Lesson 3: Understanding the Utilization of Glucose Throughout the Body Preview CT-STEM

Analyzing the Data: Energy Consumption per Organ

Now that you have predicted what parts of your body might use more/less glucose, let's look at some data to determine how much energy each of your organs/tissues actually use.

Step 1: Calculate energy consumption per organ/tissue.

Organ or Tissue	Energy Consumption (kCal)	% Energy Consumption
Adipose (fat)	67.5
Muscle	366.6
Liver	360
Brain	336
Heart	120
Kidney	120
Other	278.4
TOTAL	1648.5	-------------------

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Question 3.1

Use the data table above to calculate the percent of energy consumption by different body tissues. Make sure that you record these answers in your notebook as you will need them for a further calculation.

Notes

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