creatine

Question 1

T/F creatine is found naturally in the body

Answer 1

true , it is an amino acid derivative

Question 2

where is creatine stored

Answer 2

in the muscle

Question 3

creatine is converted into

Answer 3

creatine phosphate aka phosphocreatine

Question 4

does creatine phosphate provide more energy at the begining or end of exercise

Answer 4

beginning

Question 5

amount of creatine is proportional to

Answer 5

muscle mass

Question 6

what enzyme allows phosphocreatine to combine with ADP

Answer 6

creatine kinase

Question 7

how does creatine provide energy

Answer 7

a phosphate from creatine phosphate is donated to ADP which regenerates atp

Question 8

what are the 3 types of muscle

Answer 8

skeletal , smooth , cardiac

Question 9

which 2 types of muscle are striated

Answer 9

skeletal and cardiac

Question 10

fast twitch are which color

Answer 10

white

Question 11

slow twitch are which color

Answer 11

red

Question 12

during sprinting or short bursts which kind of muscles do we use

Answer 12

fast twitch

Question 13

do fast twitch muscles rely on aerobic or anerobic pathway

Answer 13

anerobic

Question 14

would we use fast or slow twitch muscles during a marathon

Answer 14

slow

Question 15

are red or white rich in mitochondria

Answer 15

red

Question 16

do slow twitch rely on aerobic or anerobic

Answer 16

aerobic

Question 17

why are fast twitch muscles white

Answer 17

decreased myoglobin

Question 18

creatine is made from which 3 amino acids

Answer 18

glycine, arginine , methionine

Question 19

where is creatine made

Answer 19

primarily in the liver , sometimes the kidney s

Question 20

how is creatine degraded

Answer 20

creatine and creatine phosphate spontaneously form creatinine as an end product

Question 21

a decrease in creatinine in the urine could indicate what condition

Answer 21

muscle loss.