To Control Your Weight Over the Long-Term, the Brain Monitors

question 550

Multiple Choice

To control your weight over the long-term, the brain monitors the amount of fat stored in your body in specialized fat cells, thus maintaining a(n)

• A)set point.
• B)obesity limit.
• C)critical weight.
• D)weight standard.

Identify and describe the components of a response class.

Comprehend the concept of deprivation and its role in conditioning.

Define and recognize stimulus control and its importance in behavior modification.

Describe the concept of fading and its application in behavior change.

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Definitions:

Q-T Interval

The period on an electrocardiogram (ECG) that represents the time between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave, reflecting the time it takes for the ventricles to depolarize and repolarize.

AV Node

The atrioventricular node, a part of the electrical conduction system of the heart that delays the signal before it passes to the ventricles.

SA Node

The sinoatrial node, often referred to as the SA Node, is the natural pacemaker of the heart, responsible for initiating the heart's electrical impulses that regulate heartbeats.

Ectopic Focus

This term denotes an abnormal cluster of cardiac cells that generates heartbeats at an irregular rate or rhythm, different from the heart's primary pacemaker.