Your Intestines Respond to the Ingestion of Food by Releasing

question 55

Multiple Choice

Your intestines respond to the ingestion of food by releasing this peptide, which travels to the brain and stimulates the receptors sites of brain regions that decrease eating. This peptide is called:

• A) leptin
• B) estrogen
• C) cholecystokinin (CCK)
• D) glucose

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