NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
Question
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Which of the following is the body’s physical response for the need of food?
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appetite
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hunger
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craving
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hunger is the body’s physical response to the need for food.
Detailed explanation-2: -During hunger, a series of high-amplitude contractions of the stomach and small intestine (phase III), which form part of a cycle of quiescence and contractions (known as the migrating motor complex, MMC), play a “housekeeping” role prior to the next meal, and may contribute toward the development of hunger.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ghrelin is made in the stomach. It stimulates hunger by entering the brain and acting on the neurons in the hypothalamus to increase the activity of the hunger-causing nerve cells and reducing the activity of hunger-inhibiting cells. As the stomach empties, the release of ghrelin increases.
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