Within a Day of Beginning a Fast, Most of the Body's

question 47

Multiple Choice

Within a day of beginning a fast, most of the body's stores of which of the following are depleted?

• A) glycogen
• B) amino acids
• C) fatty acids
• D) glycerol
• E) protein

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Definitions:

Short-Term Memory

The part of memory where small amounts of information are temporarily held for a short period.

Frontal Lobe

The part of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, associated with reasoning, motor skills, higher-level cognition, and expressive language.

Synaptic Activity

Synaptic Activity refers to the process by which neurons communicate with each other through the release and reception of neurotransmitters at the synapse.

Limbic System

Part of the brain involved with emotions and olfaction; includes the cingulate gyrus, hippocampus, habenular nuclei, parts of the basal ganglia, the hypothalamus (especially the mammillary bodies, the olfactory cortex, and various nerve tracts).