Nutrition

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

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Front (Question)

Name the six main types of nutrients?

Back (Answer)

• Water, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, minerals, vitamins

Front (Question)

Name the three monosaccharides (simple sugars) that are absorbed?

Back (Answer)

• Glucose, fructose, galactose

Front (Question)

State the five types of lipids?

Back (Answer)

• Fatty acid • Triglycerides • Steroids • Phospholipids • Prostaglandins

Front (Question)

Describe the function of fatty acid?

Back (Answer)

• Synthesis of triglycerides & phospholipids - Catabolised to generate ATP

Front (Question)

Describe the function of Triglycerides?

Back (Answer)

• Protection from injury, insulation from the cold and energy store

Front (Question)

Describe the function of Phospholipids?

Back (Answer)

• Component of cell membrane and lipoproteins

Front (Question)

Describe the function of Steroids?

Back (Answer)

• Minor component in cell membrane, precursor to bile salts, vitamin D & steroid hormones

Front (Question)

Describe the function of Prostaglandins?

Back (Answer)

• Local hormones released from damaged cells that intensify the effects of histamine & induce pain

Front (Question)

State the major source of energy for the body?

Back (Answer)

Carbohydrates are the main source of fuel for cells and are used to produce ATP

#10

Front (Question)

Name the three different lipoproteins?

Back (Answer)

LDL, HDL, VLDL

#11

Front (Question)

What is the function of LDL?

Back (Answer)

Deposits the excess cholesterol in the artery wall where it forms into fatty plaque. This build up to block artery causes strokes and heart attacks

#12

Front (Question)

What is the function of HDL?

Back (Answer)

The major function is to remove excess cholesterol from the peripheral tissue. HDL transports cholesterol to the liver to be made into bile and excreted. It is a anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant molecule that powerfully protects from heart disease in several ways

#13

Front (Question)

What is the function of VLDL?

Back (Answer)

Delivers triglycerides to adipose tissue

#14

Front (Question)

Name the seven different types of proteins?

Back (Answer)

• Structural proteins • Hormones • Contractile • Anti bodies • Haemoglobin • Enzymes • Neurotransmitters

#15

Front (Question)

Give one function for structural proteins?

Back (Answer)

Provide strength (e.g collagen in bone; keratin in hair, skin and nails)

#16

Front (Question)

Give one function for hormones?

Back (Answer)

e.g insulin acts as a chemical messenger from pancreatic islet cells to cells all over the body

#17

Front (Question)

Give one function for contractile?

Back (Answer)

Allow shortening of muscle cells

#18

Front (Question)

Give one function for anti bodies?

Back (Answer)

Provide protection/defence against foreign cells & bacteria

#19

Front (Question)

Give one function for haemoglobin?

Back (Answer)

Transports oxygen in red blood cells

#20

Front (Question)

Give one function for enzymes?

Back (Answer)

Speed up chemical reactions

#21

Front (Question)

Name the four fat soluble vitamins?

Back (Answer)

Vitamin D, E, K, A

#22

Front (Question)

What is the function for vitamin D?

Back (Answer)

Essential for absorption of calcium & phosphorous from GI tract

#23

Front (Question)

What is the function for vitamin E?

Back (Answer)

Promote wound healing, prevent scarring, function, formation of RNA, DNA & RBC’s, Protects cell membranes from being destroyed

#24

Front (Question)

What is the function for vitamin K?

Back (Answer)

Essential for blood clotting