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Cellular Respiration – How Cells Make Energy! 🌟
Did you know? 🤔 Every cell in your body needs energy to function, and that energy comes from cellular respiration! ⚡
✅ Steps of Cellular Respiration:
1️⃣ Glycolysis – Glucose is broken into pyruvate (2 ATP gained).
2️⃣ Krebs Cycle – Pyruvate is further broken down, CO₂ released, electron carriers made (2 ATP).
3️⃣ Electron Transport Chain – Most ATP is produced here (~34 ATP).
⚡ Total ATP: Around 38 per glucose molecule!
💡 Key idea: Cells use glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + ATP (energy).
📘 Energy is life – and ATP is the currency of life!

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Definition: Organic compounds required in small amounts for normal growth, metabolism & health. They do not provide energy but regulate body processes.

✨ Types of Vitamins:

🟢 Fat-Soluble (A, D, E, K)

Vit A (Retinol) → Vision, skin, growth | Def: Night blindness, xerophthalmia

Vit D (Calciferol) → Ca & P absorption, bones | Def: Rickets, osteomalacia

Vit E (Tocopherol) → Antioxidant, fertility | Def: Sterility, muscle weakness

Vit K → Blood clotting | Def: Excess bleeding

🟢 Water-Soluble (B-Complex & C)

Vit B1 (Thiamine) → Carbohydrate metabolism | Def: Beri-beri

Vit B2 (Riboflavin) → Growth, energy | Def: Cheilosis, eye problems

Vit B3 (Niacin) → NAD/NADP, energy metabolism | Def: Pellagra (3D’s: Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Dementia)

Vit B6 (Pyridoxine) → Protein metabolism | Def: Anemia, convulsions

Vit B12 (Cobalamin) → RBC formation | Def: Pernicious anemia

Folic Acid → DNA synthesis | Def: Anemia, neural tube defects

Vit C (Ascorbic acid) → Collagen synthesis, wound healing, immunity | Def: Scurvy

✅ CEE Key Points:

Fat-soluble → stored in liver, excess → toxic.

Water-soluble → not stored, need daily intake.

Deficiency diseases are very important for MCQs.

Hemoglobin is the red pigment of blood.

It is made of iron-containing protein.

Hemoglobin carries oxygen from lungs to body.

It gives blood its red color.

Normal level in humans is 13-17 g/dl (men) and 12-15 g/dl (women).

Low hemoglobin causes anemia.

Hemoglobin also helps carry carbon dioxide back to lungs.

It is found in red blood cells (RBCs).

Its main role is respiration.

Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) has higher oxygen affinity than adult hemoglobin.

Types of Hydrogen Bonds Explained! 🌟
Hydrogen bonding plays a crucial role in chemistry and biology. 🔬✨
✅ Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond – occurs within the same molecule.
✅ Intermolecular Hydrogen Bond – occurs between two different molecules.
These bonds are responsible for the unique properties of water 💧, protein folding 🧬, and DNA stability 📚.

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Digestive System – CEE Notes

🔹 Definition: The digestive system is responsible for the ingestion, digestion, absorption, and assimilation of food, followed by egestion of undigested waste.

✨ Main Parts & Functions:

1️⃣ Mouth – Ingestion, chewing (mastication), mixing with saliva (salivary amylase → starch → maltose).
2️⃣ Pharynx & Esophagus – Passage of food via swallowing & peristalsis.
3️⃣ Stomach – Gastric juice (HCl + pepsinogen → pepsin) starts protein digestion. Food becomes chyme.
4️⃣ Small Intestine

Duodenum: Receives bile (fats → emulsified) & pancreatic juice (enzymes for carbs, proteins, fats).

Jejunum & Ileum: Complete digestion + absorption of nutrients (via villi & microvilli).
5️⃣ Large Intestine – Absorbs water & minerals, forms f***s.
6️⃣ Re**um & A**s – Storage & egestion of waste.

🧪 Important Enzymes:

Amylase → starch → maltose

Pepsin → proteins → peptides

Lipase → fats → fatty acids + glycerol

Trypsin → peptides → amino acids

🌟 Key Points for CEE:

Digestion starts in the mouth & ends in small intestine.

Stomach mainly digests proteins, small intestine digests all biomolecules.

Villi ↑ surface area for absorption.

Bile has no enzyme but emulsifies fats.

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