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The metabolic reaction of breaking larger molecules into smaller ones
What is catabolism
This enzyme aids in the digestion of proteins
What is protease
Fatty foods are digested here
What is the small intestine
This system involves the movement of oxygen and nutrients to and from the cells body in the body
What is the circulatory system
The metabolic reaction of building molecules from smaller ones
What is anabolism
This enzyme aids in the digestion of carbohydrates
What is amylase
The first site sugars are digested
What is the mouth
The purpose of this system is to reduce food in to simple molecules
What is the digestive system
The metabolic reaction that produces energy
Catabolism
This enzyme aids in the digestion of lipids/fats
What is lipase
Fats are broken down into these smaller units before entering the blood stream
What are fatty acids and glycerol
The place where new blood cells are produced
What is bone marrow
The metabolic reaction that uses up energy
Anabolism
The site on on enzyme that the substrate fits into
What is the active site
Proteins are reduces to these smaller units before entering the blood stream
What are amino acids
The number of bones in the human body
What is 206
This metabolic process is involved in DNA synthesis
What is anabolism
This enzyme breaks down nucleotides in DNA
What is nuclease
Carbohydrates are reduced into
What is sugars
The number of neurons in the human brain
What is 86 million neurons