Chapter 5: Energy Balance and Metabolism Flashcards
1
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the energy currency of life
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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
2
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the ability to do work
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Energy
3
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Chemical processes occurring within the body to convert food to energy
A
Metabolism
4
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the biological process of combining free fatty acids with glycerol to form triglycerides
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Lipogenesis
5
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the biological process of breaking stored triglycerides into free fatty acids and glycerol
A
Lipolysis
6
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the process of breaking down the glycogen molecule into its individual glucose units for entry into the energy pathways
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Glycogenolysis
7
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A metabolic pathway that results in the generation of glucose from non-carbohydrate carbon substrates such as lactate, glycerol and glycogenic amino acids
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Gluconeogenesis
