24.3.1: Student Notebook Assignment

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    Read only the part listed below. Take notes and answer questions as described. Each note taking instruction should be done in your own words, in 1-2 sentences or bullet points, unless otherwise stated.

    24.3 Lipid Metabolism

    • Describe the process of lipolysis
    • Explain how fatty acids break down and where they join the carbohydrate pathway.
    • Explain where ketone bodies come from and what happens in ketone body oxidation. Why is this important?
    • Explain what happens in lipogenesis. When does this occur?
    • Describe the general process by which proteins can be broken down for ATP. When does this occur? What is the waste product of this process?

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