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Basic And Applied Sciences Flashcards

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Describe sensory function as it pertains to the nervous system.

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The ability of the nervous system to sense changes in either the internal or external environment.

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Describe the integrative function as it pertains to the nervous system.

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The ability of the nervous system to analyze and interpret sensory information to allow for proper decision-making, which produces the appropriate response.

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Describe motor function as it pertains to the nervous system.

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The neuromuscular response to sensory information.

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Define motor (efferent) neuron relationship

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Brain and/or spinal cord –> Muscles or organs

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Define sensory (afferent) neuron relationship

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Muscles or organs –> Brain and/or spinal cord

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Define interneuron relationship

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Neuron –> Neuron

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Responsibilities of the Nervous System include: (2 of 3)

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  1. Muscle recruitment
  2. Learned patterns of movements
  3. Functioning of organs in the body
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What is proprioception?

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Ability to sense body position and limb movement.

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9
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Training proprioceptive abilities improves:

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  1. Balance
  2. Coordination
  3. Posture
  4. Ability to adapt
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Define the role of the neuron and name its 3 main parts.

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Provide the nervous system with the ability to communicate internally and externally. 3 main components are the cell body, axon, and dendrites.

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11
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Central nervous system consists mainly of two components and serves to interpret information. What are those components?

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Brain and spinal cord

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12
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The peripheral nervous system consists of:

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12 cranial nerves
31 pairs of spinal nerves
sensory receptors

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Describe functions of peripheral nervous system.

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  1. Connection for nervous system to activate different effector sites.
  2. Relay information from effector sites back to the brain via sensory receptors
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Sensory receptors are broken into four categories/functions. Define them.

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  1. Mechanoreceptors respond to mechanical forces.
  2. Nociceptors respond to pain.
  3. Chemoreceptors respond chemical interaction (smell/taste).
  4. Photoreceptors respond to light (vision).
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15
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Describe mechanoreceptors

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Specialized structures responsible for sensing distortion in tissues. Some examples of mechanoreceptors include muscle spindles, Golgi tendon organs, and joint receptors.

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Describe muscle spindles

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  • Muscle tissues’ major sensory organs that run parallel to muscle fibers.
  • Sensitive to change in length and rate of length change.
  • When excited, the muscle spindle will cause the muscle to contract to prevent the muscle from stretching too far or too fast.
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Describe the Golgi Tendon Organ (GTO)

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  • Located where the muscle/tendon meet.
  • Sensitive to changes in tension and rate of tension change.
  • When excited, the GTO will cause the muscle to relax in order to prevent the muscle from being placed under excessive stress.
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Name the three components of the axial skeleton and approximate how many bones are included.

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The axial skeleton consists of the skull, the rib cage, and vertebral column. It contains approx. 80 bones.

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Name the 4 components of the appendicular skeleton and approximate how many bones it contains.

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Consists of the upper extremity, lower extremity, shoulder, and pelvic girdle. The appendicular skeleton contains approx. 126 bones.

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What 3 factors determine which of the 5 major bone types a given bone fits in to?

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  1. Shape
  2. Size
  3. Proportion to Bone Tissue
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21
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What are the 5 categories of bones?

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  1. Long bones
  2. Short bones
  3. Flat bones
  4. Irregular bones
  5. Sesamoid bones
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22
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Joint motion is referred to as __________________ and can be broken down into 3 types of motion: ______, ______, and ______.

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arthrokinematics.

Roll, slide, spin.

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23
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Provide example of each of the following bone types:

  • Flat
  • Long
  • Short
  • Sesamoid
  • Irregular
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Flat: Scapula in the shoulder
Long: Femur
Short: Carpals of the hand
Sesamoid: Patella of the knee
Irregular: Vertebrae of the spine
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State the difference between synovial and non-synovial joints

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Non-synovial joints (i.e. those in the cranial plates) are typically static and filled with strong, fibrous, skeletal tissue, while synovial joints are more common, typically dynamic, and lubricated by collagen.

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What are the 6 types of synovial joints?

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  1. Pivot
  2. Saddle
  3. Gliding
  4. Condyloid
  5. Hinge
  6. Ball-in-socket
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26
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Name the 3 types of muscle.

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  1. Skeletal
  2. Cardiac
  3. Smooth
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27
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Describe the structure of skeletal muscle.

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Outer Layer (The actual muscle itself)
-Fascia: Outside connective tissue wrap
-Epimysium: Protective coating between fascia and middle layer
Middle Layer
-Fascicle (Fasciculus): Inner bundles of muscle fibers
-Perimysium: Wrap around each fascicle
Inner Layer
-Muscle fibers: many individual fibers
-Endomysium: Connective tissue surrounding each muscle fiber

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28
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Describe the construction of an individual muscle fiber.

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Outer-most layer: Sarcolemma (a plasma membrane)

  • Filled with sarcoplasm, which contains:
  • -Glycogen
  • -Fats
  • -Minerals
  • -Oxygen-binding myoglobin
  • -Nuclei
  • -Mitochondria
  • -Myofibrils
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Describe the structure of myofibrils.

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Myofibrils are made up of sections called sarcomeres

  • Sarcomeres stretch between two Z lines
  • -Between each Z line are interlaced filaments
  • –Thick filaments are called Myosin filaments
  • –Thin filaments are called Actin filaments
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30
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Describe the importance of Tropomyosin.

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Keeps myosin from attaching to actin when muscle is relaxed.

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31
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Describe the importance of troponin.

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Provides binding sites for calcium and tropomyosin when muscle needs to contract.

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32
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What is the neurotransmitter used by the nueromuscular system?

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Acetylcholine

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33
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Describe Type 1 Muscle

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  • Often called slow-twitch muscle
  • Increased oxygen delivery
  • Smaller in size
  • Produce less force
  • Slow to fatigue
  • Long-term contraction (stabilization)
34
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Describe Type 2 Muscle

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  • Often called fast-twitch muscle
  • Decreased oxygen delivery
  • Larger in size
  • Produce more force
  • Quick to fatigue
  • Short-term contractions (power)
35
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True or False: All muscles are combinations of slow and fast twitch muscle fibers.

36
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Name the 4 possible sub-categories of muscle function in regard to movement.

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  1. Agonist
  2. Synergist
  3. Stabilizer
  4. Antagonist
37
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Define agonist.

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Muscles that act as prime movers.

38
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Define synergist.

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Assist prime movers during movement.

39
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Define stabilizers.

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Supports the body while the prime movers and synergists perform the movement patterns.

40
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Define antagonist.

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Performs the opposite action of the prime movers.

41
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Name the endocrine glands.

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  • Pituitary
  • Thyroid
  • Adrenal
  • Testes
  • Ovary
  • Pancreas
  • Thymus
  • Pineal Gland
42
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The pituitary produces what?

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Growth hormone

43
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The pancreas produces what?

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Insulin

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44
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Adrenal glands produce what?

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Epinephrine

45
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The hypothalamus produces what?

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Somatostatin

46
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Name the hormone responsible for maintaining an energy supply under times of stress.

47
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Name the hormones responsible for stimulating the “fight or flight” response.

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

48
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Name the gland responsible for regulating satiety.

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Hypothalamus

49
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Name the gland responsible for maintaining a steady glucose level in the blood.

50
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Name the hormone that plays a fundemental role in growth and repair of tissue.

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Testosterone

51
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_______ is primarily an anabolic hormone that is responsible for most of the growth and development during childhood.

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Growth Hormone

52
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Acts as the pacemaker for the heart.

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Sinoatrial node

53
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Transports blood bak to the heart.

54
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Gathers deoxygenated blood.

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Right atrium

55
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Define stroke volume.

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Amount of blood pumped out of the heart with a contration

56
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Name the largest blood vessel in the body.

57
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Heart component that receives oxygenated blood

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Left ventricle

58
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Which feature differentiates cardiac muscle from skeletal muscle?

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Intercalated discs

59
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________________ is composed of skeletal strutures and tissues that work together to allow proper respiratory mechanics to occur and help pump blood back to the heart during inspiration.

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The respiratory pump

60
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Designate the primary respiratory muscle.

61
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Define expiration

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Active or passive relaxation of specific muscles to get air out of the body.

62
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The action by which oxygen gets to the tissues of the body from the outside air

63
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Define respiratory pump

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Bones and muscles that work together that allow proper breathing to occur.

64
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The active contraction of specific breathing muscles to move air into the body.

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Inspiration

65
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The lungs and respiratory passageways are known as ___________________.

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The respiratory or pulmonary system.

66
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During heavy or forced breathing, inspiratory ventilation relies on the activity of which secondary respiratory muscles?

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Scalenes and Pectoralis Minor

67
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Of the following, which option(s) are part of the respiratory airways?

  • Trachea
  • Bronchioles
  • Alveoli
  • Larynx
68
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Provides oxygen to the body while removing waste products.

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Cardiorespiratory system

69
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The best measure of cardiorespiratory fitness.

70
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____________________ can lead to inadequate oxygen and retention of metabolic waste that creates fatigued muscles.

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Abnormal breathing patterns

71
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One example of a submaximal exercise test used to predict maximal oxygen consumption.

72
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1 MET=

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Resting oxygen consumption

73
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Fick Equation=

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(cardio output)(arterial-venous difference)

74
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The material or substance on which an enzyme acts.

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Substrates

75
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Organic compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, which include startches, cellulose, and sugars, and are an important source of energy.

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Carbohydrates

76
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Define fat.

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1 of the 3 main classes of foods and a source of energy in the body. In food, there are two types: saturated and unsaturated.

77
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Define tryglycerides.

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The chemical or substrate form in which most fat exists in food as well as in the body.

78
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Amino acids linked by peptide bonds, which consist of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and usually sulfur, and that have several essential biologic compounds.

79
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Define gluconeogenesis.

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The formation of glucose from non carbohydrate sources, such as amino acids.

80
Q

Which substrate rarely supplies much energy during exercise and in many descriptions is ignored as a signifigant fuel for energy metabolism?

81
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The primary end product after the digestion of carbohydrates is the formation of _____________.

82
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What do ATP and ADP stand for?

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Adenosine Triphosphate and Adenosine Diphosphate

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