Exam 41: Nutrition and Metabolism

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -First process in carbohydrate metabolism; occurs in the cytoplasm

Minerals function in various chemical reactions such as nerve conduction and contraction in muscle fibers.

The conversion of NADH back to NAD so that if can function in anaerobic respiration is called the Cori cycle.

When the cell has sufficient oxygen, glycolysis does not occur.

The liver cells make some proteins for export.

All cells have the ability to digest glycogen and release glucose into the blood.

Nutrition can be explained most simply by describing it as the way your body uses food.

Explain three functions that minerals have in the body. Name three minerals and explain their function.

A larger individual has the same basal metabolic rate as a small person per square meter of body surface.

The monosaccharides fructose, glucose, and galactose are all equally useful to the cell.

Lipids can be broken down by glycolysis.

Match each term with its corresponding statement or definition. -Hormone, released by fat-storing cells, that seems to regulate satiety

The enzyme that catalyzes glucose phosphorylation is:

Which process begins with acetyl CoA and produces high-energy electrons and hydrogen carrier molecules?

Which of the following is true of metabolism?

Define the terms hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. Identify various conditions in which each may occur.

A person who consumes 6000 kilocalories per day and burns only 5000 kilocalories per day would gain approximately ____ pounds over a 10-day period.

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

Briefly explain the citric acid cycle. What is the starting material and what are the end products? In what form is most of the energy produced?

Some essential acids are used in the formation of prostaglandins.