Sugar Story Quiz


Test Your Comprehension Of This Section.
This is Not the Course Test.

  1. When blood sugar rises the body produces a reward neurotransmitter. That neurotransmitter is:

    dopamine

    serotonin

    acetylcholine

    none of the above

  2. The prefrontal cortex, the seat of consciousness, is in what kind of a relationship with the hypothalamus, the seat of emotion?

    mutually reinforcing

    mutually inhibiting

    they have little effect on each others’ function as they control very different things

    their arousal is co-ordinated; they tend to be highly active or dormant together.

  3. The hormones that the body secretes to stabilize blood sugar when it threatens to drop too low are the:

    prostaglandins

    endorphins

    testosterone

    stress hormones