Research suggests that REM is:

    a.    not important for strengthening memories of any kind.
    b.    important for all types of memory.
    *c.    most important for strengthening memories of motor skills.
    d.    most important for strengthening memories of lists of words.

A cycle of food-deprivation following by overeating characterizes:

    *a.    bulimia.
    b.    anorexia.
    c.    obesity.
    d.    bipolar disorder.

Our dislike for bitter tastes is innate.

*True   
False   

The finding that many Native American Pimas have become seriously overweight within the past several decades suggests that:

    a.    Sonoran Desert plants are fattening.
    b.    they are showing the effects of high-stress jobs.
    c.    their genetic makeup has significantly changed.
    *d.    their genetic makeup and a changing environment contributed to their obesity.

When neuropeptide Y inhibits the paraventricular nucleus, it:

    a.    leads to extreme undereating.
    *b.    produces extreme overeating.
    c.    interferes with digestion.
    d.    depletes fat stores.

Renin is released from the posterior pituitary.

True   
*False  

An increase in the size of meals is most likely to occur following damage to which area of the hypothalamus?

    a.    lateral
    *b.    paraventricular
    c.    ventromedial
    d.    preoptic

Which of the following groups of people would most likely benefit from taking leptin?

    a.    Obese people with faulty leptin receptors.
    b.    Normal obese people.
    c.    Anorexic patients.
    *d.    Obese people who fail to produce leptin.

In general, animals that have the most total sleep also have the highest percentage of REM sleep.

*True   
False  

Night terrors occur during NREM sleep.

*True   
False   

What happens when insulin levels are high upon completing a meal?

    a.    Fat supplies are converted to glucose which enters the blood.
    *b.    The individual feels hungry again soon after the meal.
    c.    Glucose entry into the cells decreases.
    d.    Blood glucose levels increase.

An animal will react to cooling of the POA/AH by sweating.

True   
*False 

Which hormone controls the rate at which glucose leaves the blood and enters the cells?

    a.    CCK
    *b.    insulin
    c.    aldosterone
    d.    glucagon

One interpretation of how the hormone CCK promotes satiety is that it:

    *a.    causes the stomach to fill more quickly.
    b.    facilitates the emptying of the stomach.
    c.    speeds up the digestive processes in the intestines.
    d.    increases the rate at which glucose enters the cells of the body.

If the duodenum is partly distended and the stomach is not full, rats will:

    a.    eat larger meals.
    *b.    stop eating.
    c.    drink more.
    d.    continue to eat.

Injections of leptin reduce eating in rats.

*True   
False   
   

CCK limits meal size.

*True   
False   

The vagus nerve is to ________ as the splanchnic nerves are to ________.

    a.    nutrient contents of the stomach; water contents of the stomach
    *b.    stomach fullness; nutrient contents of the stomach
    c.    the taste of food; the texture of food
    d.    oral factors (such as chewing and taste); stomach fullness

A shipwrecked sailor lands on a deserted island that has no familiar foods. During the first few days he would be most likely to choose what kind of foods?

    *a.    sweet
    b.    sour
    c.    bitter
    d.    salty

A moderate fever can increase an individual's chance of surviving a bacterial infection.

*True   
False