Chapter 10 Definitions (Control of Feed Intake)

Question 1

Feed Intake Regulation

Answer 1

the interrelated mechanisms that attempt to regulate energy intake in relation to energy expenditures

Question 2

hunger

Answer 2

the complex of sensations which compels an animal to obtain food

Question 3

satiety

Answer 3

the complex of sensations which compels an animal to stop eating

Question 4

palatability

Answer 4

the degree of readiness with which a particular feed is selected and eaten

Question 5

ventromedial nucleus

Answer 5

part of the hypothalamus that influences the animal to stop eating. Often referred to as the satiety centre

Question 6

lateral nucleus

Answer 6

part of the hypothalamus that influences the animal to start eating. Often referred to as the huger centre