The __________ of the hypothalamus plays a central role in both long-term control of energy balance and body weight and short-term control of food intake from meal to meal

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


arcuate nucleus

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Also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, ____ is a progressive, degenerative disease of the motor neurons

a. myasthenia gravis
b. muscular dystrophy
c. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
d. tetanus

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In two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate systems, what unit is used for the vertical axis?

A. x B. y C. z D. any of the above can describe the vertical axis

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In most vertebrates, except the mammals, the __________ contains the regions that are involved in interpreting visual information

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

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Which two factors below make rapid and substantial blood loss life threatening?

A) loss of immunity and loss of blood pressure B) loss of immunity and loss of carbon dioxide carrying capacity C) loss of clotting ability and loss of osmotic pressure D) loss of blood pressure and loss of oxygen carrying capacity

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