Exam 7: Energy Metabolism

Body leanness and size both influence BAC

The citric acid cycle is both catabolic and anabolic and thus is considered a(n) _____ pathway

How many hours of energy can be provided by the average person's total supply of liver and muscle glycogen?

Weight-reduction diets that produce ketosis are generally safe and effective

Ben and his date Marla have both had 4 beers Ben is 6' 3" and weighs 240 lb Marla is 5' 3" and weighs 130 lb Will their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels be the same? If not, why not?

The amphibolic metabolic pathway known as the _______________ oxidizes acetyl-CoA to yield carbon dioxide, NADH + H+, FADH2, and ATP via substrate phosphorylation

The body's glycogen stores will typically last 72 hours

During starvation, anabolic pathways are used to synthesize _____ from noncarbohydrate sources

Metabolism is the sum of all chemical reactions that take place in the body

What is a molecule referred to when it enters a chemical reaction?

Describe the process that permits a cyclist or other endurance athlete to continue to exercise even when he or she cannot take in sufficient oxygen to support the electron transport chain's continued generation of ATP

The postabsorptive state occurs from _____ hours after the last intake of food

Alcohol is a drug and as such has what type of effect?

The availability of _____ determines whether pyruvate is converted to acetyl-CoA or lactate

The process that adds a phosphate group directly to ADP is called _____

What catabolic pathway takes place in the liver to produce glucose under relatively anaerobic conditions?

ATP is stored in the body in significant quantities

Which of the following is the first step in the citric acid cycle?

If an alcoholic beverage that you are using is labeled as 100 proof, it is _____% alcohol

Lipids are initially catabolized into _____