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
You might also like to view...
Cyanide gas is lethal because it
A) inhibits the kinase that phosphorylates ATP. B) inhibits the ATP synthase. C) blocks substrate-level phosphorylation. D) blocks the final electron acceptor in the ETS. E) binds NAD preventing it from being reduced.
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.
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.
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.