Exam Flashcards
What is ATP?
Adenosine Triphosphate
What does ATP do?
It releases energy for movement when the muscles contract when exercising
What is the ATP breakdown?
One adenosine and three phosphate
What is ADP?
Adenosine Diphosphate
What are the 3 energy systems?
Aerobic, anaerobic glycolysis, ATP-PC
What are the main food fuels?
Fats, proteins, phosphate creatine and carbohydrates
Yield amount of aerobic lipolysis
441 ATP per glucose molecule
Yield amount aerobic system
38 ATP per glucose molecule
Yield amount anaerobic glycolysis
2-3 ATP per glucose molecule
Yield amount ATP-PC
1-2 per tract
Primary energy source(fuels) ATP-PC
Phosphate creatine
Primary energy source(fuels) anaerobic glycolysis
Glycogen and blood glucose
Primary energy source(fuels) aerobic system
Glycogen, carbohydrates, fats and proteins
Which of the systems have the fastest rate of ATP production?
ATP-PC
Which system has the slowest rate of ATP production?
Aerobic system
What is the duration of the anaerobic system
10-75 seconds
Duration for ATP-PC
Up to 10 seconds
Duration of aerobic system
75 seconds and over
What is interplay?
All systems are in play all the time, it’s the level of contribution that each system makes depending on the duration and intensity of the activity
By products of aerobic
Glucose
By products of anaerobic
Lactic acid built up and hydrogen ions
By products of ATP-PC
High energy phosphates
Where are carbs stored in the blood
Glucose
Where are carbs stored in the muscles
Glycogen
Where are excess carbs stored
Liver adipose tissue
Where are fats stored in the blood
Fatty acids
Fats stored in the muscle?
Triglycerides
Excess fats stored
Adipose tissue
Protein in blood stored
Amino acids
Protein stored in muscle
Amino acids
Excess Protein stored
Adipose tissue
What is GI
Glycaemic index
What does Pi mean
Inorganic phosphate