Thermogenesis Refers to All of the Following Except

question 27

Multiple Choice

Thermogenesis refers to all of the following except

• A) the ability to regulate body temperature within narrow limits.
• B) shivering when cold and fidgeting are examples of thermogenesis.
• C) brown adipose tissue contributes to thermogenesis, especially in hibernating animals.
• D) the energy you require during sleep at night.

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Definitions:

Opponent-Process Cells

Specialized cells in the visual system that are used to detect color and are thought to work by encoding differences between the firing rates of pairs of color-sensitive neurons.

Thalamus

The brain’s sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.

Feature Detectors

Specialized brain cells that identify specific elements or patterns, such as edges, motion, or colors, in the visual environment.

Hubel and Wiesel

Nobel laureates whose research on the visual system greatly advanced the understanding of how the brain processes visual information.