Carbohydrate Metabolism 9/18/16 German Flashcards
What is metabolism?
The enzyme catalyzed reactions that transform organic molecules in cells
What are the two parts of Metabolism?
- Catabolism
- Anabolism
What type of metabolism is: energy requiring synthesis of more complex products?
Anabolism
What type of metabolism is: Energy Yielding degradation of complex precursors?
Catabolism
What are four organs that regulate metabolic pathways?
- Pancreas
- Liver
- Muscle
- Adipose Tissue
What is the cell in the pancreas that helps regulate metabolic pathways?
Islet cells
What is the metabolic function of the pancreas?
Release insulin, glucagon, and numerous hormones
What is the cell in the liver that helps regulate metabolic pathways?
Hepatocyte
What is the metabolic function of the liver?
Maintain metabolic homeostasis
How does the liver maintain metabolic homeostasis?
- Normalize blood glucose
- Store glycogen
- Synthesizing and degrading molecules
What are the main molecules that the liver synthesizes and degrades?
- Glycogen
- Glucose
- Fatty Acids
- nucleic acids
- proteins
- ketone bodies
What are the muscle cells that help regulate metabolic pathways?
-Skeletal
-Smooth
-Cardiac
(all of the above myocytes)
What is the metabolic function of muscle?
Utilizes glucose, fatty acids, Amino acids to fuel muscular activity
What cell in adipose tissue helps regulate metabolic pathways?
Adipocyte
What is the metabolic function of adipose tissue?
Store
What are the five key regulators in the metabolic pathways?
- Insulin
- Glucagon
- Epinephrine
- Glucose
- ATP/AMP
What are four reasons why glucose is a central metabolic component?
- Source of ATP
- Energy storage
- Molecular precursor
- Structural backbone
T/F the muscle and adipose tissues are the ones that regulate metabolic homeostasis?
False
-They are the recipients, Panceas and liver regulate
What are the four major pathways of carbohydrate metabolism?
- Respiration
- Storage
- Regenerative
- Synthetic
Which major pathway forms ATP?
Respiration
Which major pathway forms glycogen, glucose?
Storage
Which major pathway forms glucose?
Regenerative
Which major pathway forms nucleic acids, lipids, and amino acids?
synthetic
Is glycolysis a catabolic or anabolic pathway?
Catabolic
Is the citric acid cycle catabolic or anabolic?
Catabolic
Is the oxidative phosphorylation pathway catabolic or anabolic?
catabolic
Is glycogenolysis catabolic or anabolic?
Catabolic
Is glycogenesis catabolic or anabolic?
Anabolic
Is gluconeogenesis catabolic or anabolic?
Anabolic
What is the function of amylases?
Break down complex starch’s
What is glycogen?
chains of glucose molecules that are branched
Where do you primarily find glycogen stores?
- Muscle
- Liver