The ATP synthase cycles can produce _____ WITHOUT producing ATP
heat
How is ROS made?
rogue hydrogen ions breakdown certain molecules
What is ROS?
reactive oxygen species
What are the 2 reasons behind why we produce heat without ATP during ATP synthase?
hibernation
disease
Why would producing heat without ATP be a problem?
can increase temperatures, causing degeneration of mitochondria
What are 2 examples of intracellular oxidizable substrates?
glycogen
triglyceride
Glycogen is stored in _____ and has almost _______ ATP production
muscles
instant
Triglycerides are ______ stored in muscles and requires _______
fats
mitochondria
What is the difference between intracellular and extracellular oxidative substrates?
extracellular substrates need transporters to go across membrane
_________ substrates have a larger potential pool of substrates
extracellular
What are the 2 substrate-specific transporters?
insulin
contraction
Insulin is released with increased _______ levels
glucose
How long is the glucose intake process?
5-10 minutes
What is the term for decreased contractile response of exercising muscle to stimulation?
fatigue
What are 4 causes of fatigue?
1) increase in ADP / P
2) accumulation of waste products
3) accumulation of extracellular potassium
4) depletion of glycogen reserves
________ fatigue involves a decrease in CNs and LMN stimulation
central
Do afferent or efferent nerves signal the CNS to start fatigue?
afferent