Question

Hunger is BEST described as: A) a physiological drive to consume food. B) a psychological drive to consume food. C) eating that is often driven by environmental cues. D) eating that is often driven by emotional cues

Answer 1

Answer:

Option-A

Explanation:

Hunger is the sensation felt by the advanced organisms which show that the organisms now have to eat to survive.  The feeling of hunger is generated when the vagal nerves from the gastrointestinal tract to the CNS.

The feeling of hunger is not psychological but is a physiological process that is controlled by the brain and the main neuron nucleus of the brain which controls the appetite of humans lies n the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus controls the opioid receptors and neurotransmitter which controls the appetite.

Thus, Option-A is the correct answer.