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24D
Cholesterol Metabolism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Transport triglycerides from liver to peripheral tissues mostly adipose | VLDs |
| transport cholesterol to peripheral tissues for membranes, storage, or hormone synthesis | LDLs |
| transport excess cholesterol from peripheral tissues to liver to be broken down and secreted into bile -also provide cholesterol to steroid producing organs | HDLs |
| maximum total cholesterol 200 mg/dl or less | >200mg/Dl linked to atherosclerosis |
| HDL is thought to protect against | heart disease because it takes cholesterol out of blood |
| LDL cholesterol deposists cholesterol in vessels | 100 or less is good and above 130 is not good |