When You Entered the Room,there Was a Faint Smell of Smoke,but

question 43

Multiple Choice

When you entered the room,there was a faint smell of smoke,but after about an hour,you no longer noticed the smell.What happened?

• A) sensory reception
• B) sensory adaptation
• C) mechanoreception
• D) nociception
• E) thermoreception

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Definitions:

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by an obsessive fear of gaining weight, leading to severe restriction of food intake and often excessive weight loss.

Posterior Pituitary

The back part of the pituitary gland, which releases hormones directly into the bloodstream.

Bulimia

An eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating followed by behaviors such as purging to prevent weight gain.

Binge-Purge Cycle

A pattern of disordered eating that involves episodes of excessive food intake followed by behaviors to prevent weight gain, such as vomiting.