A Physician Is Examining a Patient Who Fatigues Easily After

question 29

Multiple Choice

A physician is examining a patient who fatigues easily after walking only a short distance. Tissue examination reveals that certain skeletal muscle cells are missing mitochondria. Laboratory tests are likely also to find ________.

• A)the muscles contain large amounts of lactic acid following even mild physical exercise
• B)the muscles contain large amounts of carbon dioxide following even mild physical exercise
• C)the muscles require extremely high levels of oxygen to function
• D)the muscle cells cannot split glucose to pyruvic acid

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