Basics of Nutrition | Macronutrients carbs proteins fats water | Micronutrients | Carbohydrate Metabolism | Lipid and Protein Metabolism |
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What is a calorie?
Defined by: the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1 degrees Celsius
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What are carbohydrates?
Found in muscle glycogen, liver glycogen, and blood glycogen
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What are calcium and phosphorus?
Make up the bones and teeth
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What is aerobic respiration?
The major pathway of glucose catabolism that yields 34-36 ATP
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What is lipogenesis?
The formation of lipids, during the absorptive phase
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What are micronutrients?
Nutrients that are consumed in small quantities
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What are chylomicrons?
Stores cholesterol and triglycerides in the core of the molecule surrounded by lipoproteins and a protein allowing it to be soluble in waters
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What is vitamin A?
Component of visual pigment
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What is gluconeogenesis?
Process of the formation of new glucose, not by carbohydrate
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What is deamination?
The removal of NH2
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What is the recommended daily allowances (RDA)?
The minimum amount of micro and macronutrients needed to maintain life
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What is 8?
The number of of essential amino acids that proteins contain
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What are B and C?
The water-soluble vitamins are vitamins __ and
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What is anaerobic fermentation?
The major pathway of glucose catabolism that is occurs when there is no O2 available
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What is beta-oxidation?
The conversion of fatty acids into acetyl CoA
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What are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and water?
The four macronutrients
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What is insulin?
Blood glucose is regulated by _______ and glucagon.
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What is iron?
Mineral that aids hemoglobin production
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What are membrane reactions?
The type of reactions thats purpose is to oxidize NADH and FADH2 and transfer their energy to ATP
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What are adipocytes?
The location where triglycerides are stored
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What are nutrients?
Any ingested chemical that is used for growth, repair, or maintenance of the body
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What is dietary fat?
Allows for the absorption of vitamins A, D, E, and K in the intestine .
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What is vitamin D?
Promotes calcium absorption and bone mineralization
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What is epinephrine?
Glycogenolysis is stimulated by glucagon, cortisol, and _____________
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What is ketogenesis?
the process in which excess acetyl groups get metabolized by the liver
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