| Question | Answer |
| Fats | Solid at room temperature |
| Lipids/Oils | Liquid at room temperature |
| Simple Lipids | Fats, Oils, and Waxes |
| Saturated Fats | No double bonds |
| Unsaturated Fats | One or more double bonds |
| Lipid Soluble Vitamins | A, D, E and K |
| Signs of fatty acid deficiency | Dull haircoat, anemia, and hepatic lipidosis |
| Essential Fatty acids | Linolenic acid, Alpha Linolenic Acid, and Arachidonic acid |
| Kidney | Filters toxins from the bloodstream |
| Ketosis | Excessive breakdown of fatty acids |
| Ketone bodies | by-product of ketosis |
| Normal blood pH range | 7.35-7.45 |
| Acidosis | pH below 7.35 |
| Alkalosis | pH above 7.45 |
| Nutrient | any food that helps to support live |
| Digestible | proportion of nutrients AVAILABLE for absorbtion |
| Bioavailable | proportion of nutrients ABSORBED in a form that the body can use it |
| Balanced nutrients provide: | Heat, Energy for internal work, energy for minimal movement, and tissue repair |
| External maintenance requirements | activity, weather, health, and stress |
| Internal maintenance requirements | body size, age, temperament, productivity, Lactation |
| Energy Producing Nutrients | Protein, Carbohydrates, and lipids |
| Non-energy Producing Nutrients | Water, minerals, and vitamins |
| Large Intestine | Water processing plant of the body |
| Small intestine | Nutrient processing plant of the body |
| 1g of carb = | 4 calories of energy |
| Carb functions | Energy, Heat, Building blocks, and storage |
| Monosaccharides | Glucose, ribose, galactose, and fructose |
| Disaccharides | sucrose, maltose, and lactose |
| Causes blindness in cats | Lack of taurine |
| Non-essential amino acids | What the body synthasizes |
| Essential amino acids | Are not synthasized in the body and must be supplemented |
| Biologic Value | Percentage of a nutrient USED |
| Protein Functions | regulation of metabolism, cell membrane constriction, tissue growth/repair, and formation of muscle fibers |
| Edema | Fluid accumulation in the tissues that causes swelling |
| Glycogen | produced by the liver |
| Signs of protein deficiency | decreased muscle mass, weight loss, dull hair coat, alopecia, anorexia, poor mentation, edema and death |
| Crude Protein | Amount of nitrogen in a protein |
| Gluconeogenesis | Formation of glucose with the body |
| Catabolism | Breaking down in living organisms |
| Anabolism | Synthesis of complex substances from simple ones |
