Energy systems Flashcards

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ATP

A

adenosine tri-phosphate, needed for muscular contraction, without would be no energy for movement, stored in the muscles, 3 seconds recharged

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how it releases energy

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ATP releases energy by breaking a bond between phosphates, energy is released when broken

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ADP

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adenosine di-phosphate, when ATP loses a phosphate

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4
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how ATP works like a rechargeable battery

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ATP can be resynthesized if a phosphate is added to ADP it forms back into ATP, working like a rechargeable battery

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5
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ATP-PC

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Left ADP, resynthesise ADP to ATP, high energy compounds = creating phosphate, creating phosphate bond broken when split through enzyme called creatine kinase, phosphate rejoins to ADP = ATP, 10 seconds to recover 1:10

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6
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ATP-PC good for which exercise

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short high intensity exercise

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