The Liver Is Capable of Creating Glucose from Proteins and Fats

question 29

Short Answer

The liver is capable of creating glucose from proteins and fats through the process of __________.

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Definitions:

Oxygen

A chemical element essential for life, necessary for cellular respiration in most organisms, and a major component of Earth's atmosphere.

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration, considered a greenhouse gas.

Alveoli

Small, air-filled sacs in the lungs where gas exchange between the air and blood takes place.

Inhaled Air

The mixture of gases that is taken into the lungs during the act of breathing, primarily comprised of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor.