Which of the choices below does not describe how excess postexercise oxygen consumption (oxygen deficit) restores metabolic conditions?
A) converts lactic acid back into glycogen stores in the liver
B) resynthesizes creatine phosphate and ATP in muscle fibers
C) increases the level of lactic acid in the muscle
D) replaces the oxygen removed from myoglobin

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Excess postexercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) restores metabolic conditions in the body after exercise. EPOC occurs because the body needs to replenish its oxygen stores, resynthesize ATP and creatine phosphate in muscle fibers, and convert lactic acid back into glycogen stores in the liver. Choice C, which states that EPOC increases the level of lactic acid in the muscle, is incorrect. EPOC actually works to decrease the level of lactic acid in the muscles by converting it back into glycogen.

Which of the Choices Below Does Not Describe How Excess