Exam 41: Nutrition and Metabolism

Calcium can be called both a macronutrient and a macromineral.

Oxidative phosphorylation refers to the breakdown of ATP into ADP, phosphate, and energy in the presence of oxygen.

Men and women who are the same age and the same body size usually oxidize food at the same rate.

If 4 molecules of glucose were broken down by glycolysis, the cell would gain _____ molecules of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Ammonia is a byproduct of the catabolism of fatty acids.

Fatty acids are converted to ketone bodies in the liver.

Proteins and fats are used primarily for catabolism.

Protein catabolism occurs at the ribosome.

Which of the following minerals is important in blood cell production?

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -Process that rebuilds lactic acid formed under anaerobic conditions and transfers it back into glucose

Thyroid hormone can promote protein anabolism or protein catabolism depending on the circumstances.

When the blood glucose level starts to decrease toward lower than normal:

Most of the illegal anabolic steroids used by athletes contain some form of testosterone. Why are these steroids so effective in building muscle mass?

The amount of glycogen being made must be regulated because too much glycogen can upset the osmotic balance in the cell.

Which of the following vitamins can the body make?

Name and describe the three types of lipoproteins found in the blood. What is the effect of different types of lipoproteins on health?

Cholesterol levels are particularly high in foods such as liver and egg yolk.

Which process produces lactic acid? (The Cori cycle helps repay the oxygen debt incurred by this process.)

Which of the following minerals is important in stomach acid production?

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -A group of hormones that stimulates the pancreas to release insulin