Internal Work

question 57

Multiple Choice

Internal work

• A) includes all of the energy-expending activities that must go on all of the time to sustain life
• B) refers to all energy expenditure by tissues other than skeletal muscles
• C) includes the energy expenditure required to move external objects
• D) includes all of the energy-expending activities that must go on all of the time to sustain life, and refers to all energy expenditure by tissues other than skeletal muscles
• E) all of these

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Definitions:

Tendons

Fibrous connective tissues that attach muscles to bones, facilitating movement by transmitting forces generated by muscles.

Sensory Coding

The process by which sensory organs translate stimuli into neural signals that can be interpreted by the brain to form perceptions.

Qualitative Differences

Distinctions based on qualities or characteristics that are not quantifiable by number, often involving variations in kind rather than degree.

Nervous System

The nervous system is a complex network of nerves and cells that carries messages between the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body.