The Obesity Epidemic May Be Due in Part to Sleep

question 22

True/False

The obesity epidemic may be due in part to sleep deprivation.

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Definitions:

Smooth

Describes muscle tissue that lacks striations, is involuntarily controlled, and found in the walls of internal organs.

Cardiac

Relating to the heart, especially pertaining to its function or diseases affecting it.

Ciliated Cells

Cells that have hair-like structures (cilia) on their surface, which often function to move fluids over the cell surface or to move the cell itself.

Goblet Cells

Secretory cells in the epithelia lining the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts that produce mucus.