Question 1

​What is the main site for absorption of digested food into the bloodstream?

Accepted Answer

A) esophagus 
B) stomach​ 
C) small intestine​ 
D) large intestine​ 
A) esophagus 
B) stomach​ 
C) small intestine​ 
D) large intestine​

Question 2

​The increasing prevalence of obesity obviously relates to the increased availability of our diet and ____.

Accepted Answer

A) depression 
B) psychological distress​ 
C) increased activity​ 
D) sedentary lifestyle​ 
A) depression 
B) psychological distress​ 
C) increased activity​ 
D) sedentary lifestyle​

Question 3

​When neuropeptide Y inhibits the paraventricular nucleus,it ____.

Accepted Answer

A) leads to extreme undereating 
B) produces extreme overeating​ 
C) depletes fat stores​ 
D) interferes with digestion​ 
A) leads to extreme undereating 
B) produces extreme overeating​ 
C) depletes fat stores​ 
D) interferes with digestion​

Question 4

​What happens when insulin levels are high?

Accepted Answer

A) Fat supplies are converted to glucose, which enters the blood. 
B) Fat supplies are depleted.​ 
C) Glucose entry into the cells increases.​ 
D) The sphincter muscle between the stomach and the duodenum opens.​ 
A) Fat supplies are converted to glucose, which enters the blood. 
B) Fat supplies are depleted.​ 
C) Glucose entry into the cells increases.​ 
D) The sphincter muscle between the stomach and the duodenum opens.​

Question 5

​Small birds generally eat ____.

Accepted Answer

A) as much as they can at one time 
B) only what they need at the moment​ 
C) three discrete meals per day​ 
D) mostly during the night​ 
A) as much as they can at one time 
B) only what they need at the moment​ 
C) three discrete meals per day​ 
D) mostly during the night​

Question 6

​Sodium-specific hunger is closely associated with ____.

Accepted Answer

A) osmotic thirst 
B) hypovolemic thirst​ 
C) the OVLT​ 
D) decreased renin release​ 
A) osmotic thirst 
B) hypovolemic thirst​ 
C) the OVLT​ 
D) decreased renin release​

Question 7

​Vasopressin raises blood pressure by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) causing the blood vessels to dilate 
B) constricting the blood vessels​ 
C) increasing the blood's salt concentration​ 
D) decreasing the blood's salt concentration​ 
A) causing the blood vessels to dilate 
B) constricting the blood vessels​ 
C) increasing the blood's salt concentration​ 
D) decreasing the blood's salt concentration​

Question 8

​Hypovolemia induces thirst by the production of which hormone?

Accepted Answer

A) CCK 
B) insulin​ 
C) prolactin​ 
D) angiotensin II​ 
A) CCK 
B) insulin​ 
C) prolactin​ 
D) angiotensin II​

Question 9

​What evidence do we have that the preoptic area controls body temperature?

Accepted Answer

A) After damage to the preoptic area, an animal will simultaneously sweat and shiver. 
B) Each cell in the preoptic area has a temperature at which it is most active.​ 
C) Removed cells maintain a constant temperature even in a cell culture.​ 
D) Heating or cooling the preoptic area leads to sweating or shivering.​ 
A) After damage to the preoptic area, an animal will simultaneously sweat and shiver. 
B) Each cell in the preoptic area has a temperature at which it is most active.​ 
C) Removed cells maintain a constant temperature even in a cell culture.​ 
D) Heating or cooling the preoptic area leads to sweating or shivering.​

Question 10

​What is one reason why animals with a lesion in the lateral hypothalamus eat so little?

Accepted Answer

A) They are constantly active and over-responsive to sensory stimuli. 
B) All the food they eat is immediately converted into fat storage.​ 
C) They experience a decreased cortical response to the smell and sight of food.​ 
D) They have low levels of blood sugar.​ 
A) They are constantly active and over-responsive to sensory stimuli. 
B) All the food they eat is immediately converted into fat storage.​ 
C) They experience a decreased cortical response to the smell and sight of food.​ 
D) They have low levels of blood sugar.​

Question 11

​Most young mammals stop nursing,at least partly,due to the loss of what ability?

Accepted Answer

A) metabolizing the sugar in milk 
B) sucking sufficiently​ 
C) the Babinski reflex​ 
D) digesting the fat in milk​ 
A) metabolizing the sugar in milk 
B) sucking sufficiently​ 
C) the Babinski reflex​ 
D) digesting the fat in milk​

Question 12

​Taste and other mouth sensations contribute to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) hunger 
B) satiety​ 
C) thirst​ 
D) overeating​ 
A) hunger 
B) satiety​ 
C) thirst​ 
D) overeating​

Question 13

​Angiotensin II acts on the kidney to retain more sodium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

​When food distends the duodenum,the duodenum releases which hormone?

Accepted Answer

A) CCK 
B) aldosterone​ 
C) angiotensin II​ 
D) prolactin​ 
A) CCK 
B) aldosterone​ 
C) angiotensin II​ 
D) prolactin​

Question 15

​CCK limits meal size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

​Diabetes insipidus literally means "passing without taste" because the urine is produced in such large quantities that it is tasteless.This disease is most likely caused by a problem with the production or release of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) renin 
B) vasopressin​ 
C) angiotensinogen​ 
D) prostaglandins​ 
A) renin 
B) vasopressin​ 
C) angiotensinogen​ 
D) prostaglandins​

Question 17

​The temperature required by reproductive cells of birds and most mammals is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) higher than the rest of the body 
B) lower than the rest of the body​ 
C) the same as the internal organs of the body​ 
D) fluctuating in direct opposition to changes in body temperature​ 
A) higher than the rest of the body 
B) lower than the rest of the body​ 
C) the same as the internal organs of the body​ 
D) fluctuating in direct opposition to changes in body temperature​

Question 18

The paraventricular nucleus normally inhibits meal size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

​Eating salty potato chips increases the concentration of sodium in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) extracellular fluid 
B) intracellular fluid​ 
C) nuclear fluid​ 
D) osmotic fluid​ 
A) extracellular fluid 
B) intracellular fluid​ 
C) nuclear fluid​ 
D) osmotic fluid​

Question 20

​Damage to the ventromedial hypothalamus leads to eating ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the same, but drinking less than normal amounts 
B) ​the same large amount each meal, regardless of the taste 
C) less​ 
D) normal-sized meals, but eating them more frequently​ 
A) the same, but drinking less than normal amounts 
B) ​the same large amount each meal, regardless of the taste 
C) less​ 
D) normal-sized meals, but eating them more frequently​

What is the main site for absorption of digested food into the bloodstream?

The increasing prevalence of obesity obviously relates to the increased availability of our diet and ____.

When neuropeptide Y inhibits the paraventricular nucleus,it ____.

What happens when insulin levels are high?

Small birds generally eat ____.

Sodium-specific hunger is closely associated with ____.

Vasopressin raises blood pressure by ____.

Hypovolemia induces thirst by the production of which hormone?

What evidence do we have that the preoptic area controls body temperature?

What is one reason why animals with a lesion in the lateral hypothalamus eat so little?

Most young mammals stop nursing,at least partly,due to the loss of what ability?

Taste and other mouth sensations contribute to ____.

Angiotensin II acts on the kidney to retain more sodium.

When food distends the duodenum,the duodenum releases which hormone?

CCK limits meal size.

Diabetes insipidus literally means "passing without taste" because the urine is produced in such large quantities that it is tasteless.This disease is most likely caused by a problem with the production or release of ____.

The temperature required by reproductive cells of birds and most mammals is ____.

The paraventricular nucleus normally inhibits meal size.

Eating salty potato chips increases the concentration of sodium in the ____.

Damage to the ventromedial hypothalamus leads to eating ____.

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Cognitive Functions

Psychological Disorders

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

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Exam 9: Internal Regulation

​What is the main site for absorption of digested food into the bloodstream?

​The increasing prevalence of obesity obviously relates to the increased availability of our diet and ____.

​When neuropeptide Y inhibits the paraventricular nucleus,it ____.

​What happens when insulin levels are high?

​Small birds generally eat ____.

​Sodium-specific hunger is closely associated with ____.

​Vasopressin raises blood pressure by ____.

​Hypovolemia induces thirst by the production of which hormone?

​What evidence do we have that the preoptic area controls body temperature?

​What is one reason why animals with a lesion in the lateral hypothalamus eat so little?

​Most young mammals stop nursing,at least partly,due to the loss of what ability?

​Taste and other mouth sensations contribute to ____.

​Angiotensin II acts on the kidney to retain more sodium.

​When food distends the duodenum,the duodenum releases which hormone?

​CCK limits meal size.

​Diabetes insipidus literally means "passing without taste" because the urine is produced in such large quantities that it is tasteless.This disease is most likely caused by a problem with the production or release of ____.

​The temperature required by reproductive cells of birds and most mammals is ____.

The paraventricular nucleus normally inhibits meal size.

​Eating salty potato chips increases the concentration of sodium in the ____.

​Damage to the ventromedial hypothalamus leads to eating ____.

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Cognitive Functions

Psychological Disorders

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

Filters

What is the main site for absorption of digested food into the bloodstream?

The increasing prevalence of obesity obviously relates to the increased availability of our diet and ____.

When neuropeptide Y inhibits the paraventricular nucleus,it ____.

What happens when insulin levels are high?

Small birds generally eat ____.

Sodium-specific hunger is closely associated with ____.

Vasopressin raises blood pressure by ____.

Hypovolemia induces thirst by the production of which hormone?

What evidence do we have that the preoptic area controls body temperature?

What is one reason why animals with a lesion in the lateral hypothalamus eat so little?

Most young mammals stop nursing,at least partly,due to the loss of what ability?

Taste and other mouth sensations contribute to ____.

Angiotensin II acts on the kidney to retain more sodium.

When food distends the duodenum,the duodenum releases which hormone?

CCK limits meal size.

Diabetes insipidus literally means "passing without taste" because the urine is produced in such large quantities that it is tasteless.This disease is most likely caused by a problem with the production or release of ____.

The temperature required by reproductive cells of birds and most mammals is ____.

Eating salty potato chips increases the concentration of sodium in the ____.

Damage to the ventromedial hypothalamus leads to eating ____.