Different pathways in carbohydrate metabolism

Which pathway involves the oxidation of glucose to pyruvate and lactate?

• a) Citric acid cycle

• b) Glycolysis

• c) Glycogenesis

• d) Gluconeogenesis

Which pathway involves the synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors like amino acids and glycerol?

• a) Glycogenesis

• b) Glycogenolysis

• c) Gluconeogenesis

• d) Fructose metabolism

What is the final common oxidative pathway for carbohydrates, fats, or amino acids, through acetyl CoA?

• a) Glycogenesis

• b) Glycogenolysis

• c) Citric acid cycle

• d) Hexose monophosphate shunts

What is the breakdown of glycogen to glucose called?

• a) Glycolysis

• b) Glycogenesis

• c) Glycogenolysis

• d) Uronic acid pathway

Which pathway is an alternative to glycolysis and the TCA cycle for the oxidation of glucose?

• a) Uronic acid pathway

• b) Hexose monophosphate shunts

• c) Amino sugar pathway

• d) Glycogenolysis

In which pathway is glucose converted to glucuronic acid, pentoses, and sometimes to ascorbic acid?

• a) Fructose metabolism

• b) Galactose metabolism

• c) Uronic acid pathway

• d) Glycolysis