Lipids are hydrocarbons that are found in living systems in the environment. The main classes of lipids are triglycerides, waxes, steroids, phospholipids, gylcolipids, and sphingolipids (Glanze). The simplest lipid, which makes up the backbone of all of these, is the fatty acid (see page 2). The main characteristics that separate the different kinds of lipids are the derivatives, such as acids, alcohols, amines, amino alcohols, and aldehydes, found on the end of the hydrocarbons and their …showed first 75 words of 2628 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2628 total…C.V. Mosby Company, 1991. Thomas, Clayton L. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company, 1997. Lipids Tyler Hore Table of Contents 1. Introduction… Page 1 2. Triglycerides… Page 1 3. Tables and Pictures… Pages 2-4 4. Waxes… Page 5 5. Steroids… Page 5 6. Cholesterol… Page 6 7. Phospholipids… Page 6 8. Glycolipids… Page 7 9. Sphingolipids… Page 7 10. Consumption of Lipids… Pages 7-9 11. Storage of Lipids… Page 9 12. Lipid Oxidation… Pages 9-10 13. Lipid Bilayer… Page 10 14. Atherosclerosis… Page 11 15. Gallstones… Page 12 16. Artheriosclerosis… Pages 12-13 17. Coronary Heart Disease… Pages 13-14 18. Conclusion… Pages 14-15