Which of the Following Is True of the Biology of Hunger

question 172

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the biology of hunger with regard to the human body?

• A)The hormone cytokine helps start the digestion of food,travels to the brain through the bloodstream,and signals a person to stop eating.
• B)Galactose is an important factor in hunger,probably because the brain critically depends on it for energy.
• C)The lateral hypothalamus is involved in reducing hunger and restricting eating.
• D)Hunger is triggered by a set of sugar receptors,located in the brain,when sugar levels fall too low.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A statistical range, with a certain level of confidence, that is likely to contain the true value of an unknown parameter.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used to measure the precision of a sample mean.

Margin of Error

A statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results, indicating a range within which the true population parameter is likely to lie.

Confidence Interval

A set of values obtained from sample data, which is expected to encompass the value of an unspecified population parameter.