In Trying to Keep Up with His College Classes and His

question 639

Multiple Choice

In trying to keep up with his college classes and his job at a hospital lab, Christian has been getting by on four or five hours of sleep per night for several nights. Which of the following is Christian likely to experience?

• A) increased blood levels of the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin and reduced feelings of hunger
• B) increased blood levels of the appetite-increasing hormone ghrelin and feelings of hunger
• C) a decrease in his set-point weight, just as set-point theory predicts
• D) a decrease in appetite resulting in weight loss

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Definitions:

Kinesthetic

Relating to kinesthesia, the awareness of the position and movement of the parts of the body by means of sensory organs in the muscles and joints.

Audition

is the formal term for the sense of hearing, or the process by which sound waves are interpreted by the brain.

Papillae

Structures on the tongue that contain groupings of taste buds.

Gustatory Receptors

Specialized sensory cells located on the tongue that detect taste stimuli and convey taste signals to the brain.