Fuels notecards

Pregunta	Respuesta
Glycogenolysis	Liver process: breaks down liver glycogen, releases glucose into blood Highly responsive to exercise
Gluconeogenesis	Liver process: converts metabolic byproducts into glucose and releases into blood
Lipolysis	TAG breakdown Sensitive to insulin
C	1. Blood glucose 2. Muscle glycogen
Fat fuel sources	1. Plasma fatty acid 2. Intramuscular triglycerides
Rate of energy transfer: CHO vs. protein	CHO is 2x faster than protein
Simple lipids	Insoluble Hydrophobic e.g. triglycerides
Saturated fatty acid	No double bonds e.g. animal fat
Unsaturated fatty acid	One or more double bonds e.g. oils
Compound lipid	Lipid + another molecule e.g. phospholipid, glycolipid, lipoprotein
Lipoprotein types	Chylomicrons HDL LDL VLDL
Chylomicron	packaged triglycerides from diet
High Density Lipoproteins	“good cholesterol” ~50% is protein
Low Density Lipoprotein	“bad cholesterol” ~25% is protein
Very Low Density Lipoprotein	mostly triglyceride inside made in the liver
Anabolism	Tissue building
Catabolism	Tissue breakdown
Proteins	Long chains of amino acids
Alanine-glucose cycle	(insert image)

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	Creado por Emily Krueger hace más de 7 años