Metabolic Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 2 metabolic states
A
absorptive and postabsorptive
2
Q
absorptive state
A
immediately after eating; nutrients absorbed through intestinal wall into circulatory and lymphatic systems
3
Q
postabsorptive state
A
occurs a while after eating(4 hours)
4
Q
Glycogenesis
A
building of glycogen; excess glucose used to form glycogen
5
Q
Lipogenesis
A
building of lipids; when glycogen stores filled, glucose and amino acids used to synthesize lipids
6
Q
Glycogenolysis
A
breakdown of glycogen to glucose
7
Q
Gluconeogenesis
A
forms glucose from amino acids and glycerol
