Exam 6: Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

If you are placed into an experimental manipulation whereby your food intake and subsequent weight were changed,what would happen?

Discuss cues that are important for beginning and ending a meal.

Research suggests that leptin's main role may be to ___.

According to your text,one of the reasons that concepts such as motivation are arbitrary is that:

The correct order of the digestive system is mouth-stomach-large intestines-small intestines.

The two major pathways that information pass from the digestive system to the brain are through the ___ and ___.

Since 1980,the adult obesity rate in the United States___.

Anorexics show a detectable decrease in ___ levels but only while they are underweight,which is indicative of poor or reduced nutrition.

The difference between anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is:

Corporal Phillips was shot in the leg and was bleeding heavily.Phillips was desperate for something to drink because of ___ thirst,due to decreased blood flow signals sent to the ___.

Cholecystokinin (CCK):

One drug therapy that has shown some effectiveness with bulimics is:

Which of the following is not true regarding digestion?

The five primary tastes include:

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors:

The obesity gene is located on chromosome ___,while the diabetes gene is located on chromosome ___.

Describe the two phases of the feeding cycle.

When you feel full after a meal,you stop eating because:

In the small intestine:

The one thing common to both anorexics is a strong feeling of ___,which is indicated by an elevated ___ level.