Orexin is a ________ hormone secreted by the ________. hunger-arousing; hypothalamus hunger-suppressing; hypothalamus hunger-arousing; stomach hunger-suppressing; stomach

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The right answer is: hunger-arousing and hypothalamus.


Orexin (also called hypocretin) is a neurotransmitter of the brain. Orexin neurons are located in the hypothalamus. They play an important role in hunger and maintaining wakefulness and inhibition of paradoxical sleep. Their dysfunction can lead to narcolepsy.