How does the body know it is full or satisfied and what innervation is involved in the sensation.

The _____ is an area of the hypothalamus that initiates eating and controls several aspects of feeding behavior and metabolic processes. It controls chewing and swallowing, salivation, gastric juice secretion, and insulin production. It also arouses the cortex, causing increased locomotion and food-seeking behavior.   A) lateral hypothalamus   B) suprachiasmatic nucleus   C) subfornical nucleus

Why do opiate drugs provide pain relief?

Which structure of the limbic system is responsible for the feeling of pleasure?

Which of the following is a true of the features of regulation of sleep and wakefulness?   If an individual spends a month in a pitch-black cave, his circadian clock stops functioning.   Melatonin levels are normally high during the day and low at night.   The circadian process is independent of the time of day.   In the homeostatic process, sleep pressure builds for each hour of wakefulness.

Which of the following is classified as a partial opiate agonist : codeine, heroin, Vicodin, or Subutex?

The combination of aspirin with other drugs is likely to relieve pain better than a maximum analgesic dose of aspirin alone. What medication it can be?

Circulating glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisol) can inhibit the activity of the HPA axis via the negative feedback loop working on the Hippocampus Amygdala Limbic cortex Thalamus O All of the above

When a person is cognitively aroused, neurons are desynchronized in their firing as they carry out separate tasks.  True  False

Russell is 72 years old and is still working part-time as a professor. He has noticed some arm and hand shaking in the past year, but assumed it must be related to low or high blood sugar levels because he has had some issues with that in the past. However, the shaking/twitching has become more consistent lately and does not seem to be correlated with his diet. Russell’s doctor said that the stress of his job could be the problem, so he took the entire summer off from teaching.When he returned to work in the fall, Russell and his students noticed that his handwriting has become nearly illegible. Drinking a cup of coffee without spilling had also become a challenge. Russell returned to his doctor, who performed a physical exam and a few tests. Here are the notable results: shuffling gait, mild bradykinesia, mild voice tremor, intermittent rigidity of the limbs, and normal EEG.Which of Russell’s physical exam findings could be related to a brain condition?