The Most Important Factor in Setting Our Internal 24-Hour Biological

question 45

Multiple Choice

The most important factor in setting our internal 24-hour biological clock is bright light,which signals the brain's _____ to decrease its production of _____.

• A) prefrontal cortex; dopamine
• B) hypothalamus; ghrelin
• C) suprachiasmatic nucleus; melatonin
• D) corpus callosum; PYY

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Definitions:

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