Sum of all chemical and physical changes that occur in body tissues to maintain life
Metabolic Rate - Basal Metabolism
Rate of body's energy (usually determined by heat output, it is the total heat from all reactions in body) output for essential activities, measured 12 hours after eating, reclining, and mentally and physically relaxed
Factors that influence metabolic rate
body surface area, age, gender, stress, hormones, not exercise
It is only through the metabolic system that we start to understand how we use these molecules in the body
Macromolecules
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
These 3 major macromolecules and their pathways are released into the bloodstream, absorbed by cells, and generate ATP to build back up complex carbs, proteins and lipids
Homeostatic Balance is controlled by the Nervous and Endocrine systems in the storage and mobilization of these 3 macromolecules as needed
Metabolism
Sum of all chemical and physical changes that occur in body tissues
Catabolism (catabolic reactions)
Catabolic Pathway: breaks larger/complex molecules into smaller ones
Anabolism (anabolic reactions)
Anabolic Pathway: build smaller/simple molecules to synthesize larger molecules
Nutrient pool
All available nutrient molecules distributed in blood
Body taps into stored reserves when amount of nutrients is low
Organic molecules are deposited into the cell after being broken down (Catabolic)
Intracellular catabolic procedures deposit molecules into a nutrient pool
ATP production or anabolism to replace cellular components requires energy
The body is always withdrawing and contributing to the NUTRIENT POOL
Nutrients enter the digestive tract and are broken down (catabolized) to their fundamental building blocks via digestive enzymes and transported to cells in the body
Glucose has three possible fates
Catabolized - make ATP
Stored - as Glycogen
Converted - to AA or Triglycerides
Fatty acids and glycerol have one of two general fates
Converted/catabolized - to pyruvate/acetyl CoA
Stored - as Triglyceride
Amino acids have three different fates
Anabolized - to proteins
Converted - acetyl CoA/ glucose or fatty acids
Deaminated - produce ammonia
Once inside the cells, several paths of fate await each of the 3 major nutrients
Carbohydrate Catabolic (Fasted State)
1. Glycogenolysis
2. Glycolysis
Glycogenolysis
Breakdown of glycogen (stored form of glucose) to glucose monomers
Glycolysis
Breakdown of glucose into pyruvate
Carbohydrate Anabolic (Fed State)
1. Gluconeogenesis
2. Glycogenesis
Gluconeogenesis
Synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate (Amino Acid) molecules