Metabolism Flashcards
1
Q
The total biological and chemical reactions within the body
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Metabolism
2
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Anabolism:
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building up (consumes energy)
3
Q
Catabolism:
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breakdown (gives energy by breaking bonds in molecules.
4
Q
(ATP/ADP)
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catabolism
5
Q
energy currency in the body
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ATP
6
Q
diabetes is
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chronic
7
Q
diabetes is when the body doesn’t make enough……or can’t use the ….. properly, when there isn’t enough
insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much…….. stays in the bloodstream.
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insulin , insulin, blood sugar
8
Q
Defects in metabolism of AA (…….)
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Phenylketonuria , (phenylalanine)
9
Q
Patients cannot metabolize …….. which builds up the brain and cause damage.
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phenylalanin,Phenylketonuria
