Metabolic Integration And Organ Specialization - Biochemistry | Biology+

Course

Biochemistry

Study Pack

Set 1: The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena

Set 2: Water: the Medium of Life

Set 3: Thermodynamics of Biological Systems

Set 4: Amino Acids

Set 5: Proteins: Their Primary Structure and Biological Functions

Set 6: Proteins: Secondary, tertiary, and Quaternary Structure

Set 7: Carbohydrates and the Glycoconjugates of Cell Surfaces

Set 9: Lipid Biosynthesis

Set 10: Membranes and Membrane Transport

Set 11: The Reception and Transmission of Extracellular Information

Set 12: Enzymes Kinetics and Specificity

Set 13: Mechanisms of Enzyme Action

Set 14: Enzyme Regulation

Set 15: Molecular Motors

Set 16: Nutrition and the Organization of Metabolism

Set 17: Glycolysis

Set 18: The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Set 19: Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation

Set 20: Photosynthesis

Set 21: Gluconeogenesis, glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Set 22: Fatty Acid Catabolism

Set 23: Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Metabolism

Set 24: Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Set 25: Structure of Nucleic Acids

Set 26: Synthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides

Set 27: Recombinant Dna: Cloning and Creation of Chimeric Genes

Set 28: DNA Metabolism: Replication, recombination, and Repair

Set 29: Transcription and the Regulation of Gene Expression

Set 30: Protein Synthesis

Set 31: Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression

Set 32: Completing the Protein Life Cycle: Folding, processing, and Degradation

Set 33: Metabolic Integration and Organ Specialization

Set 33 Metabolic Integration And Organ Specialization

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Set 33 Metabolic Integration And Organ Specialization

(Multiple Choice)

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Which of these actions does the brain do during fasting or starvation?

A)It converts endogenous fatty acids into β-hydroxybutyrate.
B)It utilizes β-hydroxybutyrate from the blood stream.
C)It utilizes amino acids for fuel from degradation of brain protein.
D)It utilizes its glycogen stores as a first responding source of fuel.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

What process is coupled to metabolism reactions and determines overall thermodynamic efficiency?

A)NADH oxidation
B)CO₂ release
C)ATP hydrolysis and synthesis
D)reduction of O₂

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

What is the term for the constant availability of fuels in the blood,and what is the order of preference for fuel usage?

A)phosphorylation potential;glycogen > triacylglycerols > protein
B)fuel dynamics;triacylglycerols > glycogen > protein
C)metabolic regulation;triacylglycerols > glycogen > protein
D)caloric homeostasis;glycogen > triacylglycerols > protein

Answer