The basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system is the
A) axon terminal.
B) neuron.
C) neurotransmitter.
D) serotonin.
Answer: B) neuron.
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A) day B) meal C) week D) month
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A. diarrhea B. taking dietary supplements C. use of antacids D. eating too much spinach
Your roommate Demetrius is participating in a weightlifting program and complains of a burning pain during workouts. You explain to Demetrius that the rapid breakdown of glucose in his muscles produces large amounts of pyruvate, which leads to a fall in pH within the muscle and that the muscle responds by converting excess pyruvate to ____.?
A) ?lactate B) ?glycerol C) ?acetyl CoA D) ?amino acids