Use the Following to Answer the Questions Below

question 45

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the questions below:
Classify each of the lipid types in terms of its biochemical function using the response list. Responses may be used more than once or need not be used at all.
-Triacylglycerols

• A)energy-storage lipid
• B)membrane lipid
• C)emulsification lipid
• D)messenger lipid

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Definitions:

Microvilli

Tiny, finger-like protrusions on the surface of some epithelial cells that increase surface area for absorption and secretion.

Intercalated Disc

Specialized cell-cell junctions between cardiac muscle cells that facilitate the synchronized contraction of the heart.

Gap Junctions

Specialized intercellular connections that facilitate the direct transfer of ions and small molecules between the cytoplasms of adjacent cells.

Hemidesmosome

Similar to half a desmosome, attaching epithelial cells to the basement membrane.