Agents and Fuel Sources in Cellular Respiration

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What is the role of Complex IV in the Electron Transport Chain (ETC)?

Producing ATP through oxidative phosphorylation

During starvation, which of the following fuel sources does the liver primarily use to maintain blood glucose levels?

Amino acids

What is the primary product generated by exercising muscle that can be converted to glucose by the liver?

Lactate

Where does the movement of NADH from the cytoplasm into the mitochondrial matrix occur?

<p>Mitochondria</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which pathway involves the conversion of pyruvate to glucose?

<p>Gluconeogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of glycolysis?

<p>Generation of ATP</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which physiological state are ketone bodies primarily produced?

<p>Starvation</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following amino acids is both ketogenic and glucogenic?

<p>Methionine</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which enzyme deficiency leads to Von Gierke disease?

<p>Glucose-6-phosphatase</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which glycogen storage disease is also known as Cori disease?

<p>Type IIIa</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which compound is derived from the amino acid Tyrosine?

<p>Epinephrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which tissues is GLUT4 primarily found?

<p>Heart and skeletal muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which enzyme catalyzes the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to fructose-6-phosphate in glycolysis?

<p>Hexokinase</p> Signup and view all the answers

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