Everything in this flashcard set.
- cholesterol
- An animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver
- arteries
- A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body (plural)
- salt
- White seasoning found in the sea
- heart
- Organ that pumps blood around the body
- saturated
- To cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
- attack
- Intense adverse criticism
- unsaturated
- Used of a compound containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond
- butter
- An edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream
- fats
- Greasy substance in food and body tissue (plural)
- margarine
- A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
- oil
- Slippery liquid used for cooking and fuel
- kidneys
- Either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes from the blood and excrete them (plural)
- stroke
- The act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand