Nutrition And Metabolism

Question 1

Assimilation

Answer 1

-food enter cells and undergo chemical changes
-food becomes part of us

Question 2

catabolism

Answer 2

breaking down substances for energy

Question 3

anabolism

Answer 3

building up substances to more complex compounds

Question 4

metabolism

Answer 4

anabolism and catabolism together

Question 5

Major Macronutrients

Answer 5

carbohydrates, fat, protein

Question 6

carbohydrates

Answer 6

-monosaccharides
-disaccharides
-polysaccharides

Question 7

Fat (Lipid)

Answer 7

-triglycerides
-cholesterol

Question 8

Protein

Answer 8

many types (absorbed as individual glycerol)

Question 9

Role of the Liver

Answer 9

-stores glycogen and make a lot of protein
-bile production
-metabolism(anabolism + catabolism)
-forms prothrombin, fibrinogen, albumin
-detoxifies toxic substances / can also detoxify meds
-stores iron (from HB/diet) vitamin A & D

Question 10

Calorie

Answer 10

amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius

Question 11

What does the body ALWAYS prefer to burn for energy?

Answer 11

Carbohydrates

Question 12

Glucose metabolism

Answer 12

Glycolysis > Citric Acid cycle > electron > transport chain

Question 13

Fat Metabolism

Answer 13

Fatty acids and glycerol > gluconeogenesis > conversion to a form like glucose > citric acid cycle (produces ATP but slower)

Question 14

Protein Metabolism

Answer 14

Amino acids > gluconeogenesis > a form like glucose > citric acid cycle

Question 15

storage (liver and muscle)

Question 16

anaerobic

Question 17

aerobic

Question 18

satiety center

Question 19

appetite center

Question 20

Basal metabolic rate

Question 21

total metabolic rate