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Which hypothalamus part affects hunger behaviors?
If someone has damage to this part, do they eat more or less? |
lateral hypothalamic nucleus
damage = less stimulation = less eating |
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Which hypothalamus part affects the feeling of satiety?
Damage to this = ? |
ventromedial nucleus
(middle of back is full) more eating, weight gain |
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Which hypothalamus part controls metabolism?
Damage to this causes weight gain- why? Which hypothalamus part is the relay between nuclei? |
dorsomedial nucleus
(metabolism to work off the belly) lowered metabolism of food = weight gain Arcuate nucleus |
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY), Agouti-related peptide (AGRP) and Ghrelin ________ energy intake.
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increase (hormones NAG you to get off your ass)
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Which anorexigenic hormone affects satiety and the ventromedial nucleus?
What peptide's serum level correlates with amount of adipose tissue? |
CCK
Leptin (Lipids, Lipase, Leptin) |
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What are two mechanisms for the body to tell us we are done eating? (shutting off the lateral nuclei, stimulating the ventromedial nuclei)
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mechanoreceptors stretch in the stomach and intestine
CCK travels to hypothalamus |
