The Hormone Produced by Adipose Tissue in Response to a Gain

question 55

Multiple Choice

The hormone produced by adipose tissue in response to a gain in body fatness that helps to control obesity is:​

• A)endorphin.
• B)ghrelin.
• C)​leptin.
• D)​insulin.
• E)​thyroxine.

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Definitions:

Physiological Arousal

The condition of having one's body in a heightened state of alertness and physical readiness, often as a response to stimuli.

Cognitive Experience

The processes involved in acquisition, organization, and use of knowledge, including perception, memory, and reasoning.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A psychological theory proposing that emotions and physiological reactions such as sweating and trembling occur simultaneously, not sequentially.

Schachter Two-factor Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that emotion comes from a combination of a state of arousal and a cognitive label that specifies the emotion.