Jorge,who Just Finished a Large Dinner an Hour Before,is Offered

question 583

Multiple Choice

Jorge,who just finished a large dinner an hour before,is offered a slice of pizza by his roommate.Jorge says,"No thanks.I'm not hungry." The digestive track hormone ________ is sending the "I am not hungry" signal to Jorge's brain.

• A) ghrelin
• B) orexin
• C) serotonin
• D) PYY

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Definitions:

Hyperactive

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Hyper-

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Dys-

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Diagnosis

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