Lesson 4 Flashcards
It contains carbon hydrogon oxygen nitrogen
Proteins
How many amino acids do we have?
20
Amino acids that form the links in the chains we call ________
Protein
Two amino acids bond together
Dipeptide
Three amino acids bondrded together
Tripeptide
More than three amino acids bond together
Polypeptide
What is the shape of hemoglobin
Globular
Amino acids that the body can synthetize
Non-essential amino acids
Amino acids that the body cannot synthesize in amounts sufficient to meet physiological need
Essential Amino Acids
What are the NEAA
Aspartic Acid
Alanine
Arginine
Glutamic Acid
Glycine
Cystine
Hydroxyproline
Ristidine
Proline
Serine
Tyrosine
What are the EAA
Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Phenylalanine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Valine
Roles of proteins
Enzymes
Transporter
Antibodies
Hormone
Used to describe the condition that develops when the diet delivers too little protein, too little energy, or both
Protein-energy malnutrition
PEM means
Protein-energy malnutrition
Malnutrition caused by recent severe food restriction
SAM / severe acute malnutrition
Malnutrition caused by long-term food deprivation
Chronic malnutrition
Characterized in children by underweight for height (wasting)
SAM / severe acute malnutrition
Characterized in children by short weight for age (stunting)
Chronic malnutrition
It is called the short height for age
Stunting
It is called the short height for age
Stunting
It is called underweight for height
Wasting
A sickness that infects the first child when the second child is born
Kwashiorkor
Named from the Greek word meaning “dying away”
Marasmus
A distinguishing features of this are edema and muscle wasting
Kwashiorkor
It is common in impoverished nations
Marasmus
They look like old people - just skin and bones
Marasmus
This disease also impairs brain development and learning ability
Marasmus
What are the clinical expressions of malnutrition
Kwashiorkor
Marasmus
Provide enough of all the essential amino acids needed to support the body’s work
High quality protein
Two or more proteins whose amino acids assortments complement each other
Complementary protein
Basic building blocks for protein
Amino acids
The swelling of body tissue caused by leakage of fluid from the blood vessels
Edema
