Lipids

Question 1

Fatty acids

Answer 1

Used to synthesize triglycerides and phospholipids or catabolized to
generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Question 2

Triglycerides

Answer 2

Protection, insulation, energy storage

Question 3

Phospholipids

Answer 3

Major lipid component of cell membranes

Question 4

Steroids: Cholesterol

Answer 4

Minor component of all animal cell membranes; precursor of bile salts,
vitamin D, and steroid hormones.

Question 5

Steroids: Bile salts

Answer 5

Needed for digestion and absorption of dietary lipids

Question 6

Steroids: Vitamin D

Answer 6

Helps regulate calcium level in body; needed for bone growth and repair

Question 7

Steroids: Adrenocortical
hormones

Answer 7

Help regulate metabolism, resistance to stress, and salt and water balance

Question 8

Steroids: sex hormones

Answer 8

Stimulate reproductive functions and sexual characteristics.

Question 9

Eicosanoids

Answer 9

Have diverse effects on modifying responses to hormones, blood clotting, inflammation, immunity, stomach acid secretion, airway diameter, lipid breakdown, and smooth muscle contraction

Question 10

Carotenes

Answer 10

Needed for synthesis of vitamin A (used to make visual pigments in eye);
function as antioxidants

Question 11

Vitamin E

Answer 11

Promotes wound healing, prevents tissue scarring, contributes to normal
structure and function of nervous system, and functions as antioxidant

Question 12

Vitamin K

Answer 12

Required for synthesis of blood-clotting proteins

Question 13

Lipoproteins

Answer 13

Transport lipids in blood, carry triglycerides and cholesterol to tissues, and remove excess cholesterol from blood