Which of the following statements regarding different fuel sources and the tissu

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Question

Which of the following statements regarding different fuel sources and the tissues that make use of them is NOT true?

A. Heart muscle can make use of a variety of fuel sources but mainly uses fatty acids.

B. The liver is the primary site of fatty acid and ketone body synthesis; it also maintains appropriate levels of glucose in the blood.

C. The brain relies almost exclusively on its glycogen stores to provide its only fuel source glucose.

D. Muscle uses fatty acids mainly when at rest, whereas it consumes glucose when active.

In the brain glucose is the sole fuel for its activity during except during starvation therefore Option c is incorrect.

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