Metabolism, Metabolic Fuels

Question 1

The whole range of biochemical processes that occur after digestion

Answer 1

Metabolism

Question 2

Synthesize large molecules from smaller substrates or precursors

Answer 2

Anabolism

Question 3

Breakdown of large to smaller substances usually involving oxidative reactions

Answer 3

Catabolism

Question 4

Crossroads of metabolic reactions acting as links between anabolic and catabolic pathways

Answer 4

Amphibolic

Question 5

Substance that is the crossroad between anabolic and catabolic pathways

Answer 5

Acetyl-CoA

Question 6

Final end product of macromolecules

Answer 6

ATP, H2O, CO2

Question 7

Formation of ATP through breakdown of macromolecules? What pathway?

Answer 7

Catabolic

Question 8

Pathway which converts glucose to pyruvate

Answer 8

Glycolysis

Question 9

Pyruvate to glucose

Answer 9

Gluconeogenesis

Question 10

Lack of energy - pyruvate converted back to glucose through?

Answer 10

Gluconeogenesis

Question 11

Which is used first? fats or amino acids?

Answer 11

Fats

Question 12

Last substrate for energy provision

Answer 12

Protein

Question 13

Formation of nucleic acids from glucose

Answer 13

Pentose phosphate pathway

Question 14

These two processes are reciprocally regulated

Answer 14

Glycogenesis and glycogenolysis

Question 15

Lipid stores in blood in the form of

Answer 15

Lipoprotein

Question 16

In excess of fat, it is stored as energy in?

Answer 16

Adipocytes

Question 17

End product of fatty acid metabolism

Answer 17

Ketone bodies

Question 18

What are the three ketones from fatty acid

Answer 18

Acetone
Acetoacetate
Dihydrobutyric acid

Question 19

Precursor of steroids

Answer 19

Cholesterol

Question 20

Precursor for synthesis of cholesterol and therefore steroid

Answer 20

Acetyl-CoA

Question 21

When are ketone bodies used

Answer 21

Starvation and prolonged fasting

Question 22

For it to be utilized, amino acid has to undergo

Answer 22

Transamination

Question 23

Main organ for regulating normal levels of glucose

Answer 23

Liver

Question 24

Two sources of glycogen

Answer 24

Liver and muscle

Question 25

Which one first broken down when you need energy? Liver or muscle

Answer 25

Liver

Question 26

Byproducts of amino acid metabolism

Answer 26

Ammonia

Question 27

which tissues contain lipoprotein lipase

Answer 27

Adipose, muscle

Question 28

Partial oxidation of fatty acid yields?

Answer 28

Ketone bodies

Question 29

Extramitochondrial processes

Answer 29

PPP and glycolysis

Question 30

Interplay of both compartents of mitochondria

Answer 30

Gluconeogenesis and urea synthesis

Question 31

Without these,you cannot transport enzymes and intermediates to other compartments

Answer 31

Transport shuttles