LIPIDS AND LIPOPROTEINS part 1

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Front (Question)

What are lipids composed of?

Back (Answer)

Carbon-hydrogen bond

Front (Question)

Lipids is also referred to as?

Back (Answer)

bodies petroleum industry

Front (Question)

What is the reason why Lipids are also referred to as bodies petroleum industry?

Back (Answer)

 because it contains CHO

Front (Question)

What is the primary source of fuel for the body?

Back (Answer)

Lipids

Front (Question)

Lipids is the __________ of fuel for the body

Back (Answer)

Primary source

Front (Question)

Why are lipids insoluble in blood and water but soluble in organic solvents?

Back (Answer)

Because Lipids are non polar

Front (Question)

How are lipids transported in the body?

Back (Answer)

Lipids are transported in the body by lipoproteins.

Front (Question)

What are the major types of lipids?

Back (Answer)

Phospholipids, Cholesterol, Triglyceride, Fatty acid, and Fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K).

Front (Question)

What is the most abundant lipid derived from phosphatidic acid?

Back (Answer)

Phospholipids

#10

Front (Question)

Phospholipids are derived from?

Back (Answer)

Phosphatidic acid

#11

Front (Question)

How are phospholipids produced?

Back (Answer)

produced from the conjugation of 2 FA and phosphorylated glycerol

#12

Front (Question)

What are the phospholipid head groups?

Back (Answer)

choline, inositol, serine, and ethanolamine.

#13

Front (Question)

Phospholipid head groups are ___________ this includes choline, inositol, serine, and ethanolamine

Back (Answer)

hydrophilic

#14

Front (Question)

How is the structure of phospholipids similar to triglycerides?

Back (Answer)

they have 2 FA and a phospholipid head group attached to the glycerol backbone instead of 3 FA.

#15

Front (Question)

What are the two fatty acids in phospholipids?

Back (Answer)

saturated and unsaturated.

#16

Front (Question)

Lungs ——-> ________________

Back (Answer)

Type 2 pneumocytes

#17

Front (Question)

What is the importance of phospholipids in the cell membrane?

Back (Answer)

contains polar and nonpolar regions.

#18

Front (Question)

What are the phospholipids in the body?

Back (Answer)

 Phosphatidyl choline  Sphingomyelin  Phosphatidyl serine & Phosphatidyl ethanolamine  Lysophosphatidyl choline

#19

Front (Question)

What are the percentages of phospholipids in the body?

Back (Answer)

 Phosphatidyl choline: comprises of 70-75%  Sphingomyelin: 18-20%  Phosphatidyl serine & Phosphatidyl ethanolamine: 3-6%  Lysophosphatidyl choline: 4-9%

#20

Front (Question)

What is the reference value for phospholipids in the body?

Back (Answer)

150-380 mg/dL

#21

Front (Question)

FUCTIONS OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS:  _______fluid surface tension  ____________ and blood coagulation  important ___________ for a number of _____________ metabolizing enzymes  deficiency of surfactant —–> ________

Back (Answer)

Alter cellular metabolism substrates, lipoprotein RDS

#22

Front (Question)

What is the common name for phosphatidyl choline?

Back (Answer)

Lecithin

#23

Front (Question)

Which phospholipid is commonly found in the myelin sheath of nerve cells?

Back (Answer)

Sphingomyelin

#24

Front (Question)

Which phospholipid is also known as phosphatidyl ethanolamine?

Back (Answer)

Cephalin