9.6-9.7 Flashcards
- A hormone secreted by the
pancreas to control the levels of fats,
proteins, and carbohydrates in the body
by reducing the level of glucose in the
bloodstream.
Insulin
- Hormones that are
secreted by the pancreas to control the
level of fats, proteins, and
carbohydrates in the body by increasing
the level of glucose in the bloodstream.
Glucagons
The particular level
of weight that the body tries to
maintain.
Weight set point -
- The rate
at which the body burns energy when
the organism is resting.
Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
The ___ plays an important
role in controlling various motivational
stimuli, including hunger, through its
influence on the pituitary gland.
hypothalamus
___ is
implicated in stopping the eating
response when glucose levels rise.
Ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
Damage to the VMH can lead to
continuous overeating, resulting
in __.
obesity
___ appears to
influence the onset of eating when
insulin levels increase.
Lateral hypothalamus (LH)
Damage to the LH can cause rats
to stop eating to the point of
___.
starvation
Both the VMH and LH are involved in
the production of____, a
neuropeptide crucial in appetite control.
orexin-A
___ - A condition in which the body
weight of a person is 20 percent or more
over the ideal body weight for that
person’s height (actual percentages
vary across definitions)
Obesity
___- A condition in
which a person reduces eating to the
point that a weight loss of 15 percent
below the ideal weight or more occurs.
Anorexia nervosa
___ - A condition in which
a person develops a cycle of “binging”
or overeating enormous amounts of
food at one sitting, and “purging” or
deliberately vomiting after eating.
Bulimia nervosa -
__ - A hormone that, when released
into the bloodstream, signals the
hypothalamus that the body has had
enough food and reduces the appetite
while increasing the feeling of being full.
Leptin
__ may play a role in
anorexia and bulimia, as well as
insensitivity to leptin.
Genetics
