bioenergetics
Life's power science
Bioenergetics is the branch of biochemistry concerned with how living organisms acquire, transform, store, and use energy.
It examines processes like photosynthesis in plants and cellular respiration in animals—the chemical pathways that convert food or sunlight into usable energy.
The term also appears in alternative medicine, where it refers to a form of body-oriented psychotherapy that claims to release emotional tension stored in muscles.
The course covered bioenergetics and metabolic pathways.
Cell's energy-producing organelles
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
- NADHElectron-carrying coenzyme
aerobic · anaerobic · pyruvate · acetyl-CoA · phosphorylation
Metabolic molecular dismantling
- anabolismMetabolic construction of molecules
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- coenzymesNon-protein enzyme assistants
- metabolitesChemicals from bodily processes
Vital life energy
- pranaVital breath energy
- chakraSpiritual node in body
- meridiansPole-to-pole geographic lines
- breathworkTherapeutic breathing exercises
Maintaining stable internal heat
Thermodynamic total heat quantity
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- workEffort toward a goal
- equilibriumState of balance
mitochondria
Cell's energy-producing organelles
- ATPCell's energy molecule
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- glycolysisGlucose metabolism producing ATP
NADH · aerobic · anaerobic · pyruvate · acetyl-CoA · phosphorylation
catabolism
Metabolic molecular dismantling
- anabolismMetabolic construction of molecules
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- coenzymesNon-protein enzyme assistants
metabolites · catalysis · substrate · cofactors · degradation
qi
Vital life energy
breathwork · bodywork · somatic · grounding
thermoregulation
Maintaining stable internal heat
enthalpy
Thermodynamic total heat quantity
bioenergeticsgross anatomy
Study of visible structures
morphology · anatomy · histology · structural analysis · comparative anatomy
bioenergeticsthermodynamics
Science of heat-energy relationships
geothermal energy · nuclear physics · inorganic chemistry · mechanical energy · physical chemistry