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Bioenergetics 2 Flashcards

1
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Anabolism

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Smaller molecules are synthesized (built) into larger molecules. Energy is used/needed

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Catabolism

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Larger molecules are broken down into smaller molecules. Energy is formed or released

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BMR acronym meaning

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Basal metabolic rate

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RMR acronym name

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Resting metabolic rate

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5
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SDA acronym meaning

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Specific dynamic action

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TEF acronym meaning

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Thermal effect of food

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TEE acronym meaning

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Total energy expenditure

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TDEE acronym meaning

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Total daily energy expenditure

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Total daily energy expenditure definition

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Total calories your body needs for all your daily activities

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Basal metabolic rate definition

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Measure of the energy required to maintain the body at rest. Sum of all internal chemical activities

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RMR and BMR are used interchangeably. True or false

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True

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12
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What decreases BMR

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Age, fat tissue, shorter people

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What increases BMR

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Muscle mass, lean tissue, youth

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Thermal effect of food definition

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Measure of energy expenditure above resting metabolic rate due to processing food for storage + use

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What maintains BMR

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Body temp, heart beating, kidney function

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16
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What population group is BMR higher in

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Children and pregnant women

17
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Does BMR increase or decrease with stress?

18
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Does BMR increase or decrease with temperature?

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Increases with high + low temps

19
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Does BMR increase or decrease with fasting?

20
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Does BMR increase or decrease with malnutrition?

21
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Thyroxin

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BMR regulator

22
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What happen to BMR when thyroxin production is increased?

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BMR increases

23
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is BMR affected by nicotine/smoking, caffeine, and sleep?

24
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BMR is _____ in breast feeding mothers

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Higher bc of energy cost of synthesizing milk

25
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Effect of exercise on BMR

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Increases with regular, strenuous exercise

26
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Effect of gender on BMR

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Males have a higher BMR

27
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Omega fatty acids

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Unsaturated fatty acids with health benefits

28
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Omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids ratio today

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In between 10:1 (6-3) and 25:1 (6-3) ration

29
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Are humans today, typically, deficient in omega-6 or omega-3 fatty acids?

30
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What happens when we have the wrong omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids ratio?

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It promotes a pro-inflammatory state

31
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Characteristics of metabolic pathways

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Irreversible, have committed steps, are regulated, and pathways are compartmentalized

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