puzzle nutrition

Question 1

essential unsaturated fatty acids that can be good for your mood

Answer 1

o m e g a - 3

Question 2

helps with blood clotting process

Answer 2

vitamin K

Question 3

sum of all catabolic and anabolic reactions that take place in the body

Answer 3

METABOLISM

Question 4

amount of heat it takes to raise 1 kg (1000 g) of water by 1 °C

Answer 4

KILOCALORIE

Question 5

inorganic compounds required by the body to ensure proper function of the body

Answer 5

MINERALS

Question 6

vitamin that may cause bone damage when in excess

Answer 6

VITAMIN A

Question 7

biochemical pathway that transforms acetyl CoA in ketone bodies

Answer 7

ketogenesis

Question 8

dense lipoproteins that transport the extra cholesterol back to the liver

Answer 8

HDL

Question 9

starting molecule of the Krebs cycle

Answer 9

acetyl-coA

Question 10

process of glucose synthesis from pyruvate or other molecules

Answer 10

GLUCONEOGENESIS

Question 11

also called the fed state; the body is digesting food and absorbing the nutrients

Answer 11

ABSORPTIVE STATE

Question 12

process that converts high-energy molecules into ATP

Answer 12

OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION

Question 13

breakdown of triglycerides into glycerol and fatty acids

Answer 13

LIPOLYSIS

Question 14

macronutrient that cannot be stored

Answer 14

PROTEIN

Question 15

also called the fasting state; when the body must rely on stored glycogen

Answer 15

post-absorptive state

Question 16

vitamin that helps with eyesight

Answer 16

vitamin A

Question 17

reactions that build smaller molecules into larger molecules

Answer 17

anabolic reactions*

Question 18

form that glucose takes when it is stored in human body

Answer 18

glycogen

Question 19

synthesis of lipids that occurs in the liver or adipose tissues

Answer 19

lipogenesis

Question 20

second step of cellular respiration

Answer 20

KREBS CYCLE

Question 21

they mostly work as coenzymes

Answer 21

VITAMINS B

Question 22

lipids, or fats, consisting of three fatty acid chains attached to a glycerol backbone

Answer 22

triglycerides

Question 23

three-carbon end product of glycolysis; converted into acetyl CoA

Answer 23

pyruvate

Question 24

lipid essential for vitamin D synthesis

Answer 24

CHOLESTEROL

Question 25

organic compounds required by the body to perform biochemical reactions like metabolism and bone, cell, and tissue growth

Answer 25

VITAMINS

Question 26

disorder caused by iodine deficiency

Answer 26

GOITER

Question 27

lipoproteins that transport lipids out of the intestinal cells and into the lymphatic and circulatory systems

Answer 27

CHYLOMICRONS

Question 28

deficit causes rickets

Answer 28

vitamin D

Question 29

blood glucose level, measured in mmol/L

Answer 29

glycemia

Question 30

blood glucose level above the normal range

Answer 30

hyperglycemia

Question 31

metabolic pathway used to produce energy when oxygen is missing

Answer 31

ANAEROBIC respiration

Question 32

series of metabolic reactions that breaks down glucose into pyruvate and produces ATP

Answer 32

GLYCOLYSIS

Question 33

breakdown of fatty acids into smaller chain fatty acids and acetyl CoA

Answer 33

FATTY ACID OXIDATION

Question 34

promotes iron absorption

Answer 34

VITAMIN C

Question 35

alternative source of energy when glucose is limited, created when too much acetyl CoA during fatty acid oxidation is created

Answer 35

KETONE BODIES

Question 36

lipoproteins that transport cholesterol from the liver to body cells

Answer 36

LDL

Question 37

blood glucose level below the normal range

Answer 37

hypoglycemia

Question 38

fatty acid oxidation

Answer 38

BETA-OXIDATION

Question 38

production of ATP via glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation

Answer 38

cellular respiration

Question 39

reactions that break down larger molecules into their constituent parts

Answer 39

cataLYTIC reactions

Question 40

process that converts potentially toxic ammonia waste into urea

Answer 40

UREA CYCLE

Question 41

biochemical reactions that break down glycogen

Answer 41

GLYCOGENOLYSIS

Question 42

hormone secreted by the pancreas that stimulates the uptake of glucose into the cells

Answer 42

insulin

Question 43

carbohydrates that the body cannot digest

Answer 43

FIBERS

Question 44

amount of energy expended by the body at rest

Answer 44

bmr

Question 45

process of regulating the temperature of the body

Answer 45

thermoregulation

Question 46

acidification of blood due to the accumulation of CO2 and ketone bodies

Answer 46

KETOacidosis

Question 47

relative amount of body weight compared to the overall height

Answer 47

BODY MASS INDEX