If insufficient oxygen is available for the anaerobic breakdown of pyruvate, it is converted to _________

Fill in the blank with correct word.


lactate    or    lactic acid

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Pelvic lymph drainage:

A) is associated with six primary groups of well-defined lymph nodes. B) is defined by well-developed flow patterns that permit prediction of the spread of metastatic cancer from one organ to another. C) includes vessels that drain the testis. D) is characterized by terminal efferent vessels that pass the lymph to lumbar (caval/aortic) nodes. E) rigidly follows venous drainage patterns.

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A failure of which of the following heart valves would most likely lead to right atrial hypertrophy?

A) pulmonary semilunar valve B) tricuspid valve C) aortic semilunar valve D) bicuspid valve

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Most transmembrane proteins have ___________ regions facing the intra- and extracellular fluid, and __________ regions embedded in the phospholipid bilayer.

A. hydrophilic; hydrophilic B. hydrophilic; hydrophobic C. hydrophobic; hydrophobic D. hydrophobic; hydrophilic E. lipophilic; lipophobic

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Which of the following is NOT an objective or benefit of AALAS?

a. promotes humane care of animals b. educates research personnel c. represents human medicine d. establishes standards of animal research

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