Section 3 - Quiz On Eating And Drinking
10 MC questions on eating and drinking
- 1.The two stimuli that evoke hypovolemic thirst are ________and ________.
- A.
Lack of renin in the blood; lack of AII in the blood
- B.
Loss of intracellular water; reduced stimulation of atrial baroreceptor
- C.
Increased sodium within the preoptic region; loss of intracellular water
- D.
Reduced blood flow to the kidneys; reduced stimulation of atrial baroreceptors
- E.
Increased blood flow to the kidneys; lack of renin in the blood
- 2.An aqueous solution whose solute concentration is less than that of the intracellular fluid is termed
- A.
Cytoplasmic
- B.
Isotonic
- C.
Hypovolemic
- D.
Hypertonic
- E.
Hypotonic
- 3.Osmoreceptors are specialized neurons that detect
- A.
Changes in solute concentration of the interstitial fluid
- B.
Osmotic pressure within the blood plasma
- C.
Angiotensin concentration in the blood
- D.
The concentartion of renin within the blood
- E.
Blood plasma solute concentration
- 4.Angiotensin II stimulates drinking by acting on cells within the
- A.
Kidney
- B.
Nucleus of the solitary tract
- C.
Lateral Hypothalamus
- D.
Subfornical organ
- E.
Atria of the heart
- 5.Which of the following is a strong stimulus for producing osmometric thirst?
- A.
Evaporation from the lungs during the winter months
- B.
Vomiting during illness
- C.
Loss of blood after an automobile trauma
- D.
Ingestion of a bag of salted potato chips
- E.
A and B are correct
- 6.Our short-term fuel reservior is contained in cells located within the
- A.
Adipose tissue
- B.
Stomach
- C.
Liver and muscles
- D.
Pancreas
- E.
Duodenum
- 7.Eating is initiated by the secretion of __________ from the ___________
- A.
Insulin; stomach
- B.
Ghrelin; stomach
- C.
Insulin; hypothalamus
- D.
Ghrelin; hypothalamus
- E.
CCK; hypothalamus
- 8.All of the following statements about CCK are true EXCEPT that
- A.
It inhibits gastric contractions
- B.
The site of action of CCK is directly on neurons of the ventromedial hypothalamus
- C.
It stimulates contraction of the gallbladder and pylorus
- D.
It inhibits eating
- E.
That the blood level of CCK is related to the fat content of a meal
- 9.The ob mouse becomes obese because it lacks the gene that normally produces
- A.
CCK
- B.
Leptin
- C.
Insulin
- D.
NPY
- E.
Glutamate
- 10.Damage to the _________ abolishes glucoprovic and lipoprivic eating.
- A.
Area postrema
- B.
Nucleus Accumbens
- C.
Nucleus of the solitary tract
- D.
Ventromedial Hypothalamus
- E.
A and C are correct
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