The main issue is body composition (see the body fat calculator for more). Calorie expenditure will vary depending on the ratio of body fat to muscle or lean mass. NOTE that as our bodies adapt to exercise and our body composition changes - so will the amount of Calories burned.
The definition of a throttle is a valve that controls the fluid flow. An example of a throttle is a car part that controls how fuel moves through the system. Throttle is defined as to control the speed of an engine or the flow of fuel in an engine, or to hold down or choke.
The engine control unit (ECU, the computer that controls all of the electronic components on your engine) sees the throttle valve open and increases the fuel rate in anticipation of more air entering the engine.