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metabolism
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
04/12/2011

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Term
Refers to all chemical reactions in an organism
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metabolism
Term
Is the breakdown of organic substrates
Releases energy used to sythesize high energy compounds.. ATP
Definition
Catabolism
Term
Is the synthesis of new organic molecules
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anabolism
Term
The most abundant storage carbohydrate
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glycogen
Term
the most abundant storage lipid
Definition
triglycerides
Term
the most abundant organic components in body
Definition
proteins
Term
What is used first when starving self?
Definition
glycogen
Term
What organic compound is found in the liver and skeleton muscle?
Definition
glycogen
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What has the function to remove hydrogen atoms from organic molecules and transfer them to coenzymes and CO2 of respiration is formed here
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TCA Cycle
Term
the synthesis of glucose form noncarb precursors (lactic acid,glycerol,amino acids)
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gluconeogenesis
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the formation of glycogen from glucose
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glycogenesis
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the breakdown of glycogen
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glycogenolysis
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Most lipids circulate through bloodstream as ...
Definition
lipoproteins
Term
Cells require lipids to maintain...
Definition
plasma membrane
Term
What are larger and less dense if they consist of more fat than protein?
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lipoproteins
Term
these lipoproteins form in small intestine mucosal epithelial cells and transport dietary lipids to adipose tissue
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Chylomicrons
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these lipoproteins form in hepatocytes and transport endogenous lipids to adipocytes
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Very low density VLDL
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Bad cholesterol. carry 75% of total cholesterol in blood. Deliver cholesterol to cells where it is used in membranes or for the synthesis of steroid hormones
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LDL
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Can deposit cholesterol in fatty plaques
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LDL
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Removes excess cholesterol from body cells and blood, deliver to liver for elimination
Definition
HDL
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