Why Is It Important That Cardiac Tissue Contain Many Mitochondria

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Multiple Choice

Why is it important that cardiac tissue contain many mitochondria and capillaries?

• A)Cardiac tissue primarily uses mitochondria for fermentation to generate ATP and capillaries provide a way to get rid of the lactic acid.
• B)Cardiac tissue primarily uses mitochondria for anaerobic respiration to generate ATP and capillaries get rid of the waste generated.
• C)Cardiac tissue primarily uses mitochondria for glycolysis to generate ATP and capillaries provide the oxygen and nutrients for this process.
• D)Cardiac tissue is metabolically active and dependent on mitochondrial activity to use aerobic respiration to generate ATP and capillaries provide the oxygen and nutrients for this process.
• E)Cardiac tissue is metabolically active and dependent on the mitochondrial activity for the breakdown of fatty acids during beta-oxidation and the capillaries provide the fatty acids for this process.

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Kant

Immanuel Kant was an 18th-century German philosopher whose work in epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics had a profound influence on modern Western philosophy, especially through his doctrine of transcendental idealism.

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