The Action of Which Hormone Helps Explain Increases in Affective

question 11

Multiple Choice

The action of which hormone helps explain increases in affective anxiety and eating disorders, mood cycles, and vulnerability to autoimmune and inflammatory diseases in women as a result of stimulation of the CRH gene promoter and central norepinephrine system?

• A)Progesterone
• B)Cortisol
• C)Estrogen
• D)Prolactin

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Definitions:

Evolution

The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

Genetic Bottleneck

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Tasmanian Devils

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Founder Effect

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