Lipids and Fats Quiz

Lipids are known as ______ which means it fears water

The opposite of hydrophobic is ______

Triglycerides are made up of three ______ attached to a glycerol

Saturated fats are usually ______ at room temperature

Unsaturated fats are ______ at room temperature

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

Partially hydrogenated forms ______

The double in polyunsaturated fat stays but it changes ______

If it says 'partially hydrogenated', it has ______

Margarines made without trans-fat are ______ for health

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

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

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

The small lipid droplets surrounded by bile are called ____.

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

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

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

Chylomicron is a lipoprotein formed in the ____ intestine.

____ tissue is called adipose tissue.

Healthy heart has ____ and muscle.

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).

____ cholesterol: less than 200 mg/dl.

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

____ is very important.

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

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

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 ______

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.

Triglycerides are made up of three ______ attached to a glycerol

The opposite of hydrophobic is ______