Lipids and Fats Quiz
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Lipids are known as ______ which means it fears water

hydrophobic

The opposite of hydrophobic is ______

hydrophilic

Triglycerides are made up of three ______ attached to a glycerol

fatty acids

Saturated fats are usually ______ at room temperature

<p>solid</p> Signup and view all the answers

Unsaturated fats are ______ at room temperature

<p>liquid</p> Signup and view all the answers

Unsaturated fats have a ______ in the molecule that makes them liquid

<p>kink</p> Signup and view all the answers

Partially hydrogenated forms ______

<p>trans-fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

The double in polyunsaturated fat stays but it changes ______

<p>shape</p> Signup and view all the answers

If it says 'partially hydrogenated', it has ______

<p>trans-fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

Margarines made without trans-fat are ______ for health

<p>better</p> Signup and view all the answers

Healthy fats include MUFA like almonds, nuts, avocado, and ______ butter

<p>nut</p> Signup and view all the answers

Phospholipids are made up of Glycerol, two fatty acids, and one ______ group

<p>phosphate</p> Signup and view all the answers

Phase one of fat digestion involves emulsification, which breaks apart fat using ____.

<p>bile</p> Signup and view all the answers

The small lipid droplets surrounded by bile are called ____.

<p>micelles</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pancreatic lipase digests small lipid droplets (micelles) to form two free fatty acids and one mono ____.

<p>glyceride</p> Signup and view all the answers

The absorption of lipids occurs in the ____ of the small intestine.

<p>microvilli/villi</p> Signup and view all the answers

The absorption cells of the small intestine, known as enterocytes, rejoin free fatty acids and mono-glyceride to form a new ____.

<p>triglyceride</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chylomicron is a lipoprotein formed in the ____ intestine.

<p>small</p> Signup and view all the answers

____ tissue is called adipose tissue.

<p>Fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

Healthy heart has ____ and muscle.

<p>tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

Our liver produces lipoprotein and molecules: LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol Delivers cholesterol to cells. Lousy cholesterol because it can build up in ____ (blood vessel).

<p>artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

____ cholesterol: less than 200 mg/dl.

<p>Total</p> Signup and view all the answers

____ cholesterol: women greater than and in men greater than 40 mg/dl (best is greater than 60).

<p>HDL-C</p> Signup and view all the answers

____ is very important.

<p>HDL</p> Signup and view all the answers

Atherosclerosis is the hardening and narrowing of the artery wall due to a buildup of ______

<p>plaque</p> Signup and view all the answers

The plaque/fat becomes harden and less flexible, which can lead to a ______

<p>heart attack</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sometimes you can’t stop the progression of atherosclerosis, but you can put a mesh dilated balloon catheter and stent in the vein to keep it open. This procedure is known as ______

<p>bypass</p> Signup and view all the answers

Genes load the gun, but the environment pulls the trigger. This means that high cholesterol can be in the genes but it will become very bad if someone has a bad ______ and lifestyle.

<p>diet</p> Signup and view all the answers

Triglycerides are made up of three ______ attached to a glycerol

<p>fatty acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

The opposite of hydrophobic is ______

<p>hydrophilic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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