Metabolism Flashcards

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Metabolism

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All the chemical reactions taking place in the body

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Catabolic aka decomposition

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Reactions that break down complex molecules into simpler ones

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Anabolic aka synthesis

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Reactions that combine simple molecules to make complex molecules

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4
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Metabolic reasction

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metabolism results from ATP breakdown reactions, utilize it to build up molecules

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5
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Oxidation

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when you pull electrons and protons, off of a molecule

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6
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reduction

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when you add protons or electrons onto a molecule

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7
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coenzymes

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molecules in the cell that pick up hydrogen and electrons and give them off

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8
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glucose metabolism

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Glucose is metabolized, break down, through the metabolism you produce ATP and this results in amino acid synthesis, glycogen synthesis and triglerycin synthesis

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9
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Facilitated diffusion

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Glucose must pass through the plasma membrane to be used by the cell

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10
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Cellular respiration

fig. 25.2

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Four sets of reactions to break down glucose to create ATP
Glycolosis
Formation of the metal coenzyme A 
Krebs cycle 
Electron transport chain reactions
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11
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Glycolosis

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involves 10 reactions

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