In the liver, the amine group of glutamic acid is removed as ________ in the oxidative state.

A) glyceraldehyde
B) pyruvic acid
C) ammonia
D) oxaloacetic acid


C) ammonia

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If the volume of the lungs increases, what happens to the air pressure inside the lungs?

A) It decreases. B) It increases and possibly damages the lungs. C) It increases twice the amount of the increase in volume. D) It remains constant. E) It increases.

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When a quantity is expressed as "4 cm/sec," what is being described is the

A) velocity of flow. B) flow rate. C) pressure. D) volume. E) pressure gradient.

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Fast-glycolytic (type IIx) muscle fibers

a. have high myosin-ATPase activity b. can carry out oxidative phosphorylation c. fatigue rapidly d. contain myoglobin e. have all of the above characteristics

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Which of the following would be greater?

A) the end-diastolic volume when the heart rate is 150 beats/minute B) the end-diastolic volume when the heart rate is 60 beats/minute

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