NURS 549 Chapter 23-
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28 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Match /the /Lipoprotein /with /lipoprotein /description // /function:
1. /Chylomicron
2. /VLDL
3. /LDL
4. /HDL
a. /A /LIPO-
PROTEIN /combination /that /delivers /endogenous, /newly /synthesized /triglycerides /( /55-
65%)
/and
/cholesterol /
(
/10 /-
/15% /),
/from
/the
/liver
/into /the /bloodstream /to /the /periphery /for /use /by /cells. /( /considered /a /"bad /cholesterol /" /) /
b. /A /LIPO-
PROTEIN
/combination
/that /,
/after
/being
/converted
/from
/VLDL
/by
,/enzymes
/in
/the
/bloodstream
/that
/interact
/with
/the
/triglycerides,
/delivers /
a
/high
/percentage
/of
/cholesterol /
(
/45%) /and /a /low /percentage /of /the /endogenous /newly /synthesized /triglycerides /( /10% /) /to /the
/periphery /for /use /by /cells. /( /considered /a /"bad /cholesterol" /) /
c.
/Considered /
a /"good
/cholesterol"
/and /promotes /the /transport /of /cholesterol /from /the /peripheral /cells /back /to /the /liver. /
d. /
Carries
/dietary
/exogenous
/triglycerides
/from
/the
/intestines
/to /the /liver, /skeletal /muscle /and /to /adipose /tissue. /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /1. /Chylomicron /d
2. /VLDL /a
,3. /LDL /b
4. /HDL /c
•Chylomicrons
/carry /dietary /exogenous /triglycerides /(fat) /from /the /intestines /to /the /liver, /to /skeletal /muscle,
/and /to /adipose /tissue.
•Very-low-
density
/lipoproteins
/(VLDL)
/carry
/endogenous,
/newly
/synthesized, /triglycerides /from /the /liver /for /use /by /cells. /( /considered /'bad' /cholesterol)
•Low-
density
/lipoproteins /(LDL) /carry /cholesterol /in /the /blood /and /around /the /body, /from /the /liver, /for /use
/by /cells. /Also /considered /"bad /cholesterol" /.
•LDL
/vs.
/VLDL:
/LDL
/(low
/density
/lipoprotein)
/and
/VLDL
/(very
/low
/density
/lipoprotein)
/transport
/mostly
/fat
, /and
/cholesterol,
/but
/differ /in /the /amount /of /each. /The /liver /releases /VLDL /into /circulation. /VLDL /is /made /up /of /55-
65% /triglycerides, /10-15% /cholesterol, /15-20% /phospholipid, /and /5-
10%
/protein..
/Once
/the
/VLDL
/is
/released,
/enzymes
/in
/the
/bloodstream
/interact
/with
/the
/triglycerides
/within
/the
/lipoprotein
/and
/change
/the
/package
/from /"very
/low
/density"
/to /"low
/density".
/LDL
/is /"less
/dense"
/than
/VLDL
/because
/ / /
28 Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / /
Match /the /Lipoprotein /with /lipoprotein /description // /function:
1. /Chylomicron
2. /VLDL
3. /LDL
4. /HDL
a. /A /LIPO-
PROTEIN /combination /that /delivers /endogenous, /newly /synthesized /triglycerides /( /55-
65%)
/and
/cholesterol /
(
/10 /-
/15% /),
/from
/the
/liver
/into /the /bloodstream /to /the /periphery /for /use /by /cells. /( /considered /a /"bad /cholesterol /" /) /
b. /A /LIPO-
PROTEIN
/combination
/that /,
/after
/being
/converted
/from
/VLDL
/by
,/enzymes
/in
/the
/bloodstream
/that
/interact
/with
/the
/triglycerides,
/delivers /
a
/high
/percentage
/of
/cholesterol /
(
/45%) /and /a /low /percentage /of /the /endogenous /newly /synthesized /triglycerides /( /10% /) /to /the
/periphery /for /use /by /cells. /( /considered /a /"bad /cholesterol" /) /
c.
/Considered /
a /"good
/cholesterol"
/and /promotes /the /transport /of /cholesterol /from /the /peripheral /cells /back /to /the /liver. /
d. /
Carries
/dietary
/exogenous
/triglycerides
/from
/the
/intestines
/to /the /liver, /skeletal /muscle /and /to /adipose /tissue. /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /1. /Chylomicron /d
2. /VLDL /a
,3. /LDL /b
4. /HDL /c
•Chylomicrons
/carry /dietary /exogenous /triglycerides /(fat) /from /the /intestines /to /the /liver, /to /skeletal /muscle,
/and /to /adipose /tissue.
•Very-low-
density
/lipoproteins
/(VLDL)
/carry
/endogenous,
/newly
/synthesized, /triglycerides /from /the /liver /for /use /by /cells. /( /considered /'bad' /cholesterol)
•Low-
density
/lipoproteins /(LDL) /carry /cholesterol /in /the /blood /and /around /the /body, /from /the /liver, /for /use
/by /cells. /Also /considered /"bad /cholesterol" /.
•LDL
/vs.
/VLDL:
/LDL
/(low
/density
/lipoprotein)
/and
/VLDL
/(very
/low
/density
/lipoprotein)
/transport
/mostly
/fat
, /and
/cholesterol,
/but
/differ /in /the /amount /of /each. /The /liver /releases /VLDL /into /circulation. /VLDL /is /made /up /of /55-
65% /triglycerides, /10-15% /cholesterol, /15-20% /phospholipid, /and /5-
10%
/protein..
/Once
/the
/VLDL
/is
/released,
/enzymes
/in
/the
/bloodstream
/interact
/with
/the
/triglycerides
/within
/the
/lipoprotein
/and
/change
/the
/package
/from /"very
/low
/density"
/to /"low
/density".
/LDL
/is /"less
/dense"
/than
/VLDL
/because
