The Number of Calories Needed to Sustain the Body at Rest

question 53

Short Answer

The number of calories needed to sustain the body at rest is known as the ____________________.

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Definitions:

Connective Tissue

Tissue that supports, binds, or separates other tissues and organs of the body, with diverse types including fat, bone, and cartilage.

Energy

The capacity to do work or cause physical change; exists in different forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, electrical, chemical, and nuclear.

Spongy Bone

A type of bone tissue characterized by a porous, trabecular architecture, found at the ends of long bones and in the inner layer of flat bones.

Bone Shafts

The long, cylindrical, main portion of a bone, providing structural support and leverage.