Metabolism Flashcards
Metabolism
TOTAL OF ALL THE CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE IN YOUR BODY
ANABOLIC REACTIONS
BUILD LARGER STRUCTURES FROM SMALLER ONES
CATABOLIC REACTIONS
BREAK LARGER STRUCTURES INTO SMALLER ONES
ANABOLISM + CATABOLISM =
METABOLISM
What molecule is most often participates in the exchange of energy between anabolic and catabolic reactions?
ATP - adenosine triphosphate
catabolic reaction -
ATP -> ADP + P + energy
anabolic reaction -
ADP + P + energy –> ATP
a calorie
THE AMOUNT OF HEAT REQUIRED TO RAIST 1 GRAM OF WATER ONE DEGREE CELSIUS
KILOCALORIE
equals 1000 calories
what’s labeled on food lables
the rate at which metabolic reactions use energy
METABOLIC RATE
energy used under standard conditions with the body in a quiet, relaxed, fasting condition
BASAL METABOLISM
the rate at which energy is used in basal state is referred to as
BASAL METABOLIC RATE (BMR)
INFLUENCES ON BMR
MUSCLE MASS
HORMONES - T3 AND T4
AGE
_____ _____ FOR MOST PEOPLE IS QUITE SIMILAR, energy used for DAILY ACTIVITIES may ____ ____ from one individual to another
BASAL METABOLISM;
VARY MARKEDLY
ENERGY OUTPUT needs to be balanced with
ENERGY INTAKE
CLASSES OF NUTRIENTS TAHT CONTAIN KILOCALORIES
CARBS
PROTEINS
LIPIDS/FATS
energy per gram in each type of nutrient
CARBS = 4 KCALS/GRAM
PROTIEN = 4 KCALS/GRAM
LIPIDS = 9 KCALS/GRAM