The rate of energy use in the body needed to maintain essential activities is known as
a. baseline values c. hemodynamic regulation
b. basal metabolic rate d. thermoregulation
B
Basal metabolic rate is the rate of energy use in the body needed to maintain essential activities. Thermoregulation is the body's physiological function of heat regulation to maintain a constant internal body temperature. Baseline values establish the norm against which subsequent measurements can be compared. Hemodynamic regulation is the physiological function of blood circulating to maintain an appropriate environment in tissue fluids.
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