Unit 7.2 Flashcards

Specific Topics in Motivation - Eating & Sex

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Glucose/Insulin

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-Glucose level in blood is maintained by your pancreas.
-Insulin deceases glucose in the blood, when levels get too low, we feel hungry.

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Leptin

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Signals the hypothalamus that the body has enough fat stored to function normally.

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Lateral Hypothalamus

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Involved in the regulation of eating.

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Ventromedial Hypothalamus

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Part of the body that makes you feel full after you’ve eaten.

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4
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Satiety

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The feeling or state of being fed or gratified beyond capacity.

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5
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Androgens

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Male sex hormone

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Estrogen

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Female steroid sex hormones

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7
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Sexual Response Cycle

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Excitement, plateau, orgasm, and refractory.

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