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Anatomy & Physiology · Chapter 24
Metabolic States
Your body switches modes depending on whether you've
just eaten
or are
between meals
— storing fuel or releasing it. Switch between the two states.
Absorptive state
Metabolic states
store it or release it
🍽️ Absorptive (fed)
⏳ Postabsorptive (fasting)
📷 Reference image
A real labeled figure to compare with the interactive above.
Metabolic States — OpenStax, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
