Deck 3: Hunger, Thirst, and Obesity

Question 1

Damage to the lateral hypothalamus may lead to a condition known as

A)frolic's syndrome.
B)klingfilters syndrome
C)osmosis
D)narcolepsy

Answer 1

frolic's syndrome.

Question 2

. Destruction of the ……………… results in hyperphagia and obesity.

A)dorsomedial nucleus
B)ventromedial nucleus
C)posterior nucleus
D)anterior nucleus

Answer 2

dorsomedial nucleus

Question 3

………………., a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight.

A)body mass index
B)weight index
C)obesity index
D)mass index

Answer 3

body mass index

Question 4

Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of
i. of excessive dietary calories
ii. lack of physical activity
iii. genetic susceptibility
iv. endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness

A)i and iionly
B)1,ii and iv only
C)1,ii and iii only
D)all of these

Question 5

…..………………..("weight loss surgery") is the use of surgical intervention in the treatment of obesity.

A)bariatric surgery
B)obese surgery
C)fat loss surgery
D)caloric surgery

Question 6

Excessive thirst, known as……………., along with excessive urination, known as …………………., may be an indication of diabetes.

A)polydipsia and polyuria
B)polyuria and polyuria
C)hypovolemia and hypouria
D)hypouria and hypovolemia

Question 7

Hypovolemic thirst
i. It's the thirst resulting from loss of fluids due to bleeding or sweating. It
ii. t is thirst associated with low volume of body fluids
iii. It's the thirst resulting from eating salty foods
iv. It is the thirst resulting from hot foods

A)i and iionly
B)ii and iv only
C)i, ii and iii only
D)i and iii only

Question 8

If a food causes sickness, or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a learned __________ may result.

A)psychosomatic illness
B)taste aversion
C)anorexia
D)specific hunger