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Allostasis |
Body anticipating needs depending on situation |
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POA/AH |
For body temp. regulation |
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Controls sweating, shivering, and changes in heart rate and metabolism |
Raphe nucleus |
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Vasopressin, also called ADH |
Raises bp by constricting blood vessels |
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Osmotic thirst |
Results from eating salty foods |
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Hypovolemic thirstaldost |
Results from loss of fluid due to bleeding or sweating |
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Helps body retain sodium |
Aldosterone and Angiotensin II |
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Digestion starts in the _____ |
Mouth |
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Saliva enzymes break down |
Carbs |
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HCl helps digest ________ in the stomach |
Proteins |
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Sham feeding experiments did not produce |
Satiety |
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Has enzymes that digest proteins, fats, and carbs, water and minerals into the blood |
Small intestine |
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Vagus nerve sends info about |
Stomach distension |
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Distension of the duodenun releases_____ |
CCK |
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CCK limits meal size by speeding up stomach distension and stimulating ______ nerve |
Vagus |
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Our fat cells produce ______ which tell us to increase or decrease eating |
Leptin |
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Insulin enables _____ to enter cells |
Glucose |
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Converts glycogen to glucose |
Glucagon |
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Arcuate nucleus has neurons for both hunger and _______ |
Satiety |
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Ghrelin |
Increases appetite |
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Paraventricular Nucleus (PVN) lateral |
Inhibits lateral hypothalamus, an area important for eating |
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Lateral hypothalamus |
Has a pathway that releases orexin, making a specimen more persistent in finding food |
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Inhibits feeding, damage causes weight gai |
Ventromedial hypothalamus |
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Arcuate Nucleus Inhibits |
PVN which inhibits lateral hypothalamus |
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Eating condition that increases ghrelin levels, similar to drug addiction |
Bulimia |
