In Trying to Understand Activity Anorexia,researchers Studied Rats Given Opportunities

question 35

Multiple Choice

In trying to understand activity anorexia,researchers studied rats given opportunities to run on an exercise wheel and found that:

• A) rats would not run on the wheel when hungry
• B) rats with lesions ran on the wheel regardless of hunger status
• C) electrically stimulating the ventromedial hypothalamus caused wheel running
• D) wheel running activated the opioid neurotransmitter system

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