Practise what happens to lactate after anaerobic respiration, from sprint contexts to blood pH changes and recovery metabolism.
The fastest recorded speed by a human was set by Usain Bolt sprinting in 2009. He achieved a speed of 12.3 metres per second.
During a sprint race, leg muscles produce lactate. Describe what happens to the lactate at the end of the race.
A description that includes three of the following points:
- lactate diffuses (from muscle) into blood (1)
- \{oxidation of lactate / lactate converted\} to pyruvate (1)
- (and then) used in \{link reaction / aerobic respiration\} (1)
- (taken up by the liver where it is) converted to \{glucose / glycogen\} (1)
accept lactate goes to the liver
accept \{removal of hydrogen atoms / dehydrogenation\} to convert to pyruvate
ignore Krebs cycle
accept stored as glycogen in the liver