- During exercise, despite an increase in breathing rate and heart rate, the muscles often do not recieve enough oxygen. They start to use anaerobic respiration in addition to earobic respiration.
- The word equation for anaerobic respiration is:
glucose ---> lactic acid (+energy)
- Anearobic respiration has two main disadvantages over aerobic respiration.
- the lactic acid that is made by anaerobic respiration builds up in muscles and causes pain and fatigue.
- anaerobic respiration releases much less energy per glucose molecule than aerobic respiration.
- The incomplete breakdown of glucose resulting in lactic acid is called oxygen debt.
- During recovery the breathing rate and heart rate stay so high that:
- rapid blood flow can carry lactic acid away to the liver
- extra oxygen can be supplied, enabling the liver to break down the lactic acid.
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