Exam 17: Energy Balance and Temperature Regulation

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The rate of energy expenditure during sleep is 10% to 15% lower than the BMR,presumably because of the more complete muscle relaxation that occurs during the paradoxical stage of sleep.​

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__________,most notably α-melanocytestimulating hormone (α-MSH)from the hypothalamus,suppress appetite,thus leading to reduced food intake and __________.​

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What is the best determinant of core temperature (because it is nearly identical to the temperature of the blood)?​

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The basic unit of heat energy is the kilocalorie,which is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of H₂O by 1°C.​

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What is the basic unit of heat energy?​

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People should not have eaten any food within 12 hours before the BMR determination to avoid diet-induced __________.​

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One of the problems in fighting obesity is that once fat cells are created they do not disappear with dieting and weight loss.​

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What percentage of the U.S.population is affected by anorexia nervosa?​

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What is the most common cause of hyperthermia?​

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The __________ is a reflection of the body's "idling speed," or the minimal waking rate of internal energy expenditure.​

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Adjustments in heat production are made primarily by:​

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The newly identified link between obesity-induced inflammation and its metabolic consequences is termed:​

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The arbitrary boundary for being overweight is having a body mass index of between 22 and 26.9.​

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Normal metabolism produces enough heat to kill a person in less than 5 hours if the heat-loss mechanisms are completely shut down.​

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There are two versions of the FTO gene: the "normal" __________ variant and the "faulty" __________ variant.​

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The rate at which energy is expended by the body during both external and internal work is known as the:​

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The mitochondria of __________ fat contain a unique uncoupling protein called __________.​

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The rate of heat transfer by conduction depends on the temperature difference between the touching objects and the thermal __________ of the substances involved.​

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During biochemical processing,only about 50% of the energy in nutrient molecules is transferred to ATP;the other 50% of nutrient energy is immediately lost as heat.​

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The elderly naturally have lower core temperatures,with a midday average of 97.7°F.​

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