Cardiac Muscle Cells Need to Generate Significant Amounts of ATP

question 48

Multiple Choice

Cardiac muscle cells need to generate significant amounts of ATP to allow for constant contractile activity.As a result, they primarily depend upon beta-oxidation of fatty acids, which has a higher energy yield than the catabolism of glucose.What would be the ATP yield for beta-oxidation of a hypothetical 10-carbon fatty acid?

• A)32 ATP
• B)35 ATP
• C)50 ATP
• D)62 ATP

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