You Are Hired to Work in a Laboratory to Measure

question 65

Multiple Choice

You are hired to work in a laboratory to measure the rate of human muscle contraction. Which of the following might decrease in quantity in muscle fibers undergoing contractions?

• A) ATP
• B) Carbon dioxide
• C) Water
• D) Lactate
• E) Na⁺

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