Which area of brain are closely connected to hunger, eating and satiation?

Related Mcqs:

1. The eating of non-nutritive substances is the definition of which eating disorder?

   A. bulimia
   B. pica
   C. anorexia
   D. obesity

2. The capacity of the brain area to take over the function of another damaged brain area is known as brain _______________?

   A. regeneration
   B. accommodation
   C. aphasia
   D. plasticity

3. The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain:

   A. tomography
   B. hemispherectomy
   C. phrenology
   D. plasticity

4. The brain structure that plays a critical role in ‘motivated’ behaviors such as eating and sexual activity is the ___________?

   A. cerebral cortex
   B. amygdala
   C. corpus collosum
   D. hypothalamus

5. Which brain structure plays a major role in eating behavior?

   A. Hypothalamus
   B. Hippocampus
   C. Frontal lobe
   D. Carpus Callosum

6. An ovoid structure about 0.5 mm in the adult and is connected to the brain through a short stalk:

   A. Hypophysis cerebri
   B. Pituitary gland
   C. Infundibulum
   D. both a & b

7. A brain tumor in the hippocampus of the brain would impair a person’s ability to learn new things while leaving their old memories intact. This condition is known as _________________?

   A. retroactive inhibition
   B. anterograde amnesia
   C. proactive inhibition
   D. retrograde amnesia

8. The most obvious difference between the human brain and the brain of a carp would be in the:

   A. hypothalamus
   B. thalamus
   C. cerebellum
   D. cerebral cortex

9. The “local” stimulus theory of hunger is associated with the name of ___________?

   A. Cannon
   B. Beach
   C. Ingram
   D. Anderson
   E. None of these

10. Food deprivation is to_______as hunger is to_______.

    A. Incentive; instinct
    B. need; drive
    C. homeostasis; thirst
    D. pornography; lust