Recall Objectives
After completing this activity, you should be able to:
- Define lipid and recognize that lipids are hydrophobic.
- Recognize the different types of lipids.
- Distinguish saturated from unsaturated fatty acids.
- Recognize lipids as important constituents of membranes.
- Sequence the general mechanisms of lipid digestion.
- Describe the general mechanism by which triacylglycerides are broken down in adipocytes.
- Describe how fatty acids reach the mitochondria.
- Be able to recognize the steps of β-oxidation.
- Identify differences in oxidation for odd-number and unsaturated fatty acids.
- Recall the steps of fatty acid biosynthesis and how they differ from β-oxidation.
- Identify the committed step in fatty acid biosynthesis.