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Lipid Profile: Cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL, and HDL

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What is the function of cholesterol in the body?

It is only involved in cell membrane structure

It is only involved in synthesizing bile acids

It is not involved in any bodily function

It is involved in cell membrane structure, insulates nerve fibers, and builds steroid hormones (correct)

What is the term for the buildup of cholesterol in the walls of the arteries?

Hypercholesterolemia

Coronary heart disease

Atherosclerosis (correct)

Lipid profile

What is the name of the 'good' cholesterol that protects against heart attack?

LDL

Total cholesterol

HDL (correct)

Triglycerides

What is the level of total cholesterol that indicates high risk for heart disease?

240 mg/dL Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the group of blood tests that determine the risk of coronary heart disease?

Lipid profile Signup and view all the answers

What is the source of exogenous cholesterol?

Diet Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary consequence of having high levels of LDL cholesterol in the bloodstream?

Predisposition to atherosclerosis Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following lipoproteins carries both good and bad cholesterol in the bloodstream?

Total cholesterol Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of having low levels of HDL cholesterol in the bloodstream?

Increased risk of heart disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal function of cholesterol in the body?

To form bile acids and synthesize steroid hormones Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the lipid profile?

To determine the risk of coronary heart disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of LDL cholesterol that indicates high risk for heart disease?

160 mg/dL Signup and view all the answers

Lipid Profile: Cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL, and HDL

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Questions and Answers

What is the function of cholesterol in the body?

What is the term for the buildup of cholesterol in the walls of the arteries?

What is the name of the 'good' cholesterol that protects against heart attack?

What is the level of total cholesterol that indicates high risk for heart disease?

What is the term for the group of blood tests that determine the risk of coronary heart disease?

What is the source of exogenous cholesterol?

What is the primary consequence of having high levels of LDL cholesterol in the bloodstream?

Which of the following lipoproteins carries both good and bad cholesterol in the bloodstream?

What is the consequence of having low levels of HDL cholesterol in the bloodstream?

What is the normal function of cholesterol in the body?

What is the primary function of the lipid profile?

What is the level of LDL cholesterol that indicates high risk for heart disease?

What is the consequence of having high levels of triglycerides in the bloodstream?

Which of the following is NOT a function of cholesterol in the body?

What is the term for the process by which the liver synthesizes cholesterol?

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