Exam 18: Lipids

Prostaglandins are similar to bile salts in their function in the body.

Estrogen is a male sex hormone.

The compound shown below is a triglyceride.

Prostaglandins are synthesized in the body from steroids.

The pancreas produces cortisone.

Which of the following is an essential fatty acid?

If a vegetable oil is completely hydrogenated, the product is a solid rather than a liquid.

​ Which of the following lipids is a nonsaponifiable lipid?

This cellular organelle contains DNA which directs protein synthesis.

While vegetable oils are higher in unsaturated fatty acids compared to animal fats, they still contain saturated fatty acids.

Which of the following class of materials can be used as an emulsifying agent?

Gasoline could be classified as a lipid.

A hormone important in egg development in the ovaries is _____.

Tay-Sachs disease, an abnormal accumulation of glycolipid, affects the spleen.

Lipids are produced by animals and are hydrophilic compounds.

The animal fats are classified as esters because of the way they are chemically produced.

​ Explain the characteristics of fatty acids that are found in natural lipids.

Adrenocorticoids are

Which reaction is involved in preparing margarine from corn oil?

Fats are saponifiable lipids.