Lipids and Lipoproteins

List three disorders of lipid metabolism.

Nearly all of the energy needed by the body is provided by the ____________ of carbohydrates and lipids.

______________ is sourced from dietary fat, and synthesised in the liver cells.

True or false: cholesterol is readily catabolised.

______________ cholesterol can be solubilised, and mixed micelles absorb in the intestine.

In intestinal mucosa, cholesterol is packaged with triglycerides, phospholipids, and specific apolipoproteins. The large, resulting lipoprotein is termed a ‘______________’.

Cholesterol is important for cell membranes, steroid hormones, and ______ _______.

Where is cholesterol converted to bile acids?

List two places where cholesterol is required.

Fatty acids are transported around the body by _______________.

Fatty acids are simple chains of C-H bonds, terminating with a ___________ (COOH) group.

Small amounts of the free form (unesterified) fatty acids are found in the __________, bound to albumin.

Most fatty acids are found in ______________ or phospholipids.

__________ fatty acids have no double bonds.

Monounsaturated means ______ double bond.

_________________ means two or more double bonds.

Unsaturated fatty acids are usually ______.

_______ fatty acids are more similar to saturated fatty acids.

Triglycerides are also known as _______________.

_________ fatty acid molecules are attached to one molecule of glycerol.

True or false: plasma levels of triglycerides rise after a meal.

_________________ consist of two fatty acids.

In phospholipids, the third position on the _________ ___________ contains the head.

Phospholipids are described as being ‘amphipathic’. What does this mean?