Understanding:
D.3.U5: Surplus cholesterol is converted to bile salts.
Objective:
Understanding:
D.3.U8: Some nutrients in excess can be stored in the liver.
Objective:
D.3.U5: Surplus cholesterol is converted to bile salts.
Objective:
- Outline the roles of hepatocytes in the conversion of excess cholesterol into a component of bile.
- Explain the synthesis of VLDL cholesterol by hepatocytes for transport of triglycerides.
- Describe how the amount of saturated fat in a diet affects the amount of VLDL cholesterol synthesis by the liver.
Understanding:
D.3.U8: Some nutrients in excess can be stored in the liver.
Objective:
- List four example nutrients that can be stored by the liver.