Lipids Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
What is a lipid?
A
Fat
2
Q
Lipids are…
A
CHO with a HO in NO particular ratio and sometimes CHOP
3
Q
Triglycerides
A
- Most common
- Stored in fat cells
- Glycerol and 3 fatty acids (3 water molecules are lost during combination)
4
Q
Phospholipids
A
- Make up cell membranes
5
Q
Steroids
A
- Used to make many hormones (Estrogen/Testosterone)
6
Q
What happens when a person loses weight?
A
The fat in the fat cell goes away, buut the cell itself stays
7
Q
Saturated fatty acids
A
- Every carbon has a hydrogen attached to it
- 12 hydrogens and 0 double bonds
8
Q
Monounsaturated fatty acids
A
- Have less hydrogens
- 10 hydrogens and one C=C double bond
9
Q
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
A
- Have the least amount of hydrogens
- 8 hydrogens and two C=C double bonds
10
Q
High density lipoproteins (HDL)
A
- GOOD cholesterol
- Helps get the bad cholesterol out of your artery walls
11
Q
Low density lipoprotein (LDL)
A
- BAD cholesterol
- Deposits cholesterol on the artery walls
12
Q
Trans fat
A
- Man made
- Made by adding hydrogens to unsaturated fat (made it a solid)
- VERY UNHEALTHY
- AKA hydrogenated fats (ex. margarine)
13
Q
Atherosclerosis
A
Disease in which the arteries become hardened because of built up fat and cholesterol
