If oxygen is not available to a muscle cell, pyruvic acid is changed to ____ and builds up in the muscle cell

a. fatty acid

b. phosphocreatine
c. lactic acid

d. glucose


c

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Which of the following is NOT considered a lymphatic structure?

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