Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 21

Genetic factors that influence hunger come from four different sources: the number of cells that store fat, which are called (a) _____; your rate of burning the body's fuel, which is called your (b) _____; the body's tendency to keep a stable amount of fat deposits, which is called the (c) _____; and a number of (d) _____ genes that influence appetite, metabolism, and secretion of hormones regulating fat stores.