LIpids
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28 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hydrophilic | Water Loving |
| Hydrophobic | Water Fearing |
| Amphiphilic | Molecules with both hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties are known as what? |
| Micelle | Hydrophobic center and Hydrophilic shell |
| Phospholipid | Cell membrane is formed by two layers of what? |
| 7% | What is the recommended daily intake of fatty and sugary foods? |
| Hydrocarbon | Fatty acids are long chains of what? |
| Trans fatty acid | Unsaturated fatty acid that has a c-c double bond |
| Cis fatty acid | Two carbons on the same side of this unsaturated fatty acid causes a kink. |
| Carbon-carbon | Based on what double bond, unsaturated fatty acid can either be trans or cis? |
| Triglyceride | Glycerol combines with 3 fatty acid chains to form what? |
| Lipitor | What is the main drug for lowering blood cholesterol? |
| HDL | A good blood lipid profile contains a high level of what? |
| LDL | A bad blood lipid profile contains a high level of what? |
| Stress Hormone | Cholesterol is the precursor of the BLANK known as cortisol. |
| Micelles | Lipoproteins are BLANK for transporting triglycerides and cholesterol. |
| HDL | Takes cholesterol from the blood to the liver |
| Low calories, low saturated fat, low cholesterol, zero trans fat | A balance and healthy diet includes |
| Amphiphilic | The chemical property of soap is known as what? |
| Chylomicrons | Cholesterol and triglycerides are transported from the intestine to the liver by what? |
| Cholesterol | Lipitor blocks BLANK synthesis in the liver. |
| Cholesterol | Testosterone, Cortisol, and Estrogen are all derived from what? |
| Fluid Mosaic | The prediction that membrane proteins moving freely in the cell membrane is known as the BLANK model. |
| Cyclic | Cholesterol is what kind of lipid? |
| Cholesterol | Which one of the following lipid serves to stabilize the cell membrane structure? |
| Liver | Lipid metabolism occurs where? |
| Glycerol | A triglyceride contains three fatty acids attached to what? |
| Triglyceride | A phospholipid is a modified what? |
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