Quiz 3

Question 1

Name the three ketone bodies

Answer 1

acetone, acetoacetic acid, hydroxybutyric acid

Question 2

What is the substrate for ketone body production?

Answer 2

Acetyl CoA

Question 3

acetyl CoA carboxylase

Answer 3

rate limiting enzyme for fatty acid synthesis

Question 4

malonyl CoA

Answer 4

made from acetyl CoA and carbon dioxide

Question 5

carnitine

Answer 5

transporter necessary for B-oxidation

Question 6

citrate

Answer 6

transporter necessary for fatty acid synthesis

Question 7

acyl carrier protein

Answer 7

part of fatty acid synthase complex

Question 8

CETP

Answer 8

transfers CE among lipoproteins

Question 9

hormone sensitive tissue lipase

Answer 9

triglyceride breakdown in adipose tissue

Question 10

lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase

Answer 10

transfers cholesterol (Via CE) to core of HDL

Question 11

HMG CoA reductase

Answer 11

rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis

Question 12

familial hypercholesterolemia

Answer 12

results from a defect in LDL receptor pathway

Question 13

transports triglycerides to tissues

Answer 13

VLDL

Question 14

remove unesterified cholesterol from cells

Answer 14

HDL

Question 15

lipoprotein lipase

Answer 15

enzyme produced by vascular endothelium

Question 16

What is the rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis

Answer 16

HMG CoA reductase

Question 17

What transfers cholesterol (via CE) to the core of HDL?

Answer 17

lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase

Question 18

What is the rate limiting enzyme in fatty acid synthesis?

Answer 18

acetyl CoA carboxylase