Digestive Tract Flashcards
What are the seven essential minerals your body needs?
Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Cloride, Pottassium, Phosphorus, Sulfur
What 4 foods contain the 7 essential minerals?
milk, leafy vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans,
How many types of carbohydrates are there?
two
What are the two types of carbohydrates?
starches & sugars
What types of food are examples of starches?
potatoes, corn, grains, legumes
What types of food are examples of sugars?
milk, fruit, honey
How many classes of vitamins are there?
two
What are the two classes of vitamins?
water soluble and fat soluble
Describe the problem involved with ingesting excessivae amounts of one of the classes of vitamines
Excess fat soluble vitamins end up getting stored in the fat, and that can be problematic
What is glycolisis and how does it work?
The breakdown of one molecule off pyruvate into two pyruvate molecules, 2 nadh’s and 2 ATPs. It is the first step of carbs being broken down
what is another name for the KREBS cycle?
The citric acid cycle?
describe the KREBS cycle
the pyruvate is converted into CO2 and a little bit of ATP is produced
What is the first step in the oxidation of protein?
The liver removes an amino acid group
How is amonia removed from the body?
Amonia is combined with CO2 to create Urea which is excreted out of the body through urine
What is the first step in which fatty acids are broken down to be used as a source of energy?
beta oxidation: fatty acides are converted through a series of intermediates into acetylcoenzyme A molecules
