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24. Nutrition, Metabolism, Energy Balance

Energy Balance

24. Nutrition, Metabolism, Energy Balance

Energy Balance

Theories of food intake regulation

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The Brain's Hunger/Satiety Pathways and Obesity

The Brain's Hunger/Satiety Pathways and Obesity

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Hormone Control of Hunger

Hormone Control of Hunger

khanacademymedicine

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is considered a long-term regulator of feeding behavior?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors makes it harder for an obese person to lose weight?

Multiple Choice

__________ acts to suppress appetite by inhibiting __________, which is the most powerful known appetite stimulant.

Multiple Choice

The official medical measurement of obesity is the __________.

Textbook Question

The formation of glucose from glycogen is a. gluconeogenesis, b. glycogenesis, c. glycogenolysis, d. glycolysis.

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Textbook Question

Metabolic rate is relatively low in a. youth, b. physical exercise, c. old age, d. fever.

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Textbook Question

In a temperate climate under ordinary conditions, the greatest loss of body heat occurs through a. radiation, b. conduction, c. evaporation, d. none of the above.

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Textbook Question

Fill in the missing terms for the different mechanisms of heat transfer. a. ___ b. ___ c. ___ d. ___

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Textbook Question

Body temperature regulation is a. influenced by temperature receptors in the skin, b. influenced by the temperature of the blood perfusing the heat regulation centers of the brain, c. subject to both neural and hormonal control, d. all of the above.

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Textbook Question

A person has been on a hunger strike for seven days. Compared to normal, he has a. increased release of fatty acids from adipose tissue, and ketosis, b. elevated glucose concentration in the blood, c. increased plasma insulin concentration, d. increased glycogen synthase (enzyme) activity in the liver.

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Textbook Question

What is cellular respiration? What is the common role of FAD and NAD⁺ in cellular respiration?

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Textbook Question

Define glycogenesis, glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, and lipogenesis. Which is (are) likely to be occurring a. shortly after a carbohydrate-rich meal, b. just before waking up in the morning?

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Textbook Question

What is the harmful result when excessive amounts of fats are burned for energy? Name two conditions that might lead to this result.

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Textbook Question

What is meant by 'body energy balance,' and what happens if the balance is not precise?

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Textbook Question

What is the harmful result when excessive amounts of fats are burned to produce ATP? Name two conditions that might lead to this result.

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Textbook Question

Explain the effect of the following on metabolic rate: thyroxine levels, eating, body surface area, muscular exercise, emotional stress, starvation.

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Textbook Question

Compare and contrast mechanisms of heat loss with mechanisms of heat promotion, and explain how these mechanisms determine body temperature.

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Textbook Question

Fill in the blanks: A/an____ reaction releases energy because the products have less energy than the reactants, whereas a/an_____reaction consumes energy because the products have more energy than the reactants.

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Textbook Question

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

a. Conduction is energy transfer between the body and the environment via electromagnetic waves.

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Textbook Question

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

c. Heat-loss mechanisms include sweating and vasodilation of the blood vessels in the skin.

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Textbook Question

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

d. The body temperature measured on the skin or in the mouth is generally higher than the core body temperature.

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Textbook Question

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

c. Negative energy balance refers to the condition in which fewer Calories are taken in than are expended.

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Textbook Question

Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

d. Obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30.0 or greater.

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Textbook Question

Exercise is said to 'burn' fat. In what ways is this analogy true?

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Textbook Question

You are performing a lab experiment to measure your lab partner's metabolic rate. To perform the experiment, your lab partner is hooked up to a machine that measures her oxygen consumption.

a. Why is the amount of oxygen that your lab partner consumes a good way to measure her metabolic rate?

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Textbook Question

You are performing a lab experiment to measure your lab partner's metabolic rate. To perform the experiment, your lab partner is hooked up to a machine that measures her oxygen consumption.

b. Your lab partner just ran up three flights of stairs to get to lab on time. Will the measured metabolic rate be her basal metabolic rate? Why or why not?

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Textbook Question

People with extremely restricted caloric intake often complain of being cold. What does this signify about their metabolic rate?

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Basal metabolic rate and total metabolic rate

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Metabolic Rate - What Is Metabolic Rate - Basal Metabolic Rate - How Many Calories Burned In A Day

Metabolic Rate - What Is Metabolic Rate - Basal Metabolic Rate - How Many Calories Burned In A Day

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

Isolator Fitness

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Multiple Choice

The body's overall rate of energy output is called the basal metabolic rate.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the amount of energy the body needs in order to perform only the most essential activities and is often referred to as the 'energy cost of living'?

Multiple Choice

A kilocalorie is the amount of energy __________.

Multiple Choice

The hormone responsible for setting the basal metabolic rate is __________.

Body temperature regulation, and mechanisms regulating heat production, retention, and loss

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Temperature Regulation Of The Human Body

Temperature Regulation Of The Human Body

FuseSchool - Global Education

Temperature Homeostasis (Regulation)

Temperature Homeostasis (Regulation)

Armando Hasudungan

Radiation, convection, evaporation and conduction for the human body

Radiation, convection, evaporation and conduction for the human body

Thermoregulation: Heat Transfer

Thermoregulation: Heat Transfer

InspireEducateIE

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would raise body temperature?

Multiple Choice

A major means for conserving heat is __________.

Multiple Choice

The main integrating center for thermoregulation is located in the __________.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a physiological response to hypothermia?