Which Is Not a Step in the Cori Cycle

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which is not a step in the Cori cycle?

• A)The catabolism of glucose in muscle forms pyruvate,which is reduced to lactate when the oxygen supply is limited.
• B)Lactate is transported to the liver.
• C)Oxidation of lactate forms pyruvate,which is then converted to glucose by the 10-step process of gluconeogenesis.
• D)Pyruvate and NAD⁺ are transported to the muscle.

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Definitions:

Organism's Resources

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Exhaustion

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General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body has to stress, described by Hans Selye.

Energy Reserves

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