Which of the following defines the body's set point?
a. Minimum weight of a person
b. Maximum weight of a person
c. Point at which a person's weight plateaus before dropping again quickly
d. Point above which the body tends to lose weight and below which it tends to gain weight
e. Point at which the physical discomforts of severe obesity overcome the desire to eat
Question 2
The most likely explanation for why women readily store fat around the hips whereas men readily store fat around the abdomen is gender differences in
a. blood insulin levels.
b. the activity of lipoprotein lipase.
c. circulating lipid transport proteins.
d. the activity of lipoprotein synthetase.
e. women have different patterns of physical activity than men.
Human body in anatomical ¬position
Major Body Cavities
Organ systems of the human body.
Decimal Point Place Values
The effects of alcoholism on the body systems.
Coelomate Body Plan: Earthworm