Question 1

What is the difference between heat stroke (hyperthermia)and an illness-induced fever?​

Accepted Answer

A fever represents a carefully controlle

Question 2

Sensitivity to changes in temperature is​

Accepted Answer

A) equally precise in all structures related to temperature regulation. 
B) more precise in the brainstem than in the spinal cord or hypothalamus. 
C) more precise in the spinal cord than in the hypothalamus. 
D) more precise in the hypothalamus than in the spinal cord. 
A) equally precise in all structures related to temperature regulation. 
B) more precise in the brainstem than in the spinal cord or hypothalamus. 
C) more precise in the spinal cord than in the hypothalamus. 
D) more precise in the hypothalamus than in the spinal cord.

Question 3

Core temperatures in humans​

Accepted Answer

A) should be maintained within a range of 10 degrees in order for us to feel well. 
B) are not as important as they are in animals that are ectoderms. 
C) can vary quite a bit from person to person, but must be maintained within a range of 10 degrees in order for us to feel well. 
D) must be maintained within a very few degrees or life-threatening conditions can occur. 
A) should be maintained within a range of 10 degrees in order for us to feel well. 
B) are not as important as they are in animals that are ectoderms. 
C) can vary quite a bit from person to person, but must be maintained within a range of 10 degrees in order for us to feel well. 
D) must be maintained within a very few degrees or life-threatening conditions can occur.

Question 4

Animals stop eating on their own and must be force-fed following lesions of the​

Accepted Answer

A) zona incerta. 
B) median prefrontal nucleus. 
C) lateral hypothalamus. 
D) ventromedial hypothalamus. 
A) zona incerta. 
B) median prefrontal nucleus. 
C) lateral hypothalamus. 
D) ventromedial hypothalamus.

Question 5

Research by Cannon and Washburn,in which Washburn swallowed a balloon, investigated the role of​

Accepted Answer

A) stomach contractions as cues for hunger. 
B) blood glucose levels in satiety. 
C) insulin levels in satiety. 
D) glucagon levels as cues for hunger. 
A) stomach contractions as cues for hunger. 
B) blood glucose levels in satiety. 
C) insulin levels in satiety. 
D) glucagon levels as cues for hunger.

Question 6

Temperature set points result from comparisons between the activity of temperature-sensitive and temperature-insensitive neurons in the preoptic area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The abnormalities associated with hyponatremia occur when​

Accepted Answer

A) sodium levels are high, but extracellular fluid levels are low. 
B) sodium levels are low, but extracellular fluid levels are high. 
C) both sodium and extracellular fluid levels are low. 
D) both sodium and extracellular fluid levels are high. 
A) sodium levels are high, but extracellular fluid levels are low. 
B) sodium levels are low, but extracellular fluid levels are high. 
C) both sodium and extracellular fluid levels are low. 
D) both sodium and extracellular fluid levels are high.

Question 8

Glucagon and insulin are produced by the​

Accepted Answer

A) stomach. 
B) gall bladder. 
C) pancreas. 
D) liver. 
A) stomach. 
B) gall bladder. 
C) pancreas. 
D) liver.

Question 9

In response to cold temperatures,the _________ nervous system stimulates _________fat activity.​

Accepted Answer

A) parasympathetic; white 
B) parasympathetic; brown 
C) sympathetic; white 
D) sympathetic; brown 
A) parasympathetic; white 
B) parasympathetic; brown 
C) sympathetic; white 
D) sympathetic; brown

Question 10

Hypothermia occurs when a person's core body temperature​

Accepted Answer

A) increases to 102 degrees F. 
B) increases to 104 degrees F. 
C) decreases below 98 degrees F. 
D) decreases below 95 degrees F. 
A) increases to 102 degrees F. 
B) increases to 104 degrees F. 
C) decreases below 98 degrees F. 
D) decreases below 95 degrees F.

Question 11

The preoptic area (POA)contains​

Accepted Answer

A) no temperature-responsive neurons. 
B) neurons that respond to any change in core temperature. 
C) two types of neurons that respond to either increases or decreases in core temperature. 
D) three types of neurons that respond to increases in temperature, decreases in temperature, or are temperature-insensitive. 
A) no temperature-responsive neurons. 
B) neurons that respond to any change in core temperature. 
C) two types of neurons that respond to either increases or decreases in core temperature. 
D) three types of neurons that respond to increases in temperature, decreases in temperature, or are temperature-insensitive.

Question 12

The learning of food preferences​

Accepted Answer

A) may begin prior to birth. 
B) begin only after the age of 1 year. 
C) begin only after the age of 5 years. 
D) do not begin until after puberty. 
A) may begin prior to birth. 
B) begin only after the age of 1 year. 
C) begin only after the age of 5 years. 
D) do not begin until after puberty.

Question 13

Animals with large body volumes generate _________ animals with small body volumes.​

Accepted Answer

A) more heat than 
B) less heat than 
C) the same amount of heat as 
D) more heat than some animals with small body volumes and less heat than other 
A) more heat than 
B) less heat than 
C) the same amount of heat as 
D) more heat than some animals with small body volumes and less heat than other

Question 14

In comparison with white fat cells,brown fat cells appear​

Accepted Answer

A) larger. 
B) different due to their higher levels of mitochondria. 
C) the same and can be identified only by their location. 
D) different due to their lower levels of mitochondria. 
A) larger. 
B) different due to their higher levels of mitochondria. 
C) the same and can be identified only by their location. 
D) different due to their lower levels of mitochondria.

Question 15

Low levels of leptin lead to​

Accepted Answer

A) fasting behavior, increased sympathetic nervous system activity, and the activation of TSH and ACTH. 
B) feeding behavior, increased parasympathetic nervous system activity, and the suppression of TSH and ACTH. 
C) fasting behavior, increased parasympathetic nervous system activity, and the suppression of TSH and ACTH. 
D) feeding behavior, increased sympathetic nervous system activity, and the activation of TSH and ACTH. 
A) fasting behavior, increased sympathetic nervous system activity, and the activation of TSH and ACTH. 
B) feeding behavior, increased parasympathetic nervous system activity, and the suppression of TSH and ACTH. 
C) fasting behavior, increased parasympathetic nervous system activity, and the suppression of TSH and ACTH. 
D) feeding behavior, increased sympathetic nervous system activity, and the activation of TSH and ACTH.

Question 16

(see Figure 9.12)​
  
-In this image,structure #1,which is the ___________________________________, receives input from structure #2,the ____________________,and structure #7,the_________________________.​

Accepted Answer

median preoptic nucl

Question 17

People with anorexia nervosa that would be categorized as "severe" usually maintain a body mass index of less than​

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20 
A) 5 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 20

Question 18

(see Figure 9.18a)​
  
-The structure indicated by number 1 in this illustration is the​

Accepted Answer

A) arcuate nucleus. 
B) ventromedial hypothalamus. 
C) lateral hypothalamus. 
D) paraventricular nucleus. 
A) arcuate nucleus. 
B) ventromedial hypothalamus. 
C) lateral hypothalamus. 
D) paraventricular nucleus.

Question 19

When hypovolemia is experimentally induced in research animals,they usually show​

Accepted Answer

A) avoidance of sodium. 
B) a specific hunger for sodium. 
C) lack of thirst. 
D) a specific hunger for glucose. 
A) avoidance of sodium. 
B) a specific hunger for sodium. 
C) lack of thirst. 
D) a specific hunger for glucose.

Question 20

Prescription medications for obesity​

Accepted Answer

A) have no effect. 
B) produce modest weight losses of 5-10 pounds in one year. 
C) produce substantial weight loss of 90 pounds in three months. 
D) are not yet available. 
A) have no effect. 
B) produce modest weight losses of 5-10 pounds in one year. 
C) produce substantial weight loss of 90 pounds in three months. 
D) are not yet available.

What is the difference between heat stroke (hyperthermia)and an illness-induced fever?

Sensitivity to changes in temperature is

Core temperatures in humans

Animals stop eating on their own and must be force-fed following lesions of the

Research by Cannon and Washburn,in which Washburn swallowed a balloon, investigated the role of

Temperature set points result from comparisons between the activity of temperature-sensitive and temperature-insensitive neurons in the preoptic area.

The abnormalities associated with hyponatremia occur when

Glucagon and insulin are produced by the

In response to cold temperatures,the _ nervous system stimulates _fat activity.

Hypothermia occurs when a person's core body temperature

The preoptic area (POA)contains

The learning of food preferences

Animals with large body volumes generate _________ animals with small body volumes.

In comparison with white fat cells,brown fat cells appear

Low levels of leptin lead to

(see Figure 9.12) -In this image,structure #1,which is the ___________, receives input from structure #2,the ,and structure #7,the_.

People with anorexia nervosa that would be categorized as "severe" usually maintain a body mass index of less than

(see Figure 9.18a) -The structure indicated by number 1 in this illustration is the

When hypovolemia is experimentally induced in research animals,they usually show

Prescription medications for obesity

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