Glycolysis
Breaks down glucose in to molecules of pyruvate
Pyruvate Oxidation
Converts Pyruvate to Acetyl CoA
Citric Acid Cycle
Completes the breakdown of glucose by oxidizing organic fuel derived from food
Oxidative Phosphorylation
Accounts for most of the ATP synthesis
NADH+
Electron acceptor, NADH+ functions as an oxidizing agent during cellular respiratrion
NADH
stored energy that is tapped to synthesize ATP