Question

1) Glucose cannot be synthesized from the β-oxidation of even chain fatty acids because:

a) gluconeogenesis is inhibitid by acetyl CoA produced in the β-oxidation of fatty acids

b) the acetyl CoA produced from β-oxidationis completely oxidized in the TCA cycle

c) Insulin levels are elevated when fatty acids are being oxidized

d) Acetyl CoA produced in the β-oxidation of fatty acids cannot be transported out of the mitochondrial matrix

2) after a 24 hour fast, which of the following is the major metabolic pathway providing glucose for the brain?

a) the pentose phosphate pathway

b) gluconeogenesis

c) glycogenolysis

d) ketone body synthesis