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Title: Why hasn't the hormone originally thought to be a potent satiety signal in mice been a miracle cure ...
Post by: Ashley b on Mar 4, 2018
Why hasn't the hormone originally thought to be a potent satiety signal in mice been a miracle cure for obesity in people?
 a. The hormone may protect against starvation rather than obesity.
  b. Few humans actually have a deficiency of this hormone.
  c. This hormone is a hormone for mice but not people.
  d. Most humans have defective hormone receptors.

Q. 2

Positively charged particles are called neutrons.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Q. 3

Ketones are formed from _____ when there is a relative absence of _____.
 a. fatty acids, glucose
  b. glucose, glycogen
  c. glucose, fatty acids
  d. fatty acids, glycogen

Q. 4

What hormone, discovered in mice in 1994, is thought to be a potent satiety signal?
 a. Calcitonin
  b. Parathyroid hormone
  c. Norepinephrine
  d. Leptin

Q. 5

Nutrients fuel the cells, tissues, and organs of the body.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Q. 6

Which two hormones are released by the adrenal glands in the fight-or-flight response?
 a. Glucagon and cortisol
  b. Insulin and cortisol
  c. Cortisol and epinephrine
  d. Epinephrine and insulin


Title: Why hasn't the hormone originally thought to be a potent satiety signal in mice been a miracle cure ...
Post by: Zootruck on Mar 4, 2018
Answer to #1

b

Answer to #2

F

Answer to #3

a

Answer to #4

d

Answer to #5

T

Answer to #6

c