Refer to the Diagram Below

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Essay

Refer to the diagram below. The diagram illustrates how the glycolytic pathway can be separated into two groups of steps-initial steps and later steps.Explain how the initial steps in the glycolytic pathway differ from later steps.In your discussion, address the types of reactions taking place and how energy is involved.

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Definitions:

Oxygenated Blood

Blood that has been enriched with oxygen from the lungs and is being transported by the arteries to the rest of the body.

Left Atrium

The left atrium is one of the four chambers of the heart, receiving oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumping it into the left ventricle.

Pulmonary Arteries

Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for gas exchange.

Diastole

Relaxation period of a heart chamber during the cardiac cycle.