinese and Indians

c. females compared with males

d. anxiety compared with depression

e. feeding compared with starvation

a. VLDL

b. IDL

c. chylomicrons

d. LDL

e. HDL

a. 1000 Kcal

b. 2000 Kcal

c. 3000 Kcal

d. 4000 Kcal

e. 5000 Kcal

a. VLDL

b. IDL

c. chylomicrons

d. LDL

e. HDL

a. muscular exertion

b. recent ingestion of food

c. high or low environmental temperature

d. height, weight and surface area

e. sex

a. valine

b. leucine

c. isoleucine

d. cysteine

e. methionine