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LIPIDS & LIPOPROTEINS

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Primary source of fule, provide stability to cell membrane and allow for transmembrane transport

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Lipids

#2
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Lipids are insoluble in blood and water, but soluble in ___

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organic solvents like chloroform and ether

#3
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Most abundant lipids derived from phosphatidic acid

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Phospholipid (Conjugated Lipid)

#4
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Phospholipid is produced from the conjugation of

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two fatty acids & phosphorylated glycerol

#5
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Reference Value of Phospholipid

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150-380 mg/dL Serum

#6
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Only phospholipid in membranes that is not derived from glycerol but from an amino alcohol called sphingosine

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Sphingomyelin

#7
Front (Question)

Sphingomyelinase accumulates in the liver and spleen of patients suffering from what disease

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Niemann-Pick disease Lipid storage disorder

#8
Front (Question)

Mature lung function correlates strongly with a Lecithin/Sphingomyelinase ratio of

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less than or equal to 2

#9
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Unsaturated steroid alcohol containing four rings, has a single C-H side chain tail similar to fatty acid

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Cholesterol

#10
Front (Question)

Where is Cholesterol synthesized

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Liver

#11
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Reference value of Cholesterol

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< 200 mg/dL

#12
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Borderline Cholesterol

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200-239 mg/dL

#13
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High Cholesterol

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> or = 240 mg/dL

#14
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Cholesterol is the precursor of five major classes of steroids

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• Progestins • Glucocorticoids • Mineralocorticoids • Androgens • Estrogens

#15
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Cholesterol bound to fatty acid Found in plasma and serum

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Cholesterol Ester 70% of cholesterol

#16
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Cholesterol bound to fatty acid Found in plasma and serum

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Cholesterol Ester 70% of cholesterol

#17
Front (Question)

Cholesterol ester undergoes esterification by what enzyme

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LCAT Lecithin-Cholesterol Acyltransferase

#18
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LCAT promotes the transfer of fatty acid from lecithin & cholesterol and forms

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Lysolecithin Cholesterol Ester

#19
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Activator of LCAT:

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Apo-1

#20
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A polar nonesterified alcohol Found in Plasma, serum and RBCs

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Free Cholesterol 30% of Cholesterol

#21
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A polar nonesterified alcohol Found in Plasma, serum and RBCs

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Free Cholesterol 30% of Cholesterol

#22
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Patient preparation for Cholesterol testing

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Patient should be in their usual diet Neither gaining nor losing weight

#23
Front (Question)

End product: Choestadienyl Monosulfonic Acid Green color Chemical Method

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Liebermann Burchardt Reaction

#24
Front (Question)

End product: Cholestadienyl Disulfonic Acid Red color Chemical Method

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Salkowski Reaction