alleryStart learning →BMR is measured while the body is in which state?
APostural rest
BPostnatal rest
CPostabsorptive
DPostoperative
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Postabsorptive
1. The measurement is taken at rest.
2. It must not be confounded by digestion.
3. BMR describes daily energy expended at rest, in a neutrally temperate environment, in the postabsorptive state.
4. So the answer is postabsorptive.
_Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 24 'Metabolism and Nutrition'_
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