NPTE Physical Therapist Exam Review

Category - Physical Therapy

Which of the following fields of study is concerned with the conversion of food into biologically usable energy?
  1. Nutrition
  2. Dietetics
  3. Bioenergetics
  4. Anatomical biochemistry
Explanation
Answer: C - Bioenergetics, the study of energy flow through a living system, is concerned with the conversion of food into biologically usable energy. The energy flow results from the breakdown of chemical bonds in food molecules and the subsequent release of energy for performing bodily functions.
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