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6. ___________ LDL is removed from the blood via the apo B100 pathway

  • Nearly all
  • Very little

7. The _____ system is used to classify lipid disorders

  • Allison
  • Fredrickson
  • Johnson

8. The fredrickson system of lipid disorder classification is based on plasma analasyis, and has ___ categories

  • Six
  • Five
  • Four
  • Seven

9. ________ is the precursor for steroid hormones

  • Cholesterol
  • Triglyceride
  • Phospholipid

10. Cholesterol, Triglyceride, Phospholipids and ___ are the four major groups of lipids

  • Fatty Acids
  • Hyperlipidaemia

11. Lipids are transported around the body _____

  • Bound to other molecules
  • Freely in the blood

12. Lipoprotein lipase - acts on chylomicrons to release fatty acids and glycerol, which enter adipose and muscle for storage or use as energy

  • True
  • False

13. There are ___ main types of lipoproteins

  • Five
  • Four
  • Ten

14. _______ broken down to glycerol and fatty acids

  • Triglyceride
  • Fatty acid
  • Cholesterol

15. The major groups of apolioproteins are A, B, C and D

  • True
  • False

16. LDL is the main carrier of cholesterol in the blood

  • True
  • False

17. Apoloproteins perform a number of functions including activating enzymes and regulating binding of lipoprotein to cell surface receptors

  • True
  • False

18. Hyperlipidaemia is a secondary disorder

  • False
  • True

19. An intermediate in conversion of VLDL to LDL

  • HDL
  • IDL
  • Chylomicrons

20. Proteins associated with lipoprotein are called _____

  • Apoliproteins
  • Hyperlipidaemias