Chapter 14

Question 1

Glycogen

Answer 1

Carbohydrates stored within muscle and liver tissue; depleted over 2 hours of exercise, or a 15 hour fast

Question 2

Glycemic index

Answer 2

Rating of carbohydrates based on how rapidly they raise blood sugar

Question 3

Gluconegenesis

Answer 3

Metabolic pathway that generates glucose from non-carbohydrate substrates such as private, lactate, glycerol, and glucose in amino acids

Question 4

Casein

Answer 4

Predominate phosphoprotein accounting for nearly 80% of proteins in milk and cheese

Question 5

Antioxidants

Answer 5

Nutrients that help remove free radicals from the body and reduce oxidative stress (vitamins E, C, beta-carotene, selenium

Question 6

Insulin

Answer 6

Substance responsible for transporting glucose and amino acids into cells and intimating glycogen and protein synthesis

Question 7

Hyponatremia

Answer 7

Abnormally low levels of blood sodium