A Homeostatic Mechanism That Controls When We Eat and How

question 3

Multiple Choice

A homeostatic mechanism that controls when we eat and how much we eat is called:

• A) long-term regulation
• B) generativity regulation
• C) sensitivity selection
• D) short-term regulation

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