Which of the Following Is CORRECT Regarding Schizophrenia

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is CORRECT regarding schizophrenia?

• A)Around 3 in every 100 people develops schizophrenia.
• B)Schizophrenia usually develops in adolescence or young adulthood.
• C)It is more severe in men but usually emerges earlier in women.
• D)It is a lifelong disorder that is usually unresponsive to treatment.

Understand the physiological mechanisms regulating heart rate and blood pressure.

Recognize the clinical relevance of valve disorders and the physiological repercussions.

Explain how extracellular ion concentrations influence cardiac function.

Understand the influence of autonomic nervous system activity on heart rate and contractility.

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Definitions:

Sugar Receptors

Cellular structures that detect the presence of sugar molecules, primarily involved in taste perception.

Ventromedial Hypothalamus

A part of the hypothalamus that plays a role in satiety, or feeling full after eating, and regulating part of the body's energy balance.

Leptin

A hormone produced by fat cells that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger.

Cholecystokinin

A hormone released by the small intestine that stimulates the digestion of fat and protein, and also acts as a satiety signal to the brain.