Jenny Has an Intense Interest in Food but Eats Sparingly

question 153

Multiple Choice

Jenny has an intense interest in food but eats sparingly and with disgust. She has an intense fear of becoming obese, and even though she looks emaciated, she still claims she "feels fat" and refuses to eat enough to maintain even a minimal normal body weight for her frame. She is most likely suffering from __________

• A) anorexia nervosa.
• B) bulimia.
• C) hormone under secretion.
• D) leptin reduction.

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Definitions:

Semilunar Valves

Heart valves located between the ventricles and the major arteries, preventing backflow of blood into the heart chambers.

Intraventricular Pressure

The pressure within the ventricles of the heart, which varies during different stages of the cardiac cycle.

Incompetent Mitral Valve

A condition where the mitral valve in the heart does not close properly, leading to backward flow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium, affecting heart efficiency.

Left Atrium

The heart chamber that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle.