Chapter 8: Exercise Metabolism and Bioenergetics

Question 1

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Answer 1

A high-energy molecule that serves as the main form of energy in the human body; known as the energy currency of the body.

Question 2

Bioenergetics

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The study of energy in the human body.

Question 3

Metabolism

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The study of energy in the human body.

Question 4

Exercise metabolism

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The examination of bioenergetics as it relates to the unique physiologic changes and demands placed on the body during exercise.

Question 5

First law of thermodynamics

Answer 5

Energy cannot be created or destroyed but merely converted from one form to another.

Question 6

Macronutrients

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Food substances required in large amounts to supply energy and include protein, carbohydrate, and fat.

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Substrates

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Intermediate forms of nutrients used in metabolic reactions to create adenosine triphosphate.

Question 8

Glucose

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The simplest form of carbohydrate used by the body for energy.

Question 9

Glycogen

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Glucose that is deposited and stored in bodily tissues, such as the liver and muscle cells; the storage form of carbohydrate.

Question 10

Ventilatory threshold 1 (VT1)

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The point where glucose provides nearly all of the energy for the activity.

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Ventilatory threshold 2 (VT2)

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The point where glucose provides nearly all of the energy for the activity.

Question 12

Fats

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One of the three main classes of foods and a source of energy in the body. Fats help the body use some vitamins and keep the skin healthy. They also serve as energy stores for the body. In food, there are two types of fats: saturated and unsaturated.

Question 13

Triglyceride

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

Question 14

Free fatty acids

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The by-products of the breakdown of stored or consumed fats, metabolized exclusively via the aerobic pathway, which uses oxygen to create adenosine triphosphate.

Question 15

Protein

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Amino acids linked by peptide bonds; the building blocks of body tissues.

Question 16

Essential amino acid (EAA)

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Amino acid that must be obtained through the diet as the body does not make it; there are nine essential amino acids.

Question 17

Nonessential amino acids

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Amino acids that can be synthesized by the body and do not, under normal circumstances, need to be obtained in the diet.

Question 18

Negative energy balance

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When calorie intake is lower than the number of calories expended.

Question 19

Gluconeogenesis

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The formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources (proteins and fats).

Question 20

Ketogenesis

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The formation of ketone bodies from nonfat sources, such as certain amino acids.

Question 21

Ketone bodies

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Water-soluble molecules produced in the liver as a result of fatty acid oxidation. They can then be oxidized in the mitochondria to produce adenosine triphosphate.

Question 22

Ketosis

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A state of carbohydrate depletion where the liver manufactures ketone bodies to meet energy demands that free fatty acid oxidation cannot support.

Question 23

Exogenous ketones

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Isolated ketone bodies usually consumed in supplement form.

Question 24

Insulin resistance

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The inability of the cells to respond to insulin; occurs in type 2 diabetes.

Question 25

Ketoacidosis

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Metabolic acidosis induced by very high levels of ketone bodies such as seen in type 1 diabetes or severe insulin resistance.

Question 26

Mechanical work

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The physical processes that move the body and keep it alive, such as muscle contraction.

Question 27

Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)

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A high-energy compound occurring in all cells from which adenosine triphosphate is formed.

Question 28

Phosphorylation

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The addition of a phosphate group to a molecule, such as in the transfer of a phosphate group to adenosine diphosphate to create adenosine triphosphate.

Question 29

ATP-PC System

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An energy system that provides energy very rapidly, for approximately 10–15 seconds, via anaerobic metabolism.

Question 30

Anaerobic

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Processes relating to the absence of oxygen.

Question 31

Glycolysis

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A metabolic process that occurs in the cytosol of a cell that converts glucose into pyruvate and adenosine triphosphate. Anaerobic glycolysis refers to when this process occurs in the absence of oxygen.

Question 32

Oxidative phosphorylation

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A series of reactions inside the mitochondria that uses oxygen to produce adenosine triphosphate.

Question 33

Aerobic

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Processes relating to, involving, or requiring oxygen.

Question 34

Deamination

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The breakdown of amino acids into substrates that can be used for energy metabolism.

Question 35

Mitochondria

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The parts of the cell that use nutrients to create energy for the cell; commonly known as the powerhouses of the cell.

Question 36

Electron transport chain (ETC)

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A series of protein complexes that transfer protons and electrons received from the citric acid cycle through a series of reactions to create adenosine triphosphate.

Question 37

Acetyl coenzyme A

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Produced by the breakdown of carbohydrates through glycolysis and by the fatty acids through beta-oxidation and is the precursor for these substrates to the citric acid cycle.

Question 38

Beta-oxidation

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The first step in the process to break down fats via oxidative phosphorylation.

Question 39

Steady-state aerobic exercise

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Aerobic exercise that remains at a relatively constant intensity, including a stable heart rate and oxygen consumption.

Question 40

Excess post exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC)

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The state in which the body’s metabolism is elevated after exercise.

Question 41

Total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)

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The total amount of energy expended in one day.

Question 42

Kilocalories (kcal)

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One food calorie. Also, the amount of energy needed to raise one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius.

Question 43

Resting metabolic rate (RMR)

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The rate at which the body expends energy (calories) when fasted and at complete rest, such as asleep or lying quietly.

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Exercise activity thermogenesis (EAT)

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The calories expended through structured exercise or training.

Question 45

Thermic effect of food (TEF)

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The energy required to digest, absorb, and process nutrients that are consumed.

Question 46

Nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)

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Energy expenditure through daily activities outside of structured exercise, such as walking, completing household chores, and taking the stairs.

Question 47

Physical activity level (PAL)

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The number of calories a person expends through physical activity and structured exercise.

Question 48

Metabolic equivalent (MET)

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A measurement used to describe the energy cost of physical activity as multiples of resting metabolic rate. One MET is 3.5 mL of oxygen consumption per kilogram per minute.