When fats are used for energy, they are converted to:

a. a glucose-like substance and enter glycolysis
b. pyruvic acid and enter the electron transport system
c. a glucose-like substance and enter the citric acid cycle
d. either A or C can occur


c. a glucose-like substance and enter the citric acid cycle

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The anterior ramus of each spinal nerve sends out communicating rami that connect to

A. the brain. B. a sympathetic trunk ganglion. C. the meninges. D. the vertebrae. E. the skin and muscles of the back.

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When a skeletal muscle generates enough force during contraction to shorten,

A) only the sarcomere will shorten. B) the sarcomere, the A band and the I band will shorten. C) only the A band will shorten. D) only the I band will shorten. E) the sarcomere and the I band will shorten.

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A solution that contains one osmole of solute in one kilogram (kg) of water is called a

A. 10% solution. B. 1 molar solution. C. 1% solution. D. 1 osmolal solution. E. None of the choices are correct.

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