The Brain Relies Solely on ________ as Its Energy Source

question 110

Multiple Choice

The brain relies solely on ________ as its energy source.If it is deprived of this substrate, the cells soon die.

• A) fatty acids
• B) glucose
• C) amino acids
• D) insulin

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Definitions:

Plasticity

The capacity of the brain to change and adapt in response to experience, learning, or injury.

Brain

The complex organ located in the skull of vertebrates that is the center of the nervous system, responsible for controlling thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger, and every process that regulates our body.

Adapt

To make suitable adjustments to new conditions or environments.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of an electrical charge across a cell membrane resulting in the transmission of a nerve impulse.