Exam 17: Nutrition and Metabolism

Nonessential amino acids

Basal conditions refer to

If nonessential amino acids are missing from the diet,essential amino acids can be substituted in the protein.

The catabolic reaction for glucose is called glycogenesis.

Proper nutrition requires the correct balance of three types of food.They are

The result of fat anabolism is adipose tissue.

The end products of catabolism are larger and more complex than the starting substances.

Name and give the source and function of three minerals.

Most of the energy released from a glucose molecule in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle is in the form of

Between meals,the concentration of glucose per 100 mL of blood is between

The citric acid cycle occurs in the cytoplasm.

Which process breaks food molecules into smaller molecules to release energy?

Vitamins are organic molecules needed in small quantities for normal metabolism.

The use the body makes of food describes which term?

Match each vitamin or mineral with its function in the body. -A mineral that is important in the production of thyroid hormones

Essential amino acids must be supplied by the diet.

Besides the three basic types of food,good nutrition requires

Thermoregulation is function of the

When fats are used for energy,they are converted to

A drop in insulin production can produce a drop in the blood glucose level.