Your Beloved Cat Was Injured in a Fall from a Tree

question 8

Multiple Choice

Your beloved cat was injured in a fall from a tree. Afterward, your cat seems to be ravenous all the time and gains a great deal of weight. Which part of your cat was most likely injured in the fall?

• A) The tongue
• B) The ventromedial hypothalamus
• C) The lateral hypothalamus
• D) The thalamus

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Definitions:

Receptor Proteins

Proteins that respond to specific chemical signals by inducing cellular response.

Protein Pumps

Integral membrane proteins that actively transport ions or molecules across cellular membranes, often against their concentration gradient, using energy.

Macrophages

Large phagocytic cells that can ingest and digest pathogens, cellular debris, and foreign substances, important in the immune response.

Phagocytosis

Process by which cells engulf large substances, forming an intracellular vacuole.