Metabolism of Glycolipids Multiple Choice Questions with Answers – PDF Download

MCQ 1: Glycolipids are derivatives of:

1. ceramide only
2. sphingosine only
3. cholesteryl esters
4. ceramide and sphingosine

MCQ 2: The disease connected with the sphingomyelin metabolism, incorporated with:

1. Farber's disease only
2. Tay-sach's disease only
3. Gangliosidosis
4. Farber's and Tay-sach's disease

MCQ 3: The condition, due to the defect in the enzyme β-glucosidase, termed as:

1. Krabbe's disease
2. Gaucher's disease
3. Niemann-pick disease
4. none of above

MCQ 4: The defect in the degradation of the gangliosides, resulting in:

1. Gangliosidosis only
2. Tay-sach's disease only
3. Niemann-pick disease
4. Gangliosidosis and Tay-sach's disease

MCQ 5: The accumulation of the galactocerebrosides, due to a defect in the β-glucosidase, resulting in:

1. Krabbe's disease
2. Tay-sach's disease
3. Niemann-pick disease
4. Gaucher's disease