Long chain fatty acids - answer✔12 or more carbons
medium chain fatty acids - answer✔6-10 carbons
short chain fatty acids - answer✔less than 6 carbons
Saturated fatty acids - answer✔no double bonds
monunsaturated fatty acids - answer✔fatty acids with one double bond
polyunsaturated - answer✔more than one double bond
omega system - answer✔Indicates first double bond closest to omega (methyl) end of the carbon
chain
methyl end - answer✔CH3
Eicosanoids - answer✔regulatory molecules that can be synthesized from omega-3 and omega-6
fatty acids
Hydrogenation - answer✔addition of hydrogen
trans fatty acids - answer✔fatty acids with unusual shapes that can arise when hydrogens are
added to the unsaturated fatty acids of polyunsaturated oils
Phospholipids - answer✔emulsifiers, part of the cell membrane
sterols - answer✔cholesterol
lipid digestion - answer✔dismantles triglycerides into monoglycerids, fatty acids and glycerol
absorbed directly into the bloodstream - answer✔glycerol, short chain and medium chain fatty
acids
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