front 1 When ketone bodies are present in the blood and urine in large amounts, it usually indicates increased metabolism of _______. | back 1 Fatty Acids |
front 2 The hormone responsible for setting basal metabolic rate is ____. | back 2 Thyroxine |
front 3 The term metabolic rate includes ___. | back 3 The total heat produced by the body |
front 4 True or False Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is an antioxidant. | back 4 True |
front 5 Many factors influence BMR. What is the most critical? | back 5 The ratio of surface area to volume (weight) of the body. |
front 6 Which of the following factors makes it harder for an obese person to
lose weight? | back 6 A. An increase in alpha receptors (the kind that favor fat accumulation) in fat cells |
front 7 Dietary fats are important because _____. | back 7 They help the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins. |
front 8 A diet rich in minerals would include which of the following
foods? | back 8 C. legumes, milk, and pork |
front 9 Which of the following statements best describes complete
protein? | back 9 B. must meet all the body's amino acid requirements for maintenance and growth |
front 10 True or False The term essential nutrient refers to the chemicals that can be interconverted in the liver so that the body can maintain life and good health. | back 10 False |
front 11 True or False Except for lactose and some glycogen, the carbohydrates we ingest are mainly from animals. | back 11 False |
front 12 All of the following are considered major nutrients
except | back 12 Vitmains |
front 13 The most abundant dietary lipids are _______ | back 13 Triglycerides |
front 14 Soluble fibers are found in ______ and help to lower cholesterol. | back 14 Apples |
front 15 Digestion of carbohydrates begins in the ____. | back 15 Mouth |
front 16 Protein digestion starts in the ___. | back 16 Stomach |
front 17 What are the functions of the liver? | back 17
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front 18 What is the functional unit of the kidney? | back 18 The nephron |
front 19 What is the main function of the large intestine/colon? | back 19 To reabsorb water to make a more compact waste |
front 20 The junction at the large and small intestine is called the ____. | back 20 cecum |
front 21 The site of electron transport is the _________________. | back 21 Mitochondrial inner membrane |
front 22 Excess amino acids in the diet are __________. | back 22 Are oxidized for energy or converted to carbohydrates or fats. |
front 23 True or False Anabolism is a building process where larger molecules are built from smaller ones while catabolism is a tearing down process where complex structures are degraded to simpler ones. | back 23 True |
front 24 Which nutrient functions as coenzymes and are needed in only small amounts? | back 24 Vitamins |
front 25 In what organelle would you find acetyl CoA formation, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain? | back 25 Mitochondrian |
front 26 Which of the following process takes place in the cytosol of a
eukaryotic cell? | back 26 A. Glycolysis |
front 27 What is glycolysis? | back 27 A process that splits glucose in half and produces 2 ATPs for each glucose. |
front 28 What is the citric acid cycle? | back 28 A process that produces some ATP and carbon dioxide in the mitochondrion. |
front 29 What is the electron transport chain? | back 29 A process that uses energy captured form electrons flowing to oxygen to produce most of the ATPs in cellular respiration. |
front 30 What is the sequence of steps as energy is extracted from glucose during cellular respiration? | back 30 glycolysis-> acetyl CoA-> citric acid cycle-> electron transport chain |
front 31 What is the general equation for cellular respiration? | back 31 C6H1206 + 6 O2 -> 6 CO2 + 6 H20 + ATP energy |
front 32 In what organelle would you find acetyl CoA formation, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain? | back 32 Mitochondrion |
front 33 What process takes place in the cytosol of a eukaryotic cell? | back 33 glycolysis |
front 34 What term describes the breakdown of stored fats into glycerol and fatty acids? | back 34 Lipolysis |
front 35 The body's rate of kilocalorie consumption needed to fuel all ongoing activities is called the ____. | back 35 Total metabolic rate |
front 36 What hormone is called the "metabolic" hormone? | back 36 Thyroxine |
front 37 During ketosis caused by inadequate ingestion of carbohydrates, _____. | back 37 the glyocgen content of the liver is reduced. |
front 38 One of the reasons why statins are effective in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease is ______. | back 38 they decrease the incidence of cholesterol deposition in arterial walls. |
front 39 Although both conditions share the common characteristic of elevated body temperature, hyperthermia is technically different from fever because ______. | back 39 fever is a condition in which there is a change in the body's temperature set-point |
front 40 In the case of a person who consumes a normal, balanced diet, proteins are essential to the body for all of the following except ______ | back 40 production of energy |