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Title

Nursing Nutrition chapter 9-10

Description

energy supply & body composition

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Subject

Medical

Level

Undergraduate 3

Created

10/17/2008

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Term

Adenosine triphophosphate (ATP)

Definition

an energy rich compound used for all energy-required processes in the body

Term

glycolysis

Definition

the conversion of glucose to carbon compounds

Term

anaerobic pathway

Definition

a form of energy production that does not require O2

Term

through glycolysis, a glucose molecule produces a __________?

Definition

pyruvic acid

Term

A calorie is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temprature of a gram of water by_____?

Definition

1 degree