Question 1

Complete each of the following statments.
An elevation in body temperature due to reasons other than an infection is known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete each of the following statments.
An elevation...

Question 2

Complete each of the following statments.
____________________ refers to the obligatory increase in metabolic rate incurred during the processing and storage of ingested foods.

Accepted Answer

Diet-induc

Question 3

Internal work includes the expended energy when skeletal muscles are contracted to move external objects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Suppose a young woman consumes 1,200 ml of O2 in a six-minute basal metabolic rate test period. What is her estimated basal metabolic rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  72 kcal/hour 
B)  57.6 kcal/hour 
C)  12 kcal/hour 
D)  4 kcal/hour 
E)  none of these 
A)  72 kcal/hour 
B)  57.6 kcal/hour 
C)  12 kcal/hour 
D)  4 kcal/hour 
E)  none of these

Question 5

Complete each of the following statments.
The stimulation of gastric ____________________ receptors as food accumulates in the stomach can suppress the intake of food.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete each of the following statments.
The stimulation...

Question 6

Complete each of the following statments.
The ____________________ is the energy expenditure (i.e., rate of heat production) per unit of time.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete each of the following statments.
The ____________________...

Question 7

Complete each of the following statments.
The minimal waking rate of energy expenditure determined under standardized conditions is known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

basal meta

Question 8

Complete each of the following statments.
We lose or gain heat through ____________________ to the layer of air in direct contact with our bodies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Complete each of the following statments.
We lose...

Question 9

Which of the following is not a means of increasing or conserving heat production?

Accepted Answer

A)  shivering 
B)  skin vasodilation 
C)  nonshivering thermogenesis 
D)  increased muscle tone 
E)  increased exercise 
A)  shivering 
B)  skin vasodilation 
C)  nonshivering thermogenesis 
D)  increased muscle tone 
E)  increased exercise

Question 10

Which of the following mechanisms help to maintain body temperature on hot days?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased muscle tone 
B)  skin vasodilation 
C)  sweating 
D)  only two of these 
E)  all of these 
A)  decreased muscle tone 
B)  skin vasodilation 
C)  sweating 
D)  only two of these 
E)  all of these

Question 11

The transfer of heat between objects by conduction involves direct contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Skin vasoconstriction reduces the temperature of the skin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Alcohol consumption causes peripheral vasoconstriction. Why is drinking wine in a hot tub not advised?

Accepted Answer

Vasoconstriction in the skin decreases t

Question 14

The inner core includes the abdominal and thoracic organs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Sweating is the only mechanism for heat loss when body temperature is the same as environmental temperature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

____ increases metabolic rate.

Accepted Answer

A)  Exercise 
B)  Diet-induced thermogenesis 
C)  Epinephrine 
D)  Thyroid hormone 
E)  All of these 
A)  Exercise 
B)  Diet-induced thermogenesis 
C)  Epinephrine 
D)  Thyroid hormone 
E)  All of these

Question 17

Core temperature is

Accepted Answer

A)  normally maintained relatively constant around 100$\degree$F 
B)  the temperature of the abdominal and thoracic organs, the central nervous system, and the skeletal muscles 
C)  the temperature of the skin and subcutaneous fat 
D)  the temperature of the abdominal and thoracic organs, the central nervous system, and the skeletal muscles; and is normally maintained relatively constant around 100$\degree$F 
E)  the temperature of the skin and subcutaneous fat, and normally maintained relatively constant around 100$\degree$F 
A)  normally maintained relatively constant around 100$\degree$F 
B)  the temperature of the abdominal and thoracic organs, the central nervous system, and the skeletal muscles 
C)  the temperature of the skin and subcutaneous fat 
D)  the temperature of the abdominal and thoracic organs, the central nervous system, and the skeletal muscles; and is normally maintained relatively constant around 100$\degree$F 
E)  the temperature of the skin and subcutaneous fat, and normally maintained relatively constant around 100$\degree$F

Question 18

____ percent of the energy found in nutrient molecules is lost as heat.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  75 
E)  90 
A)  10 
B)  25 
C)  50 
D)  75 
E)  90

Question 19

Select the means of heat energy emission from the surface of a warm body.

Accepted Answer

A)  radiation 
B)  conduction/convection 
C)  evaporation 
D)  radiation and evaporation 
E)  all of these 
A)  radiation 
B)  conduction/convection 
C)  evaporation 
D)  radiation and evaporation 
E)  all of these

Question 20

A decrease of insulin in the blood may signal satiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Energy Balance and Temperature Regulation

Complete each of the following statments. An elevation in body temperature due to reasons other than an infection is known as ____________________.

Complete each of the following statments. ____________________ refers to the obligatory increase in metabolic rate incurred during the processing and storage of ingested foods.

Internal work includes the expended energy when skeletal muscles are contracted to move external objects.

Suppose a young woman consumes 1,200 ml of O2 in a six-minute basal metabolic rate test period. What is her estimated basal metabolic rate?

Complete each of the following statments. The stimulation of gastric ____________________ receptors as food accumulates in the stomach can suppress the intake of food.

Complete each of the following statments. The ____________________ is the energy expenditure (i.e., rate of heat production) per unit of time.

Complete each of the following statments. The minimal waking rate of energy expenditure determined under standardized conditions is known as the ____________________.

Complete each of the following statments. We lose or gain heat through ____________________ to the layer of air in direct contact with our bodies.

Which of the following is not a means of increasing or conserving heat production?

Which of the following mechanisms help to maintain body temperature on hot days?

The transfer of heat between objects by conduction involves direct contact.

Skin vasoconstriction reduces the temperature of the skin.

Alcohol consumption causes peripheral vasoconstriction. Why is drinking wine in a hot tub not advised?

The inner core includes the abdominal and thoracic organs.

Sweating is the only mechanism for heat loss when body temperature is the same as environmental temperature.

____ increases metabolic rate.

Core temperature is

____ percent of the energy found in nutrient molecules is lost as heat.

Select the means of heat energy emission from the surface of a warm body.

A decrease of insulin in the blood may signal satiety.

Introduction to Physiology and Homeostasis

Cell Physiology

The Plasma Membrane and Membrane Potential

Principles of Neural and Hormonal Communication

A--The Central Nervous System

B--The Central Nervous System

A--The Peripheral Nervous System: Afferent Division; Special Senses

B--The Peripheral Nervous System: Afferent Division; Special Senses

The Peripheral Nervous System: Efferent Division

A--Muscle Physiology

B--Muscle Physiology

A--Cardiac Physiology

B--Cardiac Physiology

The Blood Vessels and Blood Pressure

The Blood

Body Defenses

A--The Respiratory System

B--The Respiratory System

A--The Urinary System

B--The Urinary System

A--Fluid and Acid-Base Balance

B--Fluid and Acid-Base Balance

A--The Digestive System

B--The Digestive System

A--Principles of Endocrinology: the Central Endocrine Glands

B--Principles of Endocrinology: the Central Endocrine Glands

A--The Peripheral Endocrine Glands

B--The Peripheral Endocrine Glands

A--The Reproductive System

B--The Reproductive System

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