NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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These lipids have all their carbon atoms fully filled with hydrogen atoms; found in animal fats and dairy products.
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unsaturated fats
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saturated fats
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waxes
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steroids
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Fatty Acids Lipids consist only or mainly of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Both fats and oils are made up of long chains of carbon atoms that are bonded together. These chains are called fatty acids.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cholesterol esters, triacylglycerols and free (unesterified) cholesterol tend to be the most abundant simple lipids.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: When a fatty acid has all carbon atoms bonded in exclusively single bonds to other carbons or hydrogen atoms, it is called a saturated fatty acid. Examples of saturated fatty acids are myristic acid and palmitic acid.
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