Out of the following, cholesterol does not serve as a precursor for which compounds? A)   Vitamin D B) sex hormones C) Bile salts D) Bile pigments

Which of these statements best describes anomers? A) Compounds that have two or more chiral carbons B) Diastereomers that differ in structure at just one of their chiral carbons C ) Cyclic monosaccharides that differ only in the arrangement of groups around the anomeric carbon D) Isomers whose structures are mirror images of one another  

. Which of the following best describes the cholesterol molecule? A) Amphiphatic B) Polar, charged C) Polar, uncharged D) Non-polar, charged E) Non-polar, uncharged

Which of the following is true about sphingolipids? A) They contained two esterified fatty acids B) Phosphatidylcholine is a sphingolipid C) Cerebrosides and gangliosides are sphingolipids D) They always contain glycerol and fatty acids

Which of the following molecule(s) is NOT involved in active transport? A) Glucose B) Sodium C) Chloride D) Carbon dioxide

Which carbon becomes the anomeric carbon of glucose in its pyranose form?

Micelles of fatty acids in water are organized such that the ___ face the solvent and the ___ are directed toward the interior A) hydrophilic heads; hydrophobic tails B) hydrophobic tails; hydrophilic heads C) hydrocarbon chains; carboxylic acid groups D) hydrophilic heads; hydrophilic tails

Endogenously synthesized triacylglycerols are transported from the liver to the extrahepatic tissues by which of the following lipoproteins? A) Chylomicrons B) VLDL C) LDL D) HDL

The main storage lipid in humans is: A) sphingomyelin         B) glycogen      C) triacylgylcerols          D) steroids

Which one of the following statements is true about GLUT transporters? A) GLUT, transport glycerides via facilitated diffusion across the cell plasma membrane B) GLUT2 is the major glucose transporter in brain, placenta and erythrocytes C) GLUT1 is found in the pancreas, liver and kidneys. D) GLUT4 exists in skeletal muscle cells, adipocytes, and cardiomyocytes