It's been 5 hours since you had breakfast and now you're thinking about trying the new Mexican lunch place that just opened up across the street. The more you think about it, the hungrier you get. Your increased hunger is the result of the ________ that
your empty stomach is releasing into your bloodstream.
A) cholecystokinin (CCK)
B) leptin
C) ghrelin
D) pepsin
E) insulin
Answer: C
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