Which Statement Best Explains How Orexigenic Factors Affect Appetite

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Multiple Choice

Which statement best explains how orexigenic factors affect appetite?

• A) Orexigenic factors are hormones, neurotransmitters, and other factors that affect feeding centers in the hypothalamus that decrease appetite.
• B) Orexigenic factors are hormones, neurotransmitters, and other factors that affect feeding centers in the hypothalamus that stimulate appetite.
• C) Orexigenic factors are neurons in the ventral medial nucleus of the hypothalamus that function as a satiety center-meaning that impulses from these neurons decrease appetite so that we feel sated, or satisfied.
• D) Orexigenic factors are neurons in the ventral medial nucleus of the hypothalamus that function as a satiety center-meaning that impulses from these neurons increase appetite.

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