Causes of Obesity

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Which of the following is the primary determinant of obesity according to the text?

Environmental factors

Genetics (correct)

Lack of physical activity

Abundant food supply

Which hormone increases appetite?

Ghrelin (correct)

Leptin

Orexin

Melanocyte concentrating hormone

Which hormone is higher in obese patients due to leptin resistance?

Leptin (correct)

Orexin

Melanocyte concentrating hormone

Ghrelin

Which hormone is responsible for causing increased appetite?

Ghrelin Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating Resting Energy Expenditure (REE)?

REE = Max metabolic rate - Basal metabolic rate Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is associated with food intake stimulation of insulin secretion from the pancreas?

GLP-1 Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating Body Mass Index (BMI)?

BMI = weight (kg) / square of the height (m^2) Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is responsible for decreasing appetite?

Leptin Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is referred to as the hunger center?

Lateral hypothalamus Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone stimulates food intake?

Ghrelin Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone communicates with other neurons affecting several functions beyond appetite?

Melanocyte concentrating hormone Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter stimulates the brain's appetite network?

Orexin Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter depresses the brain's appetite network?

Serotonin Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is associated with obesity and is higher in obese patients?

Leptin Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone deficiency can lead to obesity?

Melanocyte concentrating hormone Signup and view all the answers

Which medical condition is associated with excessive cortisol production and can lead to obesity?

Cushing syndrome Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is NOT associated with obesity according to the text?

Physiologic factors Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is responsible for causing appetite suppression?

Peptide YY Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the cessation of hunger?

Satiation Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is associated with the stimulation of insulin secretion from the pancreas?

GLP-1 Signup and view all the answers

What is the largest determinate of energy expenditure?

Meal composition Signup and view all the answers

When does the basal metabolic rate occur after a meal?

4 hours Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the energy expended by a person at rest?

Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) Signup and view all the answers

Which brain region is the major structure controlling appetite?

Hypothalamus Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for specialized endocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas that control satiety?

Enteroendocrine cells Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is responsible for causing increased appetite?

Ghrelin Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is associated with the sensations of hunger and satiety in the NTS?

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Which of the following is the primary determinant of obesity according to the text?

Which hormone increases appetite?

Which hormone is higher in obese patients due to leptin resistance?

Which hormone is responsible for causing increased appetite?

What is the formula for calculating Resting Energy Expenditure (REE)?

Which hormone is associated with food intake stimulation of insulin secretion from the pancreas?

What is the formula for calculating Body Mass Index (BMI)?

Which hormone is responsible for decreasing appetite?

Which part of the brain is referred to as the hunger center?

Which hormone stimulates food intake?

Which hormone communicates with other neurons affecting several functions beyond appetite?

Which neurotransmitter stimulates the brain's appetite network?

Which neurotransmitter depresses the brain's appetite network?

Which hormone is associated with obesity and is higher in obese patients?

Which hormone deficiency can lead to obesity?

Which medical condition is associated with excessive cortisol production and can lead to obesity?

Which factor is NOT associated with obesity according to the text?

Which hormone is responsible for causing appetite suppression?

What is the term for the cessation of hunger?

Which hormone is associated with the stimulation of insulin secretion from the pancreas?

What is the largest determinate of energy expenditure?

When does the basal metabolic rate occur after a meal?

What is the term for the energy expended by a person at rest?

Which brain region is the major structure controlling appetite?

What is the term for specialized endocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas that control satiety?

Which hormone is responsible for causing increased appetite?

Which hormone is associated with the sensations of hunger and satiety in the NTS?

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