Lipid metabolism US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Lipid metabolism Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 111: Cholesterol synthesis begins with _____
Answer: acetyl CoA
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Flashcard 112: What steroidogenesis enzymes are inhibited by ketoconazole and spironolactone?
_____ and cholesterol desmolase
Answer: 17α-hydroxylase
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Flashcard 113: Ketogenesis begins with _____, which is provided by β-oxidation of fatty acids
Answer: acetyl-CoA
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Flashcard 114: Prostacyclin (PGI2) is synthesized by COX-_____
Answer: 2
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Flashcard 115: _____-carbon steroids have estrogenic activity
Answer: 18
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Flashcard 116: What % of plasma cholesterol is esterified by the enzyme LCAT?
_____
Answer: 67% (2/3rds)
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Flashcard 117: In adipose tissue, insulin stimulates _____ and inhibits _____
Answer: fat deposition (increased triglyceride synthesis)
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Flashcard 118: _____ deficiency is characterized by an inability to break down medium-sized fatty acids
Answer: Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD)
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Flashcard 119: HDL may directly bring cholesterol back to the liver via the _____ receptor (reverse cholesterol transport)
Answer: scavenger receptor B-1
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Flashcard 120: Glucocorticoids increase peripheral _____, which provides more glycerol to the liver for gluconeogenesis
Answer: lipolysis
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