Human Health And Disease Question 126
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
Assertion : Fatty liver syndrome develops in alcoholics. Reason : In alcoholics accumulation of fats occur in liver.
Options:
A) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.\
B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C) If assertion is true but reason is false.
D) If the assertion and reason both are false.
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Accumulation of fat in the liver of the alcoholics result from the combination of impaired fatty acid oxidation, increased uptake and esterification of fatty acids to form triglycerides and diminished lipoprotein biosynthesis and secretion.
Lipoproteins may also accumulate in the liver.
Fatty liver syndrome is a condition of permanent damage to the structure and functioning of liver cells.
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