Lipids Not Saponifiable and Steroid Hormones

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False (B)

<p>Amino acids (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Bad cholesterol</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regulation of glucose synthesis, breakdown of fats and proteins, and excretion of water and electrolytes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prostaglandins = Retention of fluids, control of blood pressure, regulation of blood circulation Leucotrienes = Inflammation and allergic reactions Tromboxanes = Platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The type and number of oxygen-containing substituents on the cyclopentane ring.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Terpenes contribute to the color of some foods. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vitamin C (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vision, reproduction, growth, and tissue maintenance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regulation of calcium and phosphorus absorption for bone development and maintenance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Protection against oxidative damage to cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coagulation of the blood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Lipids that are structurally unrelated to triglycerides, phospholipids, and sphingolipids, typically containing 17 carbon atoms.

A category of steroids, including cholesterol.

A crystalline, water-insoluble sterol, crucial for many bodily functions.

Low-density lipoprotein, often called "bad cholesterol," carrying cholesterol to cells.

Chemical messengers influencing bodily functions.

Lipid compounds derived from arachidonic acid, encompassing prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and thromboxanes.

Eicosanoids found in all tissues, playing roles in blood pressure, fluid retention, and blood circulation.

Eicosanoids that oppose prostaglandins in their effects, stimulating platelet aggregation and vasoconstriction.

Eicosanoids involved in inflammation, allergic, and anaphylactic reactions; produced by 5-lipoxygenase.

Small lipid compounds responsible for the colors of fruits and vegetables, found in animals too.

Essential for vision, reproduction, growth, maintenance of epithelial tissues.

Steroid-like hormones that regulate calcium and phosphorus for bone development.

Antioxidant vitamins preventing cellular component oxidation, known as tocopherols.

Essential for protein modification in blood clotting.

Derivatives of cholesterol, involved in fat digestion.

Grouped as either carotenoids or various vital vitamins.

Precursor molecule for eicosanoid production.

Vitamins that are dissolved in fats.

Part of the adrenal gland stimulating glycogen synthesis and fat/protein breakdown.

Hormone that regulates water and salt excretion through kidneys.

Hormones controlling egg maturation and sexual development.