Integration of metabolism

Question 1

Which organ is the central of processing and distribution ?

Answer 1

The liver

Question 2

2 main cell types in the liver

Answer 2

Kupffer cells
Hepatocytes

Question 3

4 things that glucose 6-phosphate can be used for

Answer 3

Exported as glucose
Synthesize glycogen
Enter citric acid cycle
Enter pentose phosphate pathway

Question 4

4 thing amino acids can be used for

Answer 4

To synthesise liver and plasma proteins
Enter bloodstream to pass to other organs
Used as biosynthetic precursor
Converted to pyruvate and ammonia

Question 5

What is degraded to produce amino acids during prolonged intervals between meals?

Answer 5

Muscle

Question 6

What do fatty acids bind to to travel in the blood?

Answer 6

Albumin

Question 7

What does white adipose tissue release?

Answer 7

TAG

Question 8

What does white adipose tissue release TAGS in response to?

Answer 8

Epinephrine

Question 9

What is the immediate source of energy for muscle contraction?

Answer 9

ATP

Question 10

What are xenobiotics?

Answer 10

Compounds that do not occur naturally but are the products of human activity

Question 11

Example if xenobiotics

Answer 11

Drugs
Food additives
Preservatives

Question 12

What leads to fatty liver disease?

Answer 12

Accumulation of triacylglycerols