Carbohydrates Word Scramble
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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 |
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