Chapter 4

Question 1

EXPLAIN

What is the involvement of the following 3 hormones in the regulation of eating?

Answer 1

Leptin: Decreasing appetite when full
Insulin: Uses food to create energy
Ghrelin: Stimulates hunger

Question 2

EXPLAIN

What affect can damage to the hypothalamus have on hunger?

Answer 2

In rodents, damage to this part of the brain led to inability to interpret fullness cues and chronic overeating

Question 3

LIST

What are 4 stages of sleep?

Answer 3

1. Theta Waves
2. Sleep Spindles + Larger K-complex waves
3. Delta waves
4. REM Sleep; Beta Waves

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