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Oxygen debt' is amount of oxygen require...

Oxygen debt' is amount of oxygen required for

A

Muscle contraction

B

Muscle relaxation

C

Muscle recovery

D

All the above

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C
During active work, the rate of oxygen supplu by the lungs falls short of requirement of the muscles. Hence, lactic acid accumulates in the muscles and the breathing grdually becommes hard to endance `O_(2)` intake by the lungs. This is called oxygen debt.
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