WARDLAWS CONTEMPORARY NUTRITION
CHAPTER 16 FINAL PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ long-chain fatty acid.
Answer: A fatty acid that contains 12 or more carbons.
◉ omega-3 fatty acid.
Answer: An unsaturated fatty acid with the first double bond on the
third carbon from methyl end.
◉ omega-6 fatty acid.
Answer: An unsaturated fatty acid with the first double bond on the
sixth carbon from the methyl end.
◉ alpha-linolenic acid.
Answer: An essential omega-3 fatty acid with 18 carbons and 3
double bonds.
◉ linoleic acid.
Answer: An essential omega-6 fatty acid with carbons and 2 double
bonds.
, ◉ essential fatty acids.
Answer: Fatty acids that must be supplied by the diet to maintain
health. Currently only alpha-linolenic and linoleic acids are classified
as essential
◉ oleic acid.
Answer: An omega-9 fatty acid with 18 carbons and 1 double bond.
◉ eicosanoids.
Answer: A class of hormone compounds, including the
protaglandins, derived, from from polyunsaturated fatty acids such
as arachidonic acid and involved in the cellular activity of affecting
practically all important funtions in the body
◉ eicosapentaenoic (EPA).
Answer: An omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbons and 5 carbon-carbon
double bonds. It is present in large amounts in fatty fish and is
slowly synthesized in the body from alpha-linolenic acid.
◉ docosahexaenoic (DHA).
Answer: An omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbons and 6 carbon-carbon
double bonds. it is present in large amounts in fatty fish and is
CHAPTER 16 FINAL PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ long-chain fatty acid.
Answer: A fatty acid that contains 12 or more carbons.
◉ omega-3 fatty acid.
Answer: An unsaturated fatty acid with the first double bond on the
third carbon from methyl end.
◉ omega-6 fatty acid.
Answer: An unsaturated fatty acid with the first double bond on the
sixth carbon from the methyl end.
◉ alpha-linolenic acid.
Answer: An essential omega-3 fatty acid with 18 carbons and 3
double bonds.
◉ linoleic acid.
Answer: An essential omega-6 fatty acid with carbons and 2 double
bonds.
, ◉ essential fatty acids.
Answer: Fatty acids that must be supplied by the diet to maintain
health. Currently only alpha-linolenic and linoleic acids are classified
as essential
◉ oleic acid.
Answer: An omega-9 fatty acid with 18 carbons and 1 double bond.
◉ eicosanoids.
Answer: A class of hormone compounds, including the
protaglandins, derived, from from polyunsaturated fatty acids such
as arachidonic acid and involved in the cellular activity of affecting
practically all important funtions in the body
◉ eicosapentaenoic (EPA).
Answer: An omega-3 fatty acid with 20 carbons and 5 carbon-carbon
double bonds. It is present in large amounts in fatty fish and is
slowly synthesized in the body from alpha-linolenic acid.
◉ docosahexaenoic (DHA).
Answer: An omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbons and 6 carbon-carbon
double bonds. it is present in large amounts in fatty fish and is
