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Lipid Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A family of chemical compounds that are a main component in every living cell | lipids |
| The largest class of lipids; include nearly all of the fats and oils that people typically eat | triglycerides |
| pockets of fat storing cells | adipose tissue |
| most of the fatty acids contain all the hydrogen atoms that they can hold (single bonds) | saturated fat |
| most of the fatty acids are missing hydrogen bonds | unsaturated fat |
| the term that describes the unpleasant flavors that develop as fats oxidize | rancid |
| when hydrogen is added to unsaturated fat, breaking some double bonds and putting in single bonds | hydrogenation |
| a sterol, a fatty alcohol made from glucose or saturated fatty acids | cholesterol |
| a mound of lipid material mixed with calcium and smooth muscle cells | plaque |
| hardening of the arteries - a buildup of plaque along the inner walls of the arteries | atherosclerosis |
| large, complex molecules of lipids and protein that carry lipids in the blood | lipoproteins |
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