30 Questions
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
solid
Unsaturated fats are ______ at room temperature
liquid
Unsaturated fats have a ______ in the molecule that makes them liquid
kink
Partially hydrogenated forms ______
trans-fat
The double in polyunsaturated fat stays but it changes ______
shape
If it says 'partially hydrogenated', it has ______
trans-fat
Margarines made without trans-fat are ______ for health
better
Healthy fats include MUFA like almonds, nuts, avocado, and ______ butter
nut
Phospholipids are made up of Glycerol, two fatty acids, and one ______ group
phosphate
Phase one of fat digestion involves emulsification, which breaks apart fat using ____.
bile
The small lipid droplets surrounded by bile are called ____.
micelles
Pancreatic lipase digests small lipid droplets (micelles) to form two free fatty acids and one mono ____.
glyceride
The absorption of lipids occurs in the ____ of the small intestine.
microvilli/villi
The absorption cells of the small intestine, known as enterocytes, rejoin free fatty acids and mono-glyceride to form a new ____.
triglyceride
Chylomicron is a lipoprotein formed in the ____ intestine.
small
____ tissue is called adipose tissue.
Fat
Healthy heart has ____ and muscle.
tissue
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).
artery
____ cholesterol: less than 200 mg/dl.
Total
____ cholesterol: women greater than and in men greater than 40 mg/dl (best is greater than 60).
HDL-C
____ is very important.
HDL
Atherosclerosis is the hardening and narrowing of the artery wall due to a buildup of ______
plaque
The plaque/fat becomes harden and less flexible, which can lead to a ______
heart attack
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 ______
bypass
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.
diet
Triglycerides are made up of three ______ attached to a glycerol
fatty acids
The opposite of hydrophobic is ______
hydrophilic
Test your knowledge about lipids, the basic building blocks of fats. Learn about triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols and how they contribute to the structure and function of lipids in the body.
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