In the metabolism of cholesterol in the human

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Cholesterol is converted to bile salts in the liver by shortening the side chain of cholesterol and attaching a glycine or taurine group to form bile acids.

Answer: B
 Plasma cholesterol and brain cholesterol are two different pools and normally do not exchange rapidly with each other.

Answer: C
 Plasma cholesterol exists in various forms including free cholesterol, cholesterol esters, and lipoproteins.

Answer: D
 Cholesterol metabolism involves multiple pathways, including conversion to bile salts, synthesis of steroid hormones, and degradation to carbon dioxide and water via the cholesterol side-chain cleavage pathway.

Answer: E
 Although the liver is the primary site of cholesterol synthesis, other organs such as the intestine, adrenal glands, and gonads also synthesize cholesterol.

In the Metabolism of Cholesterol in the Human