Why Might a Person Be Able to Eat When Hunger

question 69

Multiple Choice

Why might a person be able to eat when hunger sensation is absent?

• A) the stomach intensifies its contractions and creates hunger pangs
• B) the conscious mind of the cortex can override body signals
• C) the digestive tract sends messages to the hypothalamus
• D) the hypothalamus anticipates the availability of nutrients

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Definitions:

Taste Qualities

The five recognized sensations experienced when tasting: sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami.

Oscilloscope

An electronic instrument used to visualize and measure varying signal voltages, typically represented as waveforms on a screen.

Sound Waves

Vibrations that travel through air or another medium and can be heard when they reach an ear or a similar sensory mechanism.

Vestibular Sense

The awareness of the balance, position, and movement of the head and body through space in relation to gravity’s pull.