Basal Metabolism Includes Energy Needs for ________

question 10

Multiple Choice

Basal metabolism includes energy needs for ________.

• A)shivering in cold conditions
• B)digesting food
• C)performing physical activity
• D)circulating blood

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Definitions:

Air Passages

The routes through which air travels in the body, including the nose, throat, and tubes leading to the lungs.

Alpha Rhythm

A pattern of brain wave activity characterized by 8 to 12 hertz frequencies, commonly observed in relaxed, wakeful states, especially in adults with closed eyes.

Theta Waves

Slow brain waves produced during the hypnagogic state.

Stage 1 Sleep

The initial phase of sleep, characterized by light sleep from which one can be easily awakened, and where the eyes move slowly and muscle activity slows.