In Addition to Eating an Excessive Amount of Food During

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Multiple Choice

In addition to eating an excessive amount of food during an eating binge, which of the following diagnostic features must also be present for a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa? This question is based on the Faces Interactive Bulimia Nervosa Module

• A) Purging
• B) Self-perceived lack of control over behaviour during binges
• C) Low self-esteem
• D) Inability to refrain from binge eating for two days

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Definitions:

Tectorial Membrane

A structure in the inner ear that plays a key role in the process of hearing by interacting with hair cells on the organ of Corti.

Scala Tympani

Division of the spiral canal of the cochlea lying below the spiral lamina and basilar membrane.

Chorda Tympani

A branch of the facial nerve that carries taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and supplies the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands.

Spiral Organ

Organ of Corti; rests on the basilar membrane and consists of the hair cells that detect sound.