PhysioEx Exercise 11 Activity 5
PhysioEx Exercise 11 Activity 5
PhysioEx Exercise 11 Activity 5
Experiment Results
Predict Question
1 Predict Question: Patient 4 prefers to cook all his meat in lard or bacon grease.
Knowing this dietary preference, you anticipate his total cholesterol level to be
You correctly answered: All of these health problems might be in store for patient 2.
Experiment Data
Blood sample Approximate Total Cholesterol Level
Cholesterol (mg/dl)
1 150 desirable
2 300 elevated
3 150 desirable
4 225 borderline elevated
1 In this test for total blood cholesterol, elevated levels of total cholesterol
2 Why must any piece of equipment that comes in contact with human blood be
disposed of properly?
Your answer:
Patient 1.
Your answer:
Patient 2.
Your answer:
Your answer:
My prediction was correct, and an advice would be to better his eating habits.
5 Describe some reasons why a patient might have abnormally low blood cholesterol.
Your answer: