9.6-9.7 Flashcards

1
Q
  • 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.
A

Insulin

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2
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  • 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.
A

Glucagons

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3
Q

The particular level
of weight that the body tries to
maintain.

A

Weight set point -

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4
Q
  • The rate
    at which the body burns energy when
    the organism is resting.
A

Basal metabolic rate (BMR)

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5
Q

The ___ plays an important
role in controlling various motivational
stimuli, including hunger, through its
influence on the pituitary gland.

A

hypothalamus

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6
Q

___ is
implicated in stopping the eating
response when glucose levels rise.

A

Ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)

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7
Q

Damage to the VMH can lead to
continuous overeating, resulting
in __.

A

obesity

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8
Q

___ appears to
influence the onset of eating when
insulin levels increase.

A

Lateral hypothalamus (LH)

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9
Q

Damage to the LH can cause rats
to stop eating to the point of
___.

A

starvation

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10
Q

Both the VMH and LH are involved in
the production of____, a
neuropeptide crucial in appetite control.

A

orexin-A

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11
Q

___ - 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)

A

Obesity

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12
Q

___- 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.

A

Anorexia nervosa

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13
Q

___ - 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.

A

Bulimia nervosa -

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14
Q

__ - 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.

A

Leptin

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15
Q

__ may play a role in
anorexia and bulimia, as well as
insensitivity to leptin.

A

Genetics

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