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BODY FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 5 FUNCTIONS OF THE DIGESTIVE, METABOLIC AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS Functions related to metabolism and the endocrine system b540 General metabolic functions Functions of regulation of essential components of the body such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats, the conversion of one to another, and their breakdown into energy. Inclusion functions of metabolism, basal metabolic rate, metabolism of carbohydrate, protein and fat, catabolism, anabolism, energy production in the body; increase or decrease in metabolic rate. exclusion assimilation functions (b520); weight maintenance functions (b530); water, mineral and electrolyte balance functions (b545); thermoregulatory functions (b550); endocrine glands functions (b555).

b5400	b5401	b5402	b5403	b5408	b5409
Basal metabolic rate	Carbohydrate metabolism	Protein metabolism	Fat metabolism	General metabolic functions, other specified	General metabolic functions,unspecified
Functions involved in oxygen consumption of the body at specified conditions of rest and temperature. inclusion increase or decrease in basic metabolic rate; impairments such as in hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.	Functions involved in the process by which carbohydrates in the diet are stored and broken down into glucose and subsequently into carbon dioxide and water.	Functions involved in the process by which proteins in the diet are converted to amino acids and broken down further in the body.	Functions involved in the process by which fat in the diet is stored and broken down in the body.

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