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Nutrition Ch.7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A feature of catabolic reactions is that they involve _______ of energy | release |
| Alcohol depresses the pituitary gland’s production of ____________ hormone | anti-diuretic |
| Ammonia is a product of __________ | deamination |
| _______ is the major energy fuel for the central nervous system | Glucose |
| ________ is the main storage form of carbohydrates | Glycogen |
| Alcohol contains __ kcal/gram | 7 |
| In the Cori cycle, lactate is converted to glucose in the _______ | liver |
| ________ diets are useful for treating epilepsy (particularly in children) | Ketogenic |
| Ketone bodies are the ______ compounds produced by the liver during incomplete breakdown of ____ when carbohydrate is not available | acidic; fat |
| The formation of glycogen by the liver from glucose molecules is an _______ reaction. | anabolic |
| Metabolism of alcohol begins in the stomach with the release of alcohol ___________ | dehydrogenase |
| The process of converting lactate from muscles to glucose in the liver that can be returned to the muscles is known as the _____ _______ | Cori Cycle |
| The process of making glucose from non-carbohydrate sources is called ___________ | gluconeogenesis |
| The synthesis of protein from amino acids is an example of an _______ __________ | anabolic reaction |
| People with chronic alcohol abuse can develop a disease called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome that develops from a deficiency of _________ | thiamin |
| The powerhouse of the cell is the __________ | mitochondria |
| Chronic alcohol abuse damages the small intestine’s ability to retrieve _______ | folate |
| When a person overeats protein beyond the body’s needs, protein can be converted to ________ and then stored as body fat | ketones |
| The ____ is the body’s major site for gluconeogenesis | liver |
| When intense physical exercise creates fatigue, and burning pain in the muscles, the muscles respond by synthesizing more ________ | lactate |
| When the stomach is full of food, alcohol has _____ ability to be absorbed by the stomach walls and diffuse, so its influence on the brain is slightly ________ | less; delayed |
| The ______ _____ of the brain is the first area to be sedated by alcohol | frontal lobe |
| All three energy-yielding nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, fats) can be synthesized into ________ ____ | acetyl CoA |
| The microsomal __________ ________ system is a group of enzymes for metabolizing drugs and alcohol | ethanol-oxidizing |
| Amino acids converting to protein is an example of an ________ reaction | anabolic |
| The excretion of ketones to urine is called __________ | ketonuria |
| _______ is the type of alcohol present in beer, wine, and spirits | Ethanol |
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