CANFITPRO Chapter 3 Test Questions with Correct Answers

CANFITPRO Chapter 3 Test Questions with Correct Answers Define Bioenergetics - ANSWER the study of how energy flows in the human body Define energy - ANSWER the ability to do physical work Define homeostasis - ANSWER the state of stability or balance where all body functions occur easily and the demand for energy is comfortable met by the supply of available energy. AKA steady state Define metabolism - ANSWER sum of all chemical reactions in the body that either use or create energy with the combination of anabolic and catabolic processes, the energy used or created is called ATP What is catabolic process? - ANSWER digestion, large molecules broken into smaller ones What is anabolic process? - ANSWER when cells build larger molecules from small ones An example of anabolic process? - ANSWER using amino acids to build muscle What is the fancy name for ATP? - ANSWER adenosine triphosphate What is ATP made up of? - ANSWER chemical compound that is made up of adenosine and 3 phosphate molecules What is ATP? - ANSWER the bodys energy currency. If you want to perform an activity you must pay for it with ATP What are the 3 systems the body uses when forming ATP? - ANSWER 1) ATP-CP (creatine phosphate) system 2) Lactic Acid or glycolytic energy system 3) Aerobic or oxidative energy system Which systems are anaerobic systems? - ANSWER ATP-CP & glycolytic system What does anaerobic mean? - ANSWER Without oxygen What does aerobic mean? - ANSWER With oxygen What is more efficient aerobic or anaerobic? Why? - ANSWER aerobic, it is more efficient because it uses an abundant supply of fat and carbohydrate to create ATP to fuel activity How much fuel does the ATP-CP system provide? - ANSWER provides fuel up to 10 seconds at maximal intensity, ATP and CP are high energy compounds stored in limited amounts