Exercise Question 029 INCORRECT. This statement is TRUE. Ketogenesis occurs duri

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Exercise Question 029 INCORRECT. This statement is TRUE. Ketogenesis occurs during fasting and starvation, these two metabolic conditions are associated with the breakdown of skeletal muscle for gluconeogenesis Which of the following statements about ketone bodies is FALSE? Ketone bodies are produced under metabolic conditions that are also associated with loss of muscle mass. O The production of ketone bodies increases when blood glucagon levels are high. O Ketone bodies can enter the citric acid cycle as acetyl-CoA. O The production of excess ketone bodies can cause metabolic acidosis. O Ketone bodies are produced by the liver when fatty acid supplies are limited

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All the given statements about ketone bodies are true except option e.

Ketone bodies are picked up by hepatic tissues and are converted into acetyl coA which then enters TCA cycle.

But these are produced by break down of fatty acids when glucose supplies are limited.

Answer is option e

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