Exam 41: Nutrition and Metabolism

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -Lipoprotein that is associated with high incidence of coronary artery disease when present in high levels

Vitamin C has an antioxidant effect.

Carbohydrates are the body's first choice of energy. As such, they are used exclusively for catabolism.

Muscle cells are able to break down glycogen and release the resulting glucose back into the blood.

At the end of the cytochrome electron transport process, oxygen accepts two electrons and combines with two hydrogen ions.

The body has the ability to make two vitamins: vitamins D and K.

The process of gluconeogenesis occurs in the:

Which statement explains how a diet that is low in carbohydrates would reduce the amount of fat in the body?

Energy released and used for forming ATP comes from the ionization of oxygen.

Explain why the mitochondria are referred to as power plants.

In the electron transport system, electrons moving down the carrier chain release bursts of energy used to pump neutrons into the compartment between the inner and outer membranes of the mitochondrion.

What is glycogenesis? What cells in the body are able to store large amounts of glycogen?

Which of the following is not a result of insulin deficiency?

Explain the process of glycolysis. What is the starting material and what are the end products of the process of glycolysis?

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -Process that forms glycogen that can be stored by muscle and liver cells

Distinguish between saturated and unsaturated fats.

Free fatty acids released into the blood from adipose tissue are not actually free at all; they are attached to albumin in the blood.

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -Lipoprotein that is associated with low incidence of heart disease when present in high levels

Pyruvic acid has twice the number of carbon atoms as does glucose.

Although cellulose has no nutrient value, it may be helpful in lowering the risk of some cancers.