Modern Research on the Physiological Mechanisms Responsible for Hunger Have

question 283

Multiple Choice

Modern research on the physiological mechanisms responsible for hunger have revealed that:

• A) as a function of hunger regulation, the lateral hypothalamus (LH) is the location of both the "hunger on" and "hunger off" centres.
• B) as a function of hunger regulation, the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is the location of both the "hunger on" and "hunger off" centres.
• C) while involved in hunger regulation, the lateral hypothalamus (LH) and ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) are not actually "hunger on" and "hunger off" centres.
• D) as a function of hunger regulation, the lateral hypothalamus (LH) is the "hunger on" centre and the ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is the "hunger off" centre.

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