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After studying this chapter, you will be able to
  1. Explain the differences among metabolism, catabolism, and anabolism.
  2. Describe aerobic and anaerobic metabolism of glucose.
  3. Illustrate how energy is extracted from glucose, fatty acids, amino acids, and alcohol using metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis, beta-oxidation, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain.
  4. Describe the role that acetyl-CoA plays in cell metabolism.
  5. Identify the conditions that lead to ketogenesis and its importance in survival during fasting.
  6. Describe the process of gluconeogenesis.
  7. Discuss how the body metabolizes alcohol.
  8. Compare the fate of energy from macronutrients during the fed and fasted states.
  9. Describe common inborn errors of metabolism.







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