Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a characteristic of non-shivering thermogenesis?

  1. It occurs in brown adipose tissue only.

  2. It is strictly facultative in behaviour.

  3. It can be produced by leakage of the sodium-potassium pump .

  4. It is contributed to by futile cycles.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Non-shivering thermogenesis can be both obligatory and facultative. Obligatory thermogenesis is the heat production caused as a result of the metabolic rate, while facultative thermogenesis can be triggered in cold exposure to raise body temperature.

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