NEET Sample Paper NEET Sample Test Paper-46

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    Which of the following statements regarding brown fat is correct?

    A) It is poorly vascularized

    B) It functions in unilocular energy storage

    C) It is directly innervated by the parasympathetic nervous system

    D) It produces heat through the uncoupling of the electron transport chain from oxidative phosphorylation.

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Brown fat has a multilocular appearance. It is brown due to many mitochondria present. Brown fat is specially involved in heat production. The electron transport system is uncoupled from oxidative phosphorylation, which results in the production of heat instead of ATP.


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