Summary of LDLs

What will be an ideal response?


1. originate in liver (via VLDL). Taxi: delivers cholesterol to cells
2. Taken into cells by binding to LDL receptor
3. Contributes to heart disease by forming plaque in artery cells

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A. analytical and subjective. B. effective and quantitative. C. analytical and affective. D. experiential and quantitative. E. objective and systematic.

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Mr. Rogelio Martinez is a healthy 79-year-old, retired factory worker. His past medical history includes arthritis and irregular bowel movements. His wife urges him to go to the emergency department of the local hospital after three episodes of blood in his stool. Mr. Martinez is found to have infection in the diverticula. What will his immediate treatment include?

A) antibiotics B) high-fiber diet C) laxatives D) antidiarrheals

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The abundance of types of foods available today has made it: a. more difficult to plan a nutritious diet

b. much easier to select nutritious foods for a diet. c. healthier to combine nutraceuticals for disease prevention. d. easier to balance a deficient diet with functional foods. e. unnecessary to consume dietary supplements.

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Saliva contains the enzyme _______ that hydrolyzes starch.

A. pepsin B. lipase C. amylase D. sucrase

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