Chylomicrons and dietary fat
A blood sample drawn shortly after a very high-fat meal looks milky. Which lipoprotein is responsible?
Answer A: explanation for every choice
A
Correct. Intestinal cells package dietary triglycerides into large chylomicrons, which enter the lymph and then the blood after a meal.
B
VLDL carries triglycerides made in the liver.
C
LDL carries cholesterol to tissues and is too small to make plasma milky.
D
HDL carries cholesterol from tissues back to the liver.
TakeawayChylomicrons: dietary fat from the intestine. VLDL: fat made in the liver.
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