Through Which Mechanism Does Insulin Affect Food Intake

question 12

Multiple Choice

Through which mechanism does insulin affect food intake?

• A) It enables the intestines to digest certain types of protein that they would not otherwise be able to digest.
• B) It increases the percentage of each meal that is stored as fats.
• C) It increases the sensitivity of the taste buds to sugars.
• D) It increases the preference for salty foods.

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Definitions:

Substantia Nigra

A brain area critical to movement and reward; loss of neurons here is associated with Parkinson's disease.

Amygdala

A brain region involved in processing emotions, including fear, pleasure, and anger, crucial for emotional learning and memory.

Inhibitory Activity

The process in the nervous system that reduces or suppresses the strength of signals transmitted between neurons, affecting neural and behavioral responses.