Lipid Metabolism

Question 1

Approximately half of all deaths in the US are linked to ______

Answer 1

Artherosclerosis

Question 2

Charactarized by ____ of the arteries due to ___ _____ in blood vessel walls

Answer 2

Hardening, lipid accumnulation

Question 3

High levels of ____ and low levels of ___/____ help to prevent progress of disease

Answer 3

HDL,LDL/VLDL

Question 4

The four studied lipoproteins are ____, _____, _____, and _____

Answer 4

Chylomicrons, VLDL,LDL,HDL

Question 5

______ transport triacylglycerols from the liver to other tissues

Answer 5

VLDL

Question 6

_______ transport cholesterol to the tissues

Answer 6

LDL

Question 7

_______ export cholesterol from the tissues to the liver

Answer 7

HDL

Question 8

_____ levels should remain relatively low, it is known as bad cholesterol

Answer 8

LDL

Question 9

_____ levels should remain relatively high, it is known as good cholesterol

Answer 9

HDL

Question 10

Regulating your _____ is extremely important for maintaining a healthy level of lipoproteins in your bloodstream

Answer 10

Lipid consumption

Question 11

Accumulation of _____ deposits in your blood vessels leads to _____ and ____

Answer 11

lipid, atherosclerosis, heart disease

Question 12

Triacylglycerols contain ____ _____ attached to a ____ backbone

Answer 12

fatty acids, glycerol

Question 13

Glycerol can be converted to _____

Answer 13

Glycerol-3-Phosphate

Question 14

Fatty acids are broken down into ___ and ___ _____ intermediates that feed into the _______

Answer 14

2, 3 carbon, citric acid

Question 15

Triacylglycerols are the ____ _____ of _____ to be metabolized

Answer 15

primary source, fatty acids