KROK 1 2012 – Question 101 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
A man is being measured power inputs on an empty stomach, in the lying position, under conditions of physical and psychic rest at a comfortable temperature. Power inputs will reach the maximum at:
- A. 7-8 a.m.
- B. 3-4 a.m.
- C. 10-12 a.m.
- D. 2-3 p.m.
- E. 5-6 p.m.
Hint
Basal metabolic rate follows a circadian rhythm even under strictly standard conditions; recall when body temperature and metabolism reach their trough and their peak during the day.
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