Exam 9: Energy Metabolism

Ketones are produced from ________.

Glycolysis is a process involving ________.

Glycolysis begins with _________ and ends with __________.

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)________.

Transamination is the process by which ________.

Typical fatty acids cannot be converted to glucose because ________.

In the absence of oxygen,______ respiration will occur.

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 ________.

Which of the following pathways is the major way in which alcohol is metabolized?

Fasting or starvation accelerates ________.

The major end products of the electron transport chain are ________.

Electron transport is the process by which ________.

In the body,excess amino acids are ________.

High amounts of ketones in the blood show that the body is using protein as a fuel source.

Amino acids (or parts of their carbon skeletons)that can be converted to pyruvate or enter the citric acid cycle directly are called ________.

Which of the following molecules would be used to produce 2 additional molecules of ATP if needed?

Amino acids that become acetyl-CoA as a result of deamination are designated ketogenic amino acids because ________.

In metabolism,glucose is degraded to CO₂ and water.The carbon dioxide is produced in ________.

A patient presents with low copper.Which portion of cellular respiration would suffer?

After a period of prolonged fasting (starving),the brain changes its fuel requirements ________.