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A sprinter gasps long after finishing. The extra oxygen taken in to make up for anaerobic work is the:

AOxygen shell
BOxygen mask
COxygen debt
DOxygen bond
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Oxygen debt
1. ATP was produced without oxygen during the sprint. 2. That shortfall has to be repaid afterwards. 3. The repayment is the oxygen debt. _Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 10, Muscle Tissue._
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