KROK 1 2020 – Question 15 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
Fasting energy expenditure is being measured in a person, who is lying down in a state of physical and mental rest, while the room temperature is within the comfort zone. When will the energy expenditure be at its highest?
- A. 10:00-12:00
- B. 03:00-04:00
- C. 20:00-00:00
- D. 7:00-8:00
- E. 17:00-18:00
Hint
Think about when body temperature and sympathetic tone reach their daily peak and trough, since resting energy output follows the same rhythm.
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