Vocab Chapter 7 lesson 2 Flashcards

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Triglycerides

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The primary storage and transportable form of fats in the body, composed of three free fatty acids bound to a glycerol backbone.

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Ketones

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A group of incompletely metabolized fat fragments that are normally produced during fat metabolism in the absence of adequate carbohydrates.

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Gluconeogenesis

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A metabolic pathway that results in the generation of glucose from non-carbohydrate carbon substrates such as lactate, glycerol, and glucogenic amino acids.

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Bolus

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A mass of food that has been chewed and is now ready to initiate the swallowing process.

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Duodenum

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It is the first section of the small intestine where some digestion occurs. It is located immediately after the stomach and leads into the jejunum.

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Chyme

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The partially digested, semi-fluid mass of food expelled by the stomach to the duodenum.

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Jejunum

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It is the second section of the small intestine where digestion and absorption occur. It is located immediately after the duodenum and leads into the ileum.

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Ileum

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It is the final section of the small intestine where lots of absorption occurs. It is located immediately after the jejunum and leads into the large intestine.

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Brush Border

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The wall of the small intestine, composed of villi and microvilli, that enhance the region’s surface area for the final stages of digestion and absorption.

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Villi

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These are small, finger-like projections located on the walls of the intestine that extend into the intestinal tract that serve to increase the body’s surface area for absorption of nutrients.

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Hepatic Portal Vein

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The vein that transports blood from the spleen, stomach, pancreas, and the intestinal tract to the liver.

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Cirrhosis

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A liver disease marked by the replacement of healthy liver tissue with scar tissue that is a result of alcohol abuse.

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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

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The development of a fatty liver resulting from excessive quantities of fats being deposited from causes that exclude alcohol.

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Hyperglycemia

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A condition of an abnormally high blood glucose (blood sugar) level in the blood.

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Hypoglycemia

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A condition of an abnormally low blood glucose (blood sugar) level in the blood.

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Glycogenolysis

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The process of breaking down the glycogen molecule into its individual glucose units for entry into the energy pathways.

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Type 1 Diabetes

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A condition in which the pancreas produces little to no insulin.

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Catabolic

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The breakdown of nutrients to release energy.

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Glycemic Load

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A method for determining how the quantity of carbohydrates consumed impact blood sugar levels.