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What is the function of the fatty acids in the plasma membrane?
the function of the fatty acid tail is attract water.
What is the function of the fatty layer in the integumentary system?
The purpose of the fatty layer is to insulate and protect your body.
What are the vesicles that function in the metabolism of fatty acids in a cell?
peroxisomes
What is the function of perexisomes in a cell?
The function of the peroxisome is to oxidise fatty acids and break down substances that are toxic or exceed the limits,
Do bile salts function as a digestive enzymes to break down fatty acids?
Yes.
What circulatory system disease characterized by fatty deposits?
Atheroma (Atherosclerosis) is a generalised thickening of arteries due to fatty deposits
What is the medical term meaning disease in which fatty deposits collect on the walls of the arteries?
Atherosclerosis is the condition in which fatty deposits collect on the walls of the arteries. These deposits may increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.
What is an Endarterectomy?
Endarterectomy is an operation to remove or bypass the fatty deposits, or blockage, in an artery narrowed by the buildup of fatty tissue
What is the disease in which fatty deposits collect on the walls of the arteries of a pig?
Atherosclerosis
What is mild hapatomegaly with fatty infiltration and focal area of fat sparing?
Mild hepatomegaly with fatty infiltration and focal are of fat sparing is basically fatty deposits in the liver.
What is the function of the fatty acids in the plasma membrane?
the function of the fatty acid tail is attract water.
A condition in which fatty deposits bulid up on the walls of arteries is called?
Atherosclerosis
What do Fatty deposits that restrict the flow of blood in the arteries best describes?
atherosclerosis
What fatty plaque deposits in the arteries?
High density lipoproteins i believe
What heart disease is the result of reduced blood flow to the heart caused by the build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries?
Heart disease typically does not cause fatty deposits in the arteries. Rather the process is the other way around: an unhealthy diet high in fat and cholesterol causes a build up of fatty deposits, and these deposits lead to heart diseases such as Coronary Heart Disease.
What is the name of the disease characterised by a build up of fatty deposits within the arteries?
Atherosclerosis
What is the medical term meaning Formation of fatty deposits on the inner lining of the coronary arteries?
Atherosclerosis
