Unit 4: Hunger, Thirst, and Sx

hypothalamus

a part of the brain controlling feeding

ventromedial hypothalamus

sends messages to the brain to eat less and to exercise moer

lateral hypothalamus

sends messages to the brain to eat more and exercise less

leptin

released in response to a buildup of fat cells when enough energy has been consumed, working as a safety valve to decrease the feeling of hunger

blood glucose

forms the basis for the glucostatic hypothesis

insulin

a hormone produced by the pancrase to regulat glucose

glucostatic hypothesis

finds that they hypothalamus has cells that detect glucose

lipostatic hypothesis

states that fat is the measured and controlled substance in the body that reuglates hunger

anorexia nervosa

an eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight despite having low body weight

bulimia nervosa

an eating disorder characterized by alternating periods of binging and purging

pituitary gland

hypothalamus stimulates this

androgens, estrogens

the primary sexual hormones in males and females, deficit means sexual desire is reduced