Question 1

Damage to the lateral hypothalamus may lead to a condition known as&#10;A)frolic's syndrome.&#10;B)klingfilters syndrome&#10;C)osmosis&#10;D)narcolepsy

Accepted Answer

Frolic's syndrome, also known as adipsia or hypodipsia, is a condition associated with damage to the lateral hypothalamus, leading to a lack of desire to drink water.

Question 2

. Destruction of the &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; results in hyperphagia and obesity.&#10;A)dorsomedial nucleus&#10;B)ventromedial nucleus&#10;C)posterior nucleus&#10;D)anterior nucleus

Accepted Answer

dorsomedial nucleus&#10;

Question 3

&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight.&#10;A)body mass index&#10;B)weight index&#10;C)obesity index&#10;D)mass index

Accepted Answer

Body Mass Index (BMI) is the measurement that compares weight and height to define if a person is underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.

Question 4

Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of
i. of excessive dietary calories
ii. lack of physical activity
iii. genetic susceptibility
iv. endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness

A)i and iionly
B)1,ii and iv only
C)1,ii and iii only
D)all of these

Accepted Answer

Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of
i. of excessive dietary calories
ii. lack of physical activity
iii. genetic susceptibility
iv. endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness

A)i and iionly
B)1,ii and iv only
C)1,ii and iii only
D)all of these

Question 5

&#8230;..&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..(&#34;weight loss surgery&#34;) is the use of surgical intervention in the treatment of obesity.&#10;A)bariatric surgery&#10;B)obese surgery&#10;C)fat loss surgery&#10;D)caloric surgery

Accepted Answer

Bariatric surgery is the term used for surgical procedures performed to help with weight loss, specifically targeting obesity.

Question 6

Excessive thirst, known as&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., along with excessive urination, known as &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., may be an indication of diabetes.&#10;A)polydipsia and polyuria&#10;B)polyuria and polyuria&#10;C)hypovolemia and hypouria&#10;D)hypouria and hypovolemia

Accepted Answer

Polydipsia refers to excessive thirst, and polyuria refers to excessive urination. Both are common symptoms of diabetes due to the body's inability to properly use and store glucose, leading to high blood sugar levels.

Question 7

Hypovolemic thirst&#10;i. It's the thirst resulting from loss of fluids due to bleeding or sweating. It&#10;ii. t is thirst associated with low volume of body fluids&#10;iii. It's the thirst resulting from eating salty foods&#10;iv. It is the thirst resulting from hot foods&#10;A)i and iionly&#10;B)ii and iv only&#10;C)i, ii and iii only&#10;D)i and iii only&#10;

Accepted Answer

Hypovolemic thirst is caused by a decrease in the volume of the body's fluids, typically due to factors like bleeding or excessive sweating, not by the consumption of salty or hot foods.

Question 8

If a food causes sickness, or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a learned __________ may result.&#10;A)psychosomatic illness&#10;B)taste aversion&#10;C)anorexia&#10;D)specific hunger

Accepted Answer

A learned taste aversion occurs when an individual associates the taste of a certain food with symptoms caused by a toxic, spoiled, or poisonous substance, leading to an aversion to that food in the future, even if the food was not the cause of the sickness.

Deck 3: Hunger, Thirst, and Obesity