Summarize the functions of lipids in the body

What will be an ideal response?


Lipids are both a source of energy and a means of energy storage and insulation and physical protection. Some lipids act as chemical messengers between cells. Lipids are essential components of plasma membranes.

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Compact bone

A. is avascular. B. is located deep to spongy bone in the diaphysis. C. is composed of tubular units called osteons. D. has a brace-like arrangement of trabeculae. E. All of the choices are correct.

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Chain ganglia are part of the ________.

A. spinal cord B. somatic motor branch of the ANS C. parasympathetic branch of the ANS D. sympathetic branch of the ANS E. central nervous system

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Where is the best record of Oligocene anthropoid fossils located?

A) the U.S. Southwest B) Olduvai Gorge C) Fayum D) the Gobi desert

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