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Q: Cholesterol is needed to synthesize

Answer:
vitamin D in the skin; cholic acid, a component of bile;
and steroid hormones.

Q: steroid hormones

Answer:
include testosterone and estrogen, which promote growth and the
development of sex characteristics,

Q: cortisol

Answer:
which is released in response to stress and promotes glucose synthesis in the liver

, WGU c785 Jolynn's OA study guide Questions and Answers with
Verified Solutions | Latest 2026 Update




Q: myoglobin

Answer:
protein with a single subunit containing heme and iron. Normally contained only
in the muscles, it can be released into the bloodstream if there is muscle damage. For
this
reason, measuring the levels of myoglobin in the blood can provide evidence of
rhabdomyolysis, a mild heart attack, or a muscular degenerative disease.

Q: Anabolic pathway

Answer:
Anabolic pathways are those that require energy to synthesize larger
molecules. This is when there is no O2 the ETC can not work. When NAD+ runs out
it makes it
with fermentation lactate regenerates the NADH to NAD+ that was used during
glycolysis to
make small amounts of ATP and lactate

, WGU c785 Jolynn's OA study guide Questions and Answers with
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Q: Cori Cycle

Answer:
uses the lactate made by fermentation in the liver and uses gluconeogenesis to
covert two lactate to glucose. 2 ATP are made with each cycle but it uses 6. So the
net loss is -4
ATP>

Q: catabolic pathway

Answer:
those that generate energy by breaking down larger molecules. Both
types of pathways are required for maintaining the cell's energy balance

Q: What does cori cycle supply for red blood cells?

Answer:
takes up lactate from the blood and uses gluconeogenesis pathway to convert two
molecules of lactate back to glucose. The byproduct of anaerobic glycolysis, lactate,
diffuses into the blood and is taken up by the liver, where it is

, WGU c785 Jolynn's OA study guide Questions and Answers with
Verified Solutions | Latest 2026 Update




Q: converted back into pyruvate by the enzyme lactate dehydrogenase. ... The
newly formed

Answer:
glucose is released into the blood to be used once again for energy by the red blood
cells and
muscle.

Q: Cori cycle supplies RBCs with

Answer:
glucose

Q: When there is no O2 in cori cycle what happens?

Answer:
pyruvate from glycolysis is converted to lactate and put into the blood the LIVER
picks up the lactate and uses gluconeogenesis to convert 2 molecules of lactate into
glucose

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