The region of the brain primarily responsible for controlling food intake is the ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


hypothalamus

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Describe what happens to blood flow during elastic rebound

A) Elastic rebound pushes blood from the cardiac veins into the right atrium. B) Elastic rebound is what pushes blood through the coronary arteries when the heart is contracting. C) Elastic rebound is when blood in the aorta is driven forward into the systemic circuit, some is forced back toward the left ventricle and into the coronary arteries. D) Elastic rebound is the contraction of the ventricles forcing blood into the outflow vessels. E) Elastic rebound is the speed with which the heart returns to its relaxed state after contracting.

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EPSPs (excitatory postsynaptic potentials) occur when

A) more potassium ions than usual leak out of a cell. B) more calcium ions than usual leak out of a cell. C) chloride ions enter a cell. D) extra sodium ions enter a cell. E) hyperpolarizations occur.

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Which term does not belong?

-kidney -intraperitoneal -retroperitoneal -superior lumbar region

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