NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Proteins
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Nucleic Acid
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Lipids
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Carbohydrate
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Detailed explanation-1: -Fats and oils are reffered to as triglycerides. These lipid biomolecules all have the same basic structure. Triglycerides consist of a glycerol molecule bonded to three fatty acids. Fats and oils are types of triglycerides.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lipids are molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and function of living cells. Examples of lipids include fats, oils, waxes, certain vitamins (such as A, D, E and K), hormones and most of the cell membrane that is not made up of protein.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lipids that are important to our discussion include fats and oils (triglycerides or triacyglycerols), fatty acids, phospholipids, and cholesterol. Fats and oils are esters of glycerol and three fatty acids.