Hyperlipidemia

Question 1

Hyper-?

Answer 1

Excess

Question 2

Lipid?

Answer 2

Fats

Question 3

-Emia?

Answer 3

In the blood

Question 4

Hyperlipidemia?

Answer 4

Elevated lipid content in the blood

Question 5

How common is hyperlipidemia?

Answer 5

40% incidence (very high)

Question 6

Which are more dense: fats or proteins?

Answer 6

Proteins

Question 7

Which lipids in particular are elevated in the blood?

Answer 7

Cholesterol, Phospholipids, and triglycerides

Question 8

Are lipids soluble?

Answer 8

No

Question 9

What is the solution to hyperlipidemia?

Answer 9

Make the lipids soluble. This can be done by attaching lipids to proteins (making them water soluble)

Question 10

Apoproteins?

Answer 10

proteins that transport lipids (carrier)

Question 11

Lipoprotein?

Answer 11

Lipid + apoprotein

Question 12

How are lipoproteins named?

Answer 12

Based on their protein content, which is measured in density

Question 13

HDL (high-density lipoproteins)?

Answer 13

Have a high % of proteins and less fat (“good cholesterol”)

Question 14

LDL (low-density lipoproteins)?

Answer 14

Have a low % of proteins and more fat (“lousy cholesterol”)

Question 15

Why are LDL’s considered “bad”?

Answer 15

bad because it has abundant cholesterol