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Arcuate Nucleus (ARC)

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master hypothalamic centre for food intake control
- main part of hypothalamus

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NYP/ AgRP

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increase eating and reduce metabolism by releasing these peptides

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POMC Neurons

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decrease eating; release POMC and activate neurons that make you feel full therefore decreasing eating
- also glutamate

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GABA

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increases eating

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Lateral Hypothalamus

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brain region that initiates eating and controls aspects of feeding behaviour and metabolic responses
- gastric juice secretion
- insuline production
- process reward value of different food and how palatable different foods are

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Orexin

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increase eating and wakefullness in response to food deprivation
- excites the NPY neurons and inhibits the POMC neurons

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Paraventricular Nucleus

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regulate eating and metabolic process
- body temp, fat storage and cellular metabolism
- POMC stimulate this and that causes a reduction in eating
- NYP and AgRP inhibit this

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Ventromedial Hypothalamus

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brain region that reduces satiety and increase metabolism
- only receives info from POMC

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Ghrelin

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orexigenic peptide hormone synthesized in the stomach and released into bloodstream during fasting
- increases eating
- stimulates growth hormone release
- anticipatory hormone; released before each meal and drops immediately after you begin eating

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Cholecystokinin

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peptide hormone that is best known satiety signal, released by stomach and small intestine as food passes into duodenum
- limits mean size and aids digestion
- does not reduce total food intake

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PYY

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released in the intestine in response to food, suppressing appetite over longer period of time
- increased PYY, decrease total food intake

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Leptin

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peptide hormone secreted by fat cells that inhibits eating
- reduce meal size and total daily intake

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BMI

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quantifier of leanest or obesity calculated by dividing persons weight in kilograms by squared height in meters
- increased health risks; diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, cancer , alheizmers, shorter life spans
- cannot be characterized by lack of impulse control, inability to delay gratification, or maladaptive eating style
- factors that lead to obesity are common to the ones that lead to drug addiction

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Obesity Gene

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gene on chromosome 6 linked to obesity in mice, signified as ‘ob’
- recessive gene

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Diabetes

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gene on chromosome 4 linked to obesity in mice, signified as db
- recessive gene

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Epigenetic

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modifications to DNA that turn genes ‘on; or ‘off’ without changing dene’s DNA sequence

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Methylation

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attach methyl group to gene, which makes it difficult for a gene to function

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Sleep Deprivation

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plays a role in weight gain
- this is because when you are awake, your body is producing orexin which increases hunger

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Basal Metabolism

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energy required to fuel brain and other organs and to maintain body temperature
- metabolism will increase or decrease in order to defend a set joint weight
- goal of 10% weight reduction can be more practical than return to normal weight
- 10% reduction also associated with reduced risk for chronic disease

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Anorexia

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historical; cases dating back 300 years ago
- 56% heritability

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plays a role in understanding eating disorders

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Serotonin and Dopamine
- so largely involved in mood disorders and eating so we believe it plays
- using anti-depressants increases serotonin and decreases food binges for bulimia
- dopamine brings back the reward circuit for food making you feel good

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Bulimia

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up to 84% heritability

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Motivation

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set of factors that initiate , sustain, and direct behaviours
- unable to be explained solely in terms of outside stimuli

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Instinct

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complex behaviour that is automatic, unlearned, and unmodifiable occurring in all members of a species
- migration and parental behaviour in animals
- relying more on instinct less on learned behaviour

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drive theory

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body maintains condition of homeostasis

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Homeostasis

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the state in which any particular system is in balance or equilibrium

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drive

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an aroused condition

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Incentive Theory

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people motivated by external stimuli, not just internal needs

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Arousal Theory

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people behave in ways that keep them at preferred level of stimulation

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Set Point

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point of homeostasis for system to return to 37 degrees celsius

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Ectothermic Animals

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rely on certain behaviours to maintain body temperature
- lizards and snakes

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Endothermic Animals

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use energy reserves as well as environment to maintain a body temperature
- birds and mammals

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Preoptic Area

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brain area in mammalian hypothalamus that contains separate warmth-sensitive and cold-sensitive cells
- ex. tells body to shiver to warm up

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Thirst

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dry mouth and throat influence when to drink, not how much to drink

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Hypovolemic Thirst

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condition of thirst occurring when blood volume drops due to loss of extracellular water
- often singled by baroreceptors

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Osmotic Thirst

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condition of thirst occurring when fluid content decreases inside body cell
- outside environment is too salty

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Subfornical Organ (SFO)

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brain structure adjacent to third ventricle that sense and regulates internal water balance with OVLT

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Organum Lamina Terminalis (OVLT)

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brain structure adjacent to third ventricle that senses and regulates internal water balance with SFO

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Circumventricular

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outside blood-brain barrier with direct access to blood circulation
- SFO and OVLT

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Osmoreceptor

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fires more as volume decreases due to fluid loss

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