Obesity Is Thought to Be Caused by All of the Following

question 100

Multiple Choice

Obesity is thought to be caused by all of the following EXCEPT ______.

• A)increases in portion size
• B)people eating their entire portion regardless of size
• C)efficient calorie storing systems
• D)fewer school bus stops
• E)people walk less

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Definitions:

Sensation

The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from the environment.

Stimulus

Anything in the environment that elicits a response from an organism, crucial in behaviorist theories of learning and conditioning.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells, or neurons, which conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions from the neuron's cell body, which receive electrical messages from other nerve cells.