Which Statement Best Explains How Orexigenic Factors Affect Appetite

question 107

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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Definitions:

J. Med. Chem.

Short for Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, a scientific journal publishing research on the design and chemical properties of therapeutic agents.

Acetyl Chloride

A reactive organic compound used as a reagent in organic synthesis, characterized by an acetyl group bonded to a chloride.

N-Propylamine

An organic compound with the formula C3H7NH2, representing an amine where an amino group is attached to a propyl chain.

1-Bromopropane

An organobromine compound with the formula CH3CH2CH2Br, used as a solvent and an intermediate in organic synthesis.