A 55-year-old patient with atherosclerosis has deposits in their arterial walls. These deposits primarily consist of which type of lipid molecule?
Q1. A 55-year-old patient with atherosclerosis has deposits in their arterial walls. These deposits primarily consist of which type of lipid molecule?
Answer: Cholesterol
Explanation: Cholesterol is a steroid that stabilizes membranes and acts as a precursor. Phospholipids are tempting but they form the bilayer structure itself.