Ch. 2&4 Flashcards
Energy is stored in cells as
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
Nutrients used for energy
Carbs
Fat
Protein
At rest, the body uses
Fats and carbs
During intense short duration work outs, the body uses
Carbs
Longer and less intense exercise uses
Carbs and fat
All dietary carbs are converted to
Glucose
Glucose is taken up by
Muscles and liver and stored as glycogen
Glycolysis
Breakdown of glucose; anaerobic (glycolytic) or aerobic (oxidative)
Glycogenesis
Glycogen is synthesized from glucose to be stored in the liver or muscle
Glycogenolysis
Glycogen is broken down into glucose-1-phosphate to be used for energy production.
Gluconeogenesis
The making of glucose from a non CHO source (like fat or protein)
Fat is stored as
triglycerides and must be broken down into free fatty acids to be used in metabolism
Protein can be used as energy after being converted to glucose via
Gluconeogenesis
Proteins can generate FFAs during starvation through
Lipogenesis
ATP is generated through 3 energy systems
ATP-PCr (15 sec)
Glycolytic (15 sec-2 min)
Oxidative (2+ min)