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Carbohydrates
MLT Carbohydrates
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrates | Organic compounds which contain the elements: carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
| carbon dioxide and water | end products of carbohydrate metabolism |
| glycogen | storage form for excess carbohydrates |
| glycogenesis | formation of glycogen |
| gluconeogenesis | formation of glucose from noncarbohydrate sources |
| glycogenolysis | glycogen broken down and converted to glucose |
| glycolysis | breakdown (hydrolysis) of glucose |
| amylase | enzyme found in saliva and pancreas that digests starch |
| glucose-6-phosphate | 'pivot compound' first step in glucose metabolism |
| insulin | pancreas-lowers blood glucose |
| glucagon | pancreas-increases blood glucose |
| epinephrine | adrenal medulla-increases blood glucose |
| cortisol | adrenal cortex-increases blood glucose |
| HGH | anterior pituitary-increases blood glucose |
| ACTH | anterior pituitary-increases blood glucose |
| T4 | thyroid-increases blood glucose |
| Benedict's test | test to screen newborn urines for inborn errors of metabolism |