Metabolism Flashcards

1
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Metabolism

A

TOTAL OF ALL THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE IN YOUR BODY

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ANABOLIC REACTIONS

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BUILD LARGER STRUCTURES FROM SMALLER ONES

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CATABOLIC REACTIONS

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BREAK LARGER STRUCTURES INTO SMALLER ONES

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4
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ANABOLISM + CATABOLISM =

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METABOLISM

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5
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What molecule is most often participates in the exchange of energy between anabolic and catabolic reactions?

A

ATP - adenosine triphosphate

catabolic reaction -
ATP -> ADP + P + energy

anabolic reaction -
ADP + P + energy –> ATP

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6
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a calorie

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THE AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAIST 1 GRAM OF WATER ONE DEGREE CELSIUS

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KILOCALORIE

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equals 1000 calories

what’s labeled on food lables

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the rate at which metabolic reactions use energy

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METABOLIC RATE

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9
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energy used under standard conditions with the body in a quiet, relaxed, fasting condition

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BASAL METABOLISM

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the rate at which energy is used in basal state is referred to as

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BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)

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INFLUENCES ON BMR

A

MUSCLE MASS

HORMONES - T3 AND T4

AGE

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12
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_____ _____ FOR MOST PEOPLE IS QUITE SIMILAR, energy used for DAILY ACTIVITIES may ____ ____ from one individual to another

A

BASAL METABOLISM;

VARY MARKEDLY

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13
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ENERGY OUTPUT needs to be balanced with

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ENERGY INTAKE

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14
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CLASSES OF NUTRIENTS TAHT CONTAIN KILOCALORIES

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CARBS
PROTEINS
LIPIDS/FATS

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15
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energy per gram in each type of nutrient

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CARBS = 4 KCALS/GRAM

PROTIEN = 4 KCALS/GRAM

LIPIDS = 9 KCALS/GRAM

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16
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ENERGY IN ALCOHOL

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7 KCALS/GRAM

***NOT CONSIDERED A NUTRIENT

17
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imbalance of energy intake and output may be evidenced by:

A

CHANGE IN BODY WIEGHT

18
Q

losing body fat will most likely be achieved by:

lies but need to know for class

A

DECREASING CALORIC INTAKE

INCREASING CALORIC OUTPUT

19
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A measure of body composition - fat and air float, lean tissue sinks. By comparing air weight to underwater weight, a very accurate measure of body composition may be made

A

HYDROSTATIC WEIGHINT

20
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carbohydrate digestion

A

MECHANICAL DIGESTION
- mouth and stomach

CHEMICAL DIGESTION
- mouth: salivary amylase
- Small intestine - enzymes from pancreas and brush boarder

21
Q

all carbohydrates are absorbed as _______ in the small intestine

A

MONOSACCHARIDES

22
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monosaccharides (fructose, glucose, galactose) arrancó absorbed into the ____, then carried by the ___ ___ ___ to the liver

A

BLOOD;

HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN

23
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protein digestion

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MECHANICAL DIGESTION
- mouth and stomach

CHEMICAL DIGESTION
- Stomach: pepsin
- Small intestine: enzymes from pancreas and brush boarder of small intestine

24
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most proteins are absorbed as ____ ____ in the duodenum and jejunum of the small intestine

A

AMINO ACIDS

25
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amino acids are absorbed into the ____ and carried by the ____ ____ ___ to the liver. from their they enter general circulation

A

BLOOD;

HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN

26
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lipid digestion

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MECHANICAL DIGESTION
- mouth and stomach

CHEMICAL DIGESTION
- mouth: salivary lipase
- stomach: gastric lipase
- Small intestine: enzymes from pancreas after emulsification by bile from the liver and gallbladder

27
Q

triglycerides are broken into ____ and ____ ___ ___, which are absorbable

A

GLYCERAL

FREE FATTY ACIDS

28
Q

certain fatty acids (small short-chain) are more water soluble and are absorbed into the _____ capillaries of small intestinal villi and carried by the ____ ____ ___ to the liver

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BLOOD;

HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN

29
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chylomicrons are too large to enter blood capillaries, and instead enter _____ capillaries in the small intestinal villi. they are then carried by the ____ ____ to the left subclavian vein and finally the blood

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LYMPH;

THORACIC DUCT