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620 Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers
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What /are /the /most /prevalent /saturated /fatty /acids /in /an /average /US /diet?
a) /palmatic /and /stearic /acid
b) /oleic /and /linoleic
c) /linoleic /and /linolenic
d) /acetic /and /butyric /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /a
b /& /c: /unsaturated
d: /short /chain /fatty /acids
What /is /formed /when /fatty /acids /are /oxidized /in /the /mitochondria?
a) /glycerol
b) /pyruvate
c) /triacylglyceride
d) /acetyl /CoA /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /d
What /is /the /normal /product /of /the /fatty /acid /synthase?
a) /triacylglyceride
b) /palmitate
c) /n-3 /fatty /acid
,d) /n-6 /fatty /acid /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /b
Which /fatty /acid /is /considered /essential /and /must /be /supplied /by /the /diet?
a) /alpha-linolenic /acid /(omega-3)
b) /linoleic /acid /(omega-6)
c) /gamma-linolenic /acid
d) /arachidonic /acid
e) /a /& /b /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /e
Human /build /about /_____ /mg /of /cholesterol /each /day.
a) /100
b) /300
c) /700
d) /2,000 /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /c
700 /+ /300 /(from /diet) /= /1,000 /mg /= /1 /g /of /cholesterol
Cholesterol /is /the /precursor /of /the /following /except:
a) /estrogens /& /androgens
b) /glucocorticoids /(ex: /cortisol)
c) /bile /acids
d) /vitamin /D
e) /phospholipids /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /e
, -It's /a /completely /different /structure
What /is /the /most /active /site /of /lipid /digestion?
a) /stomach
b) /duodenum
c) /upper /jejunum
d) /ileum /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /c
The /main /function /of /lipoproteins /is:
a) /to /facilitate /lipid /digestion
b) /to /protect /against /CVD
c) /to /act /as /the /carrier /of /lipids
d) /to /provide /energy
e) /all /of /the /above /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /c
a) /yes, /some /like /micelles
b) /yes, /some /like /HDL
d) /yes, /but /only /some
The /main /component /of /a /HDL /molecule /is /protein.
True /or /False /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /True
620 Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / / / /
What /are /the /most /prevalent /saturated /fatty /acids /in /an /average /US /diet?
a) /palmatic /and /stearic /acid
b) /oleic /and /linoleic
c) /linoleic /and /linolenic
d) /acetic /and /butyric /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /a
b /& /c: /unsaturated
d: /short /chain /fatty /acids
What /is /formed /when /fatty /acids /are /oxidized /in /the /mitochondria?
a) /glycerol
b) /pyruvate
c) /triacylglyceride
d) /acetyl /CoA /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /d
What /is /the /normal /product /of /the /fatty /acid /synthase?
a) /triacylglyceride
b) /palmitate
c) /n-3 /fatty /acid
,d) /n-6 /fatty /acid /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /b
Which /fatty /acid /is /considered /essential /and /must /be /supplied /by /the /diet?
a) /alpha-linolenic /acid /(omega-3)
b) /linoleic /acid /(omega-6)
c) /gamma-linolenic /acid
d) /arachidonic /acid
e) /a /& /b /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /e
Human /build /about /_____ /mg /of /cholesterol /each /day.
a) /100
b) /300
c) /700
d) /2,000 /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /c
700 /+ /300 /(from /diet) /= /1,000 /mg /= /1 /g /of /cholesterol
Cholesterol /is /the /precursor /of /the /following /except:
a) /estrogens /& /androgens
b) /glucocorticoids /(ex: /cortisol)
c) /bile /acids
d) /vitamin /D
e) /phospholipids /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /e
, -It's /a /completely /different /structure
What /is /the /most /active /site /of /lipid /digestion?
a) /stomach
b) /duodenum
c) /upper /jejunum
d) /ileum /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /c
The /main /function /of /lipoproteins /is:
a) /to /facilitate /lipid /digestion
b) /to /protect /against /CVD
c) /to /act /as /the /carrier /of /lipids
d) /to /provide /energy
e) /all /of /the /above /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /c
a) /yes, /some /like /micelles
b) /yes, /some /like /HDL
d) /yes, /but /only /some
The /main /component /of /a /HDL /molecule /is /protein.
True /or /False /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /True
