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Interesting facts about Gluconeogenesis

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Which type of metabolism is used for Gluconeogenesis?


Lipid metabolism

Nucleic acid metabolism

Carbohydrate metabolism

Liver Metabolism

2 Question
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Where does gluconeogenesis mainly occur?


Liver and kidneys

Lungs and heart

Brain and heart

Kidney and Lungs

3 Question
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Which process shares the same pathway as gluconeogenesis but is in the opposite direction?


HMP shunt

Glycolysis

TCA cycle

Fructose

4 Question
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Where is lactate produced in the body?


Muscle cells and Red blood cells

Muscle cells and White blood cells

White blood cells and Red blood cells

Bone cells and Skin cells

5 Question
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What produces glycerol in the body?


Areolar tissue

Adipocytes

Adipose tissue

Elastic tissue

6 Question
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Which of the following is the precursor of gluconeogenesis?


Leucine 

Glycerol

Intermediates of the TCA cycle

Proglucagon 

7 Question
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Which enzyme converts pyruvate to oxaloacetate?


Glucose-6-phosphate

Pyruvate kinase

Phopho-enol pyruvate kinase

Pyruvate carboxylase

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What can inhibit gluconeogenesis?


Leucine

Proglucagon 

Low level of Glucagon 

Insulin 

9 Question
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What is the main function of gluconeogenesis?


Provides blood calcium 

Provides glucose

Hydrolysis

Lactate

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Where is pyruvate converted into oxaloacetate?


Cytosol

Outside the cell

Endoplasmic reticulum

Mitochondria