Lipid metabolism US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Lipid metabolism Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 191: Pregnenolone may be converted to _____ via the enzyme 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
Answer: progesterone
Extra:
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Flashcard 192: In type 1 diabetics, increased lipolysis leads to an increase in free fatty acids which are converted to _____ in the liver
Answer: ketone bodies
Extra:
* lack of insulin -> no inhibition of HSL -> lipolysis
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Flashcard 193: Cortisol travels in the blood bound to _____
Answer: corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG)
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/endocrinology/adrenals/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 194: What salivary enzyme begins the initial digestion of fats?
_____
Answer: Lingual lipase
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Flashcard 195: Hormone sensitive lipase is regulated via positive feedback by _____ and cortisol
Answer: epinephrine
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/surgery-general/pancreas/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 196: What substance is the primary regulator of membrane fluidity?
_____
Answer: Cholesterol
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 197: In naturally occurring fatty acids, double bonds are in the _____ configuration
Answer: cis
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 198: Is glycerol polar or nonpolar?
_____
Answer: Polar
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/metabolism?ref=anki
Flashcard 199: Inside intestinal epithelial cells, the products of lipid digestion are _____ to reform the ingested lipid
Answer: re-esterified
Extra:
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Flashcard 200: Type III familial dyslipidemia is due to a defective _____ allele
Answer: Apo E
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/biochemistry?ref=anki
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