Long-term regulation of body weight and fat has been associated with the following hormone:

Related Mcqs:

1. Jim just barely avoided a head-on collision on a narrow road. with heart pounding, hands shaking, and body perspiring, Jim recognizes that these are signs of the body’s fight of the body’s fight-or-flight response, which is controlled by the:

   A. empathetic division of the peripheral nervous system
   B. parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
   C. somatic division of the peripheral nervous system
   D. sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

2. What is the term for a structured form of short – term psychotherapy in which the goal is to change the negative, inaccurate ways of thinking associated with depression or bipolar disorder?

   A. Transactional theory
   B. Cognitive therapy
   C. EMDR
   D. Somatic trauma therapy

3. Although Cara has been obese for as long as she can remember, she is determined to lose excess body weight with a low-calories diet. Cara is most likely to have difficulty becoming and staying thin because:

   A. the number of calories a person consumes daily has no effect on body weight
   B. she may have a higher-than-average set point for body weight
   C. her resting metabolic rate will increase and prompt her to over eat vigorous exercise
   D. fat cells can be lost only with vigorous exercise

4. Which of the following plays an important role in the regulation of respiration?

   A. pons
   B. hypothalamus
   C. thalamus
   D. midbrain

5. What are the problems associated with low birth weight?

   A. difficulty maintaining body temperature
   B. difficulty with breathing, sucking, swallowing and digestion
   C. susceptibility infection
   D. all of these

6. One of the following hormones is named interstitial cell stimulating hormone (ICSH) in the males:

   A. Follicle stimulating hormone
   B. Luteinizing hormone
   C. Prolactin
   D. None of these

7. One of the following is sometimes inappropriately called luteotropic hormone:

   A. Follicle stimulating hormone
   B. Luteinizing hormone
   C. Prolactin
   D. None of these

8. Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the motor cortex?

   A. arms
   B. legs
   C. trunk
   D. face

9. Which TWO of 1: Automatic thoughts are spontaneously generated thoughts associated with specific moods.
   2: Automatic thoughts are spontaneously generated thoughts associated with specific situations.
   3: In collaborative empiricism, the therapist formulates a hypothesis and then tests its validity himself.
   4: In collaborative empiricism, the client is asked to formulate a hypothesis and than helps the therapist to
   test its validity.the following definitions key features of Aaron Beck’s cognitive therapy are accurate?

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 3 & 4
   D. 2 & 4

10. The body structure most closely associated with thirst is the:

    A. pancreas
    B. pituitary gland
    C. hypothalamus
    D. limbic system