Question 1

The effects of neuropeptide Y on ________ are localized within the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  eating; lateral hypothalamus 
B)  metabolism; lateral hypothalamus 
C)  eating; amygdala 
D)  eating; paraventricular hypothalamus 
E)  metabolism; arcuate hypothalamus 
A)  eating; lateral hypothalamus 
B)  metabolism; lateral hypothalamus 
C)  eating; amygdala 
D)  eating; paraventricular hypothalamus 
E)  metabolism; arcuate hypothalamus

Question 2

________ thirst refers to drinking provoked by the loss of blood plasma.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intravascular 
B)  Volumetric 
C)  Extravascular 
D)  Osmometric 
E)  Transvascular 
A)  Intravascular 
B)  Volumetric 
C)  Extravascular 
D)  Osmometric 
E)  Transvascular

Question 3

Which of the following is true of leptin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leptin is a product of protein metabolism. 
B)  Leptin levels are decreased during overeating and obesity. 
C)  Mutations of the leptin gene are the most common cause of obesity. 
D)  Plasma leptin levels are related to body fat content only in obese persons. 
E)  Obese humans have high plasma leptin levels and are insensitive to leptin injection. 
A)  Leptin is a product of protein metabolism. 
B)  Leptin levels are decreased during overeating and obesity. 
C)  Mutations of the leptin gene are the most common cause of obesity. 
D)  Plasma leptin levels are related to body fat content only in obese persons. 
E)  Obese humans have high plasma leptin levels and are insensitive to leptin injection.

Question 4

The notion that normal food intake is controlled by NPY is supported by the observation that

Accepted Answer

A)  NPY strongly inhibits drinking. 
B)  NPY antagonists block the capacity of lithium chloride to induce taste aversion. 
C)  NPY levels are constant across the day-night cycle. 
D)  intra-hypothalamic injection of an NPY antagonist blocks the capacity of food deprivation to induce eating. 
E)  food deprivation does not alter the levels of NPY in the brain. 
A)  NPY strongly inhibits drinking. 
B)  NPY antagonists block the capacity of lithium chloride to induce taste aversion. 
C)  NPY levels are constant across the day-night cycle. 
D)  intra-hypothalamic injection of an NPY antagonist blocks the capacity of food deprivation to induce eating. 
E)  food deprivation does not alter the levels of NPY in the brain.

The effects of neuropeptide Y on are localized within the .

________ thirst refers to drinking provoked by the loss of blood plasma.

Which of the following is true of leptin?

The notion that normal food intake is controlled by NPY is supported by the observation that

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The effects of neuropeptide Y on ________ are localized within the ________.

________ thirst refers to drinking provoked by the loss of blood plasma.

Which of the following is true of leptin?

The notion that normal food intake is controlled by NPY is supported by the observation that

Introduction

Structure and Function of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Control of Movement

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

Drug Abuse

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The effects of neuropeptide Y on are localized within the .