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ATP Energy
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Every mitochondria or power plant, in every cell, in the human body generates the
same type of power or electricity. No matter what the power requirement, when cells need
to be plugged in and powered up, the source is always the same. It's called ATP energy.
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all cell energy
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veins
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ATP energy runs everything from the deepest thoughts within your mind to every beat of
your heart in a lifetime. In nature, ATP energy is needed to provide energy for heat,
nerve electricity, light (as in fireflies), and muscle movement. An ATP molecule is held
together by strong electrical forces which are set free when the molecule is broken apart
in a chemical reaction. Somehow, these forces are converted into the kind of mechanical
energy that will move our muscles.
There are many things about ATP we can talk about. But our objective is to stay focused
on how ATP energy is created.
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