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Open Ended Describe how muscle cells are supplied with energy during exercise

Chapter 34, Problem 25

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Open Ended Describe how muscle cells are supplied with energy during exercise.

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Open Ended Describe how muscle cells are supplied with energy during exercise.

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Muscles require energy during exercise in order to contract and move. This energy is supplied by the breakdown of ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), the energy currency of the body. In the absence of oxygen (anaerobic), energy is generated from the breakdown of glycogen to lactic acid via glycolysis. This process is

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