Lesson 4.3.6.2
4.3.6.2 Neural and hormonal control of eating Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 3
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The 20 questions
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Which brain region is involved in the control of hunger and eating behaviour?
- The medulla oblongata
- The occipital lobe
- The cerebellum
- The hypothalamus
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What is the primary function of the hormone ghrelin in eating behaviour?
- Storing lipids
- Inducing satiety
- Stimulating hunger
- Inhibiting digestion
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What is the primary function of the hormone leptin in eating behaviour?
- Signalling satiety
- Increasing saliva production
- Stimulating appetite
- Triggering stomach cramps
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Which two hormones are primarily responsible for regulating hunger and satiety?
- Insulin and adrenaline
- Oestrogen and progesterone
- Cortisol and oxytocin
- Ghrelin and leptin
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Why might an individual with high leptin levels fail to feel full?
- Hypothalamic resistance
- Damaged gastric lining
- Low body fat
- Excessive ghrelin breakdown
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What effect does damage to the lateral hypothalamus typically have on eating?
- Constant craving
- Increased ghrelin
- Hyperphagia
- Aphagia
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What effect does blocking ghrelin receptors have on a person's appetite?
- No effect
- Increased appetite
- Extreme overeating
- Decreased appetite
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Which brain structure integrates hormonal signals like ghrelin and leptin to regulate eating?
- Amygdala
- Hypothalamus
- Hippocampus
- Cerebellum
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What effect does a genetic deficiency in leptin typically have on an individual?
- Suppressed ghrelin
- Extreme weight loss
- Severe obesity
- Loss of appetite
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Which condition triggers an increase in ghrelin release in a healthy adult?
- A full stomach
- An empty stomach
- High blood sugar
- High leptin levels
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What is a major limitation of using animal lesion studies to explain human eating?
- Low generalisability
- Lack of control
- Ethical impossibility
- High demand characteristics
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What happens to blood ghrelin levels immediately after consuming a meal?
- They decrease
- They increase
- They stay constant
- They double
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Which hypothalamic region is classically identified as the brain's satiety centre?
- Lateral hypothalamus
- Ventromedial hypothalamus
- Anterior hypothalamus
- Posterior hypothalamus
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High levels of leptin in many obese individuals suggest which physiological issue?
- Hyperactive hypothalamus
- Leptin resistance
- Leptin deficiency
- Ghrelin suppression
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Which hormone acts as a long-term satiety signal to inhibit appetite?
- Cortisol
- Adrenaline
- Leptin
- Ghrelin
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Which hormone is produced by adipose tissue and gives information about energy stores to the brain?
- Leptin
- Ghrelin
- Cortisol
- Adrenaline
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Which area of the hypothalamus acts as the feeding centre to stimulate hunger?
- Preoptic area
- Lateral hypothalamus
- Suprachiasmatic nucleus
- Ventromedial hypothalamus
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Which key hormone acts as an appetite stimulant to increase hunger?
- Ghrelin
- Insulin
- Oxytocin
- Leptin
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A mutation causing non-functional leptin receptors typically leads to which outcome?
- Decreased weight gain
- Loss of appetite
- Increased weight gain
- Reduced ghrelin production
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Injecting ghrelin directly into which brain structure increases food intake in animals?
- Hippocampus
- Medulla
- Cerebellum
- Hypothalamus
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