What effect does hyperthyroidism have on basal metabolic rate (BMR)?
a. It causes BMR to increase.
b. It causes BMR to decrease.
c. It causes BMR to decrease only during sleep.
d. It causes BMR to increase only during sleep.
a
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. total amount of a mineral in a food. b. ratio of free mineral to bound mineral in a food. c. amount of a mineral that is excreted by the body. d. amount of a mineral that can be absorbed by the body from a food.
When chyme is in the small intestine, the pancreas secretes ________ to digest triglycerides.
A. lipase B. insulin C. chylomicrons D. bicarbonate
Height _____
a. is easily predicted b. is determined only by genetics c. can be increased with supplements d. is influenced by non-genetic factors e. can be increased significantly by special diets