Exam Two Flashcards

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How much protein can you burn as a fuel?

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10 - 15% maximum of calories burned in a workout

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What is the NCAA rule for protein?

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Nothing provided can be more than 30% protein

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What makes proteins different from carbs and lipids?

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It contains about 16% nitrogen

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How many amino acids are there and how many are essential?

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There are 20 amino acids

Nine of them are essential

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What does it mean for a amino acid to be essential?

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Must be consumed

Body can not make it

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What are complete proteins?

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Proteins that contain all essential amino acids

Mostly animal proteins

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What are incomplete proteins?

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Proteins that only contain some amino acids

Mostly plant proteins

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What is deamination?

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Liver removes nitrogen from excess protein and excretes it in urine

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What is transamination?

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Removal of the nitrogen group from protein and replacing it with oxygen

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10
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What are the two amino acids that can be altered to enter the kreb cycle?

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Glutamate - GI Tract and immune system

Alanine - - - Pyruvate - Liver

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What happens in the urea cycle?

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Urea is cleared by the kidneys

Costs 4 ATP

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How many grams of protein are needed per day?

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  1. 6 g of protein per kg for lifter

1. 0 g of protein per kg for runner

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13
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What conditions increase protein requirements?

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Exercise
Low glycogen reserves
Low energy intake
Injury

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What are the types of milk proteins?

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Whey and Casein

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What are the five types of proteins

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Whey - fast protein
Casein - slow protein
Egg
Soy - medium protein
Meat/Muscle - slower protein
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What is the PDCAAS?

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Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score

Way to look at protein quality

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What are fast proteins?

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Get absorbed quickly

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18
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What molecule is only found after muscle breakdown?

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Urinary 3-MH

Shows after multiple consistent days of working out

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What is a monounsaturated fat?

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Oleic acid

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What are the polyunsaturated fatty acids?

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Linoleic - omega 6
Linolenic - omega 3
Fish oils - omega 3
CLA - omega 3

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21
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What are the two essential PUFAs?

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Linoleic

Linolenic

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22
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What are chylomicrons?

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Where fat gets packaged into to, then goes to lymphs

23
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What is lacteal?

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Vessels of lymph, where chylomicrons go

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What is the sequence fats must follow in order to be used as an energy source?

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Mobilization from adipose tissue
Circulation to a working muscle
Uptake by muscle
Activation of fatty acids
Transport into the mitochondria
Beta oxidation
Further oxidation into krebs cycle and ETS
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What is lipolysis catabolized by?
Hormone sensitive lipase
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What increases lipolysis?
``` Catecholamines Glucagon Cortisol Growth hormone cAMP ```
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What carries fatty acids?
Albumin
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What is the cholesterol lowering diet?
``` less than 10% saturated 10 - 15% monounsaturated 10% polyunsaturated 50 - 60% Carbs up to 20% protein ```
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What are the training adaptations for lipids?
``` Increased lipoprotein lipase Increased insulin sensitivity Decreased plasma free fatty acids Increased TAG storage Increased mitochondrial density ```
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What lowers low density lipoproteins?
Diet
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What raises high density lipoproteins?
Exercise
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What stimulates lipase activation?
Epinephrine Norepinephrine Glucagon Growth hormone
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What are vitamins?
Organic substances that allow metabolism to work
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What are the water soluble vitamins?
Vitamin C and Bs
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What are the fat soluble vitamins?
Vitamins D, E, K, A
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What does vitamin C do?
Helps with soft tissue repair
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What vitamins help with red blood cell formation?
Vitamin B12 and folate
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What is a coenzyme?
Allows enzymes to work
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What vitamins work in protein transport?
Vitamin A and Vitamin D
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What coenzyme is needed for PDH to work?
Thamine
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What two things work together to move amino groups?
B6 and PLP
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What are antioxidants?
Prevent cells from oxidation | Vitamin E, C and beta-carotene
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How does free radical production relate to exercise?
Intense exercise increases free radical production 10 - 2- times
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How is vitamin D activated?
Starts as a precurssor in skin Gains alcohol from liver Activated in kidney
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What is the requirement for something to be a major mineral?
Needs more than 100 mg daily | Or over 5 g in the human body
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What are the major minerals?
``` Calcium Phosphorous Magnesium Sodium Potassium Chloride Sulfur ```
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What roles do minerals play in the body?
``` Energy metabolism Bone/teeth mineralization Cell excitability Collagen formation Antioxidants Blood clotting ```
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What substances interfer with mineral absorption?
Phyates - grains Oxalates - spinach Soluble fiber - oats Tanines - tea
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What do minerals do?
Serve as cofactors for metabolic enzymes
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At what percent are oxygen radicals produced?
1 - 2%
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What is the female athlete triad?
Disordered eating Estradiol depression Loss of bone mass
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What are the three main sites of osteoporosis fractures?
Wrist Vertebrae Hip
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What is athletes anemia?
Not true anemia | Blood plasma expansion