Chapter 9 – Flashcards
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After a period of prolonged fasting (starving), the brain changes its fuel requirements
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So that more ketone bodies and less glucose are used for fuel
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Beta oxidation is the process by which
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Fatty acids break apart to form acetyl-CoA
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When there is excess glucose and amino acids in the liver, and no more ATP needs to be synthesized, these energy-rich nutrients are converted to
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Triglycerides
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Glycolysis begins with _________ and ends with __________
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Glucose, pyruvate
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All the chemical and physical processes involved in maintaining life are referred to as
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Metabolism
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NAD is a coenzyme form of the vitamin
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Niacin
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The synthesis of fatty acids occurs in the _________ of the cell and the breakdown of fatty acids occurs in the _______ of the cell
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Cytosol, mitochondria
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The conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA
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Occurs in the mitochondria of the cell and is irreversible
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Oxidation-reduction reactions in the body are controlled by
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Enzymes
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When a compound is reduced it _____ one or more electrons
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Gains
