Table of contents

1. Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology5h 43m
2. Cell Chemistry & Cell Components12h 36m
3. Energy & Cell Processes10h 6m
4. Tissues & Histology10h 3m
5. Integumentary System2h 20m
6. Bones & Skeletal Tissue2h 16m
7. The Skeletal System2h 35m
8. Joints2h 17m
9. Muscle Tissue2h 33m
10. Muscles1h 11m
11. Nervous Tissue and Nervous System1h 35m
12. The Central Nervous System1h 6m
- Introduction to the Central Nervous System
  18m
- The Cerebrum
  48m
13. The Peripheral Nervous System1h 26m
14. The Autonomic Nervous System1h 38m
15. The Special Senses2h 41m
16. The Endocrine System2h 48m
17. The Blood3h 22m
18. The Heart3h 42m
19. The Blood Vessels3h 35m
20. The Lymphatic System3h 16m
21. The Immune System14h 37m
22. The Respiratory System3h 20m
23. The Digestive System2h 5m
24. Metabolism and Nutrition4h 0m
25. The Urinary System2h 39m
26. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, Acid Base Balance37m
27. The Reproductive System2h 5m
28. Human Development1h 21m
29. Heredity3h 32m

3. Energy & Cell Processes

Electron Transport Chain

Anatomy & Physiology

3. Energy & Cell Processes

Electron Transport Chain

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Multiple Choice

What is the final (terminal) electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport chain?

NAD+

FAD

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

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Understand the role of the electron transport chain (ETC) in cellular respiration, which is to transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors through a series of redox reactions.

Recognize that the ETC is located in the inner mitochondrial membrane and is composed of a series of protein complexes (I-IV) and mobile electron carriers.

Identify the initial electron donors in the ETC: NADH and FADH2, which are generated during earlier stages of cellular respiration (glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, and the citric acid cycle).

Learn that as electrons are passed along the chain, they move from a higher to a lower energy state, releasing energy that is used to pump protons across the mitochondrial membrane, creating a proton gradient.

Conclude that the final (terminal) electron acceptor in the ETC is oxygen (O2), which combines with electrons and protons to form water (H2O), completing the process of oxidative phosphorylation.