Answer
HDL removes excess cholesterol from body cells and transports it to the liver for elimintation.
Work Step by Step
The liver both produces, and excretes cholesterol. Cholesterol is carried throughout the body by lipoproteins (HDL and LDL). In a kind of retrograde motion, high density lipoporoteins (HDL) carry cholesterol back to the liver for excretion and reutilization.
