Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome most often affects the kidneys, lungs, and ____.
A) brain
B) heart
C) liver
D) stomach
Question 2
Your roommate Demetrius is participating in a weightlifting program and complains of a burning pain during workouts. You explain to Demetrius that the rapid breakdown of glucose in his muscles produces large amounts of pyruvate, which leads to a fall in pH within the muscle and that the muscle responds by converting excess pyruvate to ____.
A) lactate
B) glycerol
C) acetyl CoA
D) amino acids