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What does fat breakdown and become?
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Fatty Acid and Glycerol
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Glycerol break down in liver to become______ ? This is the _____ cycle of cellular respiration.
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Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate
Glycolysis |
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After Glycerol is converted to glyceraldeyde 3 phospate then __________, ___________, and ______________ occur for NRG as in cellular respiration.
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Glycolysis, Krebs, and Electron transport.
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Fatty Acids are long chains of __________ ?
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Carbons
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Fatty Acids (carbon chains) are broken down by a series of reactions called _____________ to become _____ ?
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Beta Oxidation, 2 carbon chains
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When Fatty Acids (carbon chains) are broken down by beta oxidation they become __________ ?
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Acetyl co A
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After FA become Acetyl Co A from beta oxidation ________ then __________ occur for NRG.
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Krebs and electron transport
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Fatty Acids are broken down in the ________ ?
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liver
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Another product of FA breakdown by cellular oxidation is __________ ?
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Ketones
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The (3) Ketone byproduct of FA breakdown are __________, _________, and ________ ?
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acetoacetic acid, Beta Hydroxybuteric acid, and acetone
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Acetone (byproduct of FA breakdown) is in ________, and has a __________ smell?
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nailpolish remover, fruity
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The ketones (acetoacetic acid, betahydroxbuteric acid, and acetone) cause blood pH to __________ ?
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decrease
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When does KETOACIDOSIS occur?
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1 After a rich and fatty meal
2 Starvation diet 3 Diabetics |
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Ketones are excreted by the __________ ?
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Kidneys
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Why do Diabetics have sweet breath?
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B/c they are undergoing ketoacidosis and as result of the ketoacidosis and acetone.
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Why do diabetics breakdown fat alot for NRG?
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B/c their cells cant get glucose for NRG so they breakdown fat for NRG.
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d/ LIPOGENESIS?
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production of fat from glucose or AA
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Why does lipogenesis occur?
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When there is an excess of carb or protein in the diet
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If there is an excess consumption; the Acetyl Co A (from glucose and AA breakdown) can be converted to ___________ ?
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Fatty Acids
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The Pyruvic Acid converted from Carbohydrate breakdown can either become __________ or _____________ ?
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Acetyl Co A or lactic Acid
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The Pyruvic Acid from Glycerol breakdown can either become ___________ or _________ ?
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Acetyl Co A or Fatty Acid
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Are protein and AA stored in the body?
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No
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Is glucose stored in the body? if so as what?
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Yes as glycogen and polysacharide
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Is fat stored in the body?
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yes as adipose tissue
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Proteins are broken down to _________ and circulate in the ________ and ______.
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AA, blood, cells
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These AA in the blood and cells must be used with a _______ or so.
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day
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What are the (5) function of protein?
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1 - Make up all enzymes and antibodies
2 - in plasma proteins responsible for agglutination 3 - in actin and mysin that make up muscle proteins 4 - in keratin which is in skin, hair, and nails 5 - in collagen (connective tissue that hold everything together |
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You need vitamin _____ to make collagen?
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C
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Lack of Vitamin C will result in ______ ?
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Scurvy
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Scurvy makes your body ____ ? Scurvy was a disease common to _________, who lacked vit C in their diet.
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fall apart, sailors
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How many AA found in proteins?
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20
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How many AA are essential
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9
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What are good sources of protein in the diet?
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Egg whites, meat, fish, peanut butter, beans, legumes, soy
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Why are some AA considered essential?
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B/c the body does not make them
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What are the names of the (9)essential AA?
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Tryptophan, Valine, Threonine, Isoleucine, Lysine, Leucine, Phenylthalanine, methianine, histadime (infants only)
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What can the AA lycine be used to treat? How much?
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Cold sore or fever blister, 500mg
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Other 13 AA can be made from __ ________ __?
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9 essential AA
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*** (2 test questions)What is the anachronism to remember the 9 essential AA?
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TV till PM
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d/ TRANSAMINATION?
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process by which we produce non-essential AA from essential AA.
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AA can be catabolized for ___ or converted to ___ ?
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NRG, or fat
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d/ DEAMINATION?
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removal of the amino group
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What is the amino group?
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NH2
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NH2 become _____ which is the same as _______.
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NH3, ammonia
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NH3 or ammonia are quickly converted to _________ ?
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Urea
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Urea goes into ______ then to _______ and put into _______ and excreted.
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blood, kidney, urine
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AA can be converted to ________, __________, or various acids of Krebs cycle.
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glucose, fatty acids
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What controls varous fx of metabolism?
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Hormones
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What is endocrine system?
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System of glands that secrete hormones into blood, travel thru circulatory system and have effect on certain bodily functions
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What is normal glucose level?
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80-120mg/100ml
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What 2 hormones control glucose level in blood?
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Insulin and Glucagon
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What organ makes insulin?
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Beta cells of pancreas
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What does insulin do if blood sugar is too high?
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Make cells absorb more glucose from the blood.
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When isulin allows cells to absorb excess glucose what is this excess glucose converted to?
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Fat or glycogen
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What affect does insulin have on gluconeogenesis?
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Inhibits production of glucose from fat and protein. This is bad
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Diabetics want to limit carbs and sugar in diet to stabilize their __________? This way glucose is made slowly from __________ of fatss and proteins and insulin need is decreased.
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blood glucose levels.
Gluconeogenesis |
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Having a low carb, sugar diet saves your _________ and helps you from becoming a ________?
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pancreas
diabetic |
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What is glucagon? and where is it produced?
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When glucose approaches lower limits, alpha cells of pancreas secrete glucagon.
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Glucagon is the opposite of ________ ?
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Insulin
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What are the (2) functions of glucagon?
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Stimulates:
1 - gluconeogenesis (good) in liver (making glucose fr fat or AA) 2 - glycogenolysis (good) (breaking down stored glycogen to glucose) |
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Glucose ____ glucose in blood, while glucagon ________ glucose in blood?
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increases, decreases
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Where does HGH (human growth hormone)come from?
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Comes from pituitary (hypophesis)
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What does HGH do?
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Stimulate cells to catabolize fat instead of carbs.
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When is HGH secreted normally?
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adolescense
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What does ACTH stand for?
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adrenocorticotropic hormone
Pituitary Gland |
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Fx of ACTH?
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Stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete (secretes many hormones) glucocorticoids
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d/ TROPIC?
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Stimulates or influences
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d/ CORTEX?
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outside of something IE like bark
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Where is ADRENAL GALND?
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on top of kidney
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Any hormone that has "tropic" is secreted by the ________ ?
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Pituitary Gland
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Fx of GLUCOCORTICOIDS (secreted from Adrenal Cortex that was stimulated by ACTH in Pituitary)?
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Stimulates gluconeogenesis which makes glucose more available and increases blood sugar.
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GLUCONEOGENESIS makes glucose (more or less) available and (increases or decreases) blood sugar?
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more, increase
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Any hormone that causes gluconeogenesis also causes breakdown of _____ and _____ ?
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Fat and AA
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Glucocorticoids are secreted during times of _________ ________ and this is done to make sure you have enough _____ for _______? Give example
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physical stress, glucose, NRG.
Cold weather. |
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TSH stands for?
Where secreted? Fx of TSH? |
Thyroid stimulating hormone.
Pituitary stimulate Thyroid Gland to secrete T3 and T4 (result in Increase BMR and cellular respiration). |
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T3 and T4 secreted by Thyroid gland will ________ and _______ ?
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increase BMR and cellular resiration
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If TSH level is high, would T3 and T4 level be (high or low)?
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low
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If TSH level is low, would T3 and T4 level be (high or low)?
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high
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Any hormone that causes gluconeogenesis also causes protein and fat(anabolism or catabolism)?
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Catabolism
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What 3 anabolic hormones causes protein anabolism?
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Testosterone, Progesterone, and HGH
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Do you secrete HGH when you get older?
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Some but not much, mostly secreted in adolescence
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