HMD 211 Questions and Correct
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If you want to purchase ground beef that fits the definition of "lean" meat, what "percent
lean" should you look for on the label?
Ans: 90/10
What foods are rich sources of saturated fat?
Ans: Beef fat, pork fat, milk fat, lard, palm and coconut oil, full fat dairy products
What foods are sources of monounsaturated fatty acids?
Ans: Nuts, olive oil, canola oil, peanut oils.
What is the structure of a triglyceride? (In other words, what is it composed of?)
Ans: 3 fatty acids and a glycerol backbone
What type of fatty acid has more than one double bond?
Ans: Phospholipids
, Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosatetraenoic acid (EPA)
belong to which family of fatty acids?
Ans: Omega 3 fatty acids
What is one function of phospholipids?
Ans: Cell membranes: lipid bilayer
Lipoproteins: particles that carry lipids in the blood
How many fatty acids are attached to a phospholipid?
Ans: 2
Where do the components of chylomicrons come from?
Ans: Comes from the Small intestine,
TG, Cholesterol and phospholipids are packaged into chylomicrons and then go to lymph
What is the name of the enzyme that digests TG in the small intestine?
Ans: Pancreatic Lipase
What does the above enzyme break TG down into?
Ans: Monoglycerides, glycerol and longer chain fatty acids.
Answers | Latest Update | A+
If you want to purchase ground beef that fits the definition of "lean" meat, what "percent
lean" should you look for on the label?
Ans: 90/10
What foods are rich sources of saturated fat?
Ans: Beef fat, pork fat, milk fat, lard, palm and coconut oil, full fat dairy products
What foods are sources of monounsaturated fatty acids?
Ans: Nuts, olive oil, canola oil, peanut oils.
What is the structure of a triglyceride? (In other words, what is it composed of?)
Ans: 3 fatty acids and a glycerol backbone
What type of fatty acid has more than one double bond?
Ans: Phospholipids
, Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosatetraenoic acid (EPA)
belong to which family of fatty acids?
Ans: Omega 3 fatty acids
What is one function of phospholipids?
Ans: Cell membranes: lipid bilayer
Lipoproteins: particles that carry lipids in the blood
How many fatty acids are attached to a phospholipid?
Ans: 2
Where do the components of chylomicrons come from?
Ans: Comes from the Small intestine,
TG, Cholesterol and phospholipids are packaged into chylomicrons and then go to lymph
What is the name of the enzyme that digests TG in the small intestine?
Ans: Pancreatic Lipase
What does the above enzyme break TG down into?
Ans: Monoglycerides, glycerol and longer chain fatty acids.
