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WorksheetsHunger
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
A starving rat will lose all interest in food if its ________ is destroyed.
lateral thalamus
ventromedial thalamus
lateral hypothalamus
ventromedial hypothalamus
Orexin is an appetite hormone secreted by the:
hypothalamus.
pancreas.
stomach.
liver.
Destruction of the ________ causes an animal to ________.
lateral hypothalamus; overeat
lateral hypothalamus; start eating
ventromedial hypothalamus; overeat
ventromedial hypothalamus; stop eating
Lindsey is extremely afraid of becoming obese even though she is underweight. She often checks her body in the mirror for any signs of fat and refuses to eat most foods because she insists they are fatty or high in calories. Lindsey most clearly demonstrates symptoms of:
bulimia nervosa.
an abnormally high set point.
anorexia nervosa.
excess PYY.
The Garcia effect describes
the increased motivation felt by individuals with high levels of arousal.
the increased susceptibility to illness experienced in the exhaustion phase of the stress response.
classical conditioning associating nausea with food or drink
the effect the hypothalamus has on perceiving hunger.
Increases in insulin will:
lower blood sugar and trigger hunger.
raise blood sugar and trigger hunger.
lower blood sugar and trigger satiety.
raise blood sugar and trigger satiety.
I am a protein produced by fat cells and monitored by the hypothalamus. When in abundance, I cause the brain to increase metabolism. What am I?
PYY
ghrelin
orexin
leptin
Bulimia nervosa involves:
binging.
purging.
dramatic weight loss.
a. and b.
Ali's parents have tried hard to minimize their son's exposure to sweet, fattening foods. If Ali has the occasion to taste sweet foods in the future, which of the following is likely:
He will have a strong aversion to such foods.
He will have a neutral reaction to sweet foods.
He will display a preference for sweet tastes.
It is impossible to predict Ali's reaction.
No matter how hard she tries to lose weight, Anne finds it difficult to drop below 145 pounds. The weight of 145 pounds is best described as Anne's
basal metabolic rate.
body mass index.
PYY.
set point.
At the end of your summer barbecue, you are feeling very full due to the activity of your
cerebellum.
hypothalamus.
hippocampus.
adrenal glands.
Increases in ________ increase hunger, whereas increases in ________ decrease hunger.
blood glucose; ghrelin
estrogen; testosterone
orexin; leptin
ghrelin; orexin
Dr. Niedner electrically stimulates the lateral hypothalamus of a well-fed laboratory rat. This procedure is likely to
cause the rat to begin eating.
facilitate conversion of the rat's blood glucose to fat
permanently lower the rat's set point
increase the incentives for food but decrease motivation to eat
The bodies rate of energy use at rest.
Basal metabolic rate
Working energy
resting heart rate
metabolism.
