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Which of the following statements about triacylglycerols is correct?

a) Triacylglycerols are carried in the blood bound to albumin.

b) Triacylglycerols are stored in all cells.

c) Triacylglycerols are oxidised to glycerol and fatty acids.

d) Triacylglycerols are hydrolysed to glycerol and fatty acids.

Which of the following statements about free fatty acids is correct?

a) Fatty acids are used as fuel molecules by all cells.

b) Fatty acids are oxidised to acetyl-CoA.

c) Fatty acids are hydrolysed to acetyl-CoA.

d) Fatty acids are converted to glucose in the liver.

Which of the following statements about the activation of fatty acids is correct?

a) Fatty acid activation occurs on the inner mitochondrial membrane.

b) Fatty acid activation is catalysed by carnitine acyl transferase.

c) Fatty acid activation produces energy in the form of ATP.

d) Fatty acid activation requires energy in the form of ATP.

Which of the following statements about β-oxidation of fatty acids is correct?

a) β-oxidation of fatty acyl-CoA's is catalyzed by lipases.

b) β-oxidation of fatty acyl-CoA's occurs in all cells.

c) β-oxidation of fatty acyl-CoA's requires ATP.

d) β-oxidation of fatty acyl-CoA's occurs in the mitochondrial matrix.

Which of the following statements about the ketone body acetoacetate is not correct?

a) Acetoacetate is oxidised to β-hydroxybutyrate.

b) Acetoacetate is produced from excess acetyl-CoA in the liver.

c) Acetoacetate spontaneously decarboxylates to acetone.

d) Acetoacetate is oxidised as a fuel in peripheral tissues.

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