The metabolic rate of an awake, relaxed person, 12 to 14 hours after eating, at a comfortable temperature is known as the ________.
A. metabolic rate
B. average metabolic rate
C. basal metabolic rate
D. oxidative metabolic rate
Answer: C
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A. onto the skin surface. B. into a gland duct. C. into the nervous tissue. D. into the lumen of a tube. E. into the bloodstream.
Which of the following is an infection?
A. Lyme disease B. Bursitis C. A sprain D. Osteoarthritis