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Regeneration of ATP
Question | Answer |
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What single chemical substance that is needed for the resynthesis of ATP? | Phosphocreatin |
define resynthesis | To rebuild or remake |
define glucose | the main form on carbohydrate found in the body |
what is an energy source? | the substrates or starting chemicals that are used to provide ATP that is used for muscle contractions |
what is glycogen? | glycogen is a stored form of carbohydrate and is made up of glucose |
What is Adipose Tissue? | special tissue that is made up of cells in which fats are stored |
where is adipose tissue found? | on vital organs and under the skin |
what are triglycerides? | triglycerides are the main form of stored fat, it is used as an energy source |
What does ATP stand for? | Adenosine Triphosphate |
What is mitochondria? | organelles within cells where chemical reactions of aerobic respiration take place |
what is pyruvate? | the end product of glycolysis |
what is glycolysis? | the process of breaking down glycogen into pyruvic acid, producing some ATP |
What is Krebs cycle? | a series of chemical reactions in the mitchondria that oxydises acetyl CoA to carbon dioxide and combines hydrogen with hydrogen carriers |