NURS 549 week 2 Exam Questions and
answers 2025
Lipids .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-physiologic .substance .that .is .fat .soluble
Cholesterol .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-primary .structural .compound .of .cell
.membranes
precursor .to .bile .salts .and .steroid .hormones
fatty .acids .and .triacylglycerol .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-major .fuel
Glycerophospholipids .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-found .at .the .edges .of .cell
.membranes
provide .hyrdrophobic .barrier .between .water .and .cholesterol
Eicosanoids .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-prostaglandin .precursors
regulate .numerous .body .processes
bile .salts .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-emulsify .dietary .fats
steroid .hormones .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-glucocorticoids
mineralcorticoids
sex .hormones
Fat .soluble .vitamins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Vitamins .A, .D, .E, .K
integral .to .vision, .growth, .clotting, .and .prevention .of .oxidative .damage
Chylomicrons .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-water .soluble .transport .for .ingested .lipids
VLDL .(very .low .density .lipoprotein) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-water .soluble
.transport .for .synthesized .lipids .mostly .triglycerides
IDL .(intermediate .density .lipoprotein) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-unstable .result .of
.breakdown .of .some .VLDL .in .plasma; .less .triglycerides
LDL .(low .density .lipoprotein) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-result .of .breakdown .of .IDL
.in .plasma; .even .less .triglyceride .than .IDL
HDL .(High .Density .Lipoprotein) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .type .of .lipoprotein
.that .transports .cholesterol .back .to .the .liver .from .the .cells; .composed .primarily
.of .protein
tags .VLDL .and .LDL
answers 2025
Lipids .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-physiologic .substance .that .is .fat .soluble
Cholesterol .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-primary .structural .compound .of .cell
.membranes
precursor .to .bile .salts .and .steroid .hormones
fatty .acids .and .triacylglycerol .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-major .fuel
Glycerophospholipids .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-found .at .the .edges .of .cell
.membranes
provide .hyrdrophobic .barrier .between .water .and .cholesterol
Eicosanoids .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-prostaglandin .precursors
regulate .numerous .body .processes
bile .salts .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-emulsify .dietary .fats
steroid .hormones .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-glucocorticoids
mineralcorticoids
sex .hormones
Fat .soluble .vitamins .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Vitamins .A, .D, .E, .K
integral .to .vision, .growth, .clotting, .and .prevention .of .oxidative .damage
Chylomicrons .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-water .soluble .transport .for .ingested .lipids
VLDL .(very .low .density .lipoprotein) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-water .soluble
.transport .for .synthesized .lipids .mostly .triglycerides
IDL .(intermediate .density .lipoprotein) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-unstable .result .of
.breakdown .of .some .VLDL .in .plasma; .less .triglycerides
LDL .(low .density .lipoprotein) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-result .of .breakdown .of .IDL
.in .plasma; .even .less .triglyceride .than .IDL
HDL .(High .Density .Lipoprotein) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .type .of .lipoprotein
.that .transports .cholesterol .back .to .the .liver .from .the .cells; .composed .primarily
.of .protein
tags .VLDL .and .LDL