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Control of food intake Flashcards

1
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What are 2 factors that enable accommodation of stomach to occur?

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VIP + NO

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2
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What is factor secreted in emptying of stomach?

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Ghrelin

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3
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What is definition of hunger?

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discomfort caused by lack of food and desire to eat -> strong physiological drive for food/sensation of emptiness in stomach

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4
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What is definition of appetite?

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psychological desire/ drive to satisfy body’s needs of food-> hunger stimulated response

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5
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What is definition of satiety?

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state of being full after eating food

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6
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What is definition of aphagia?

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inability/refusal to swallow

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7
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What is definition of hyperphagia/ polyphagia?

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abnormal desire for food

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8
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What is hypothalamus role in control of food intake?

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control centre for appetite + food intake. controls hunger and thirst

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9
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What is role of pre-frontal cortex in control of food intake?

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  • food seeking behaviour. it determines our food eating behaviour
  • integrates sensory info from inside and outside of body
    receives emotional + cognitive info from limbic system
    helps one make choices by translating all homeostatic + environmental info into adaptive behavioural response
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10
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What is role of limbic system in control of food intake?

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  • is complex system of nerves + networks in brain. areas concerned with instinct + mood. may control emotions.
  • satiation of feeding behaviour behaviour is associated with motor planning + execution
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11
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What is lateral hypothalamus?

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Hunger/thirst centre

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12
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What is ventromedial nucleus?

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Satiety centre

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13
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What is function of dorsomedial nucleus?

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Modulates energy intake (hunger centre)

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14
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What is function of paraventricular nucleus?

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Modulates feeding behaviour

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15
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What is arcuate nucleus?

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collections of neurons in hypothalamus -> neurones produce orexigenic signals

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16
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What is suprachiasmatic nucleus?

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is where human body clock is located

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17
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Stimulation of ventromedial nucleus leads to…

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aphagia

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18
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Lesions of ventromedial nuclei leads to….

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hyperphagia

19
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Stimulation of lateral hypothalamus lads to…

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increased feeding

20
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Lesions of lateral hypothalamus leads to…

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aphagia

21
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Where is switch?

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in hypothalamus

22
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How does orexigenic neurotransmitters affect feeding behaviour?

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it increases appetite

23
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How does anorexigenic neurotransmitters affect feeding behaviour?

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it decreases appetite

24
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What is circadian rhythm?

how does it affect food intake?

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  • sleep wake cycle
  • 24hr internal clock that cycles between sleepiness and alertness
  • limits food intake to certain times in some people
25
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[blood glucose] stimulates what type of receptors in hypothalamus?

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stimulates glucoreceptors

26
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a decrease in [blood glucose] leads to…

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upregulation of hunger

27
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a increase in [blood glucose] leads to…

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upregulation of satiety

28
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How does distension of full stomach affect appetite?

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it inhibits appetite

29
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How does contraction of empty stomach affect appetite?

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It stimulates appetite

30
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What triggers CCK release?

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Fat/lipid ingestion

31
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Where is CCK found?

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I cells in intestine/nerve endings

32
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How does CCK affect appetite?

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reduces appetite
inhibits further food intake
is satiety factor

33
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What is effect of somatostatin on food intake?

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inhibits further food intake

is satiety factor

34
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What is adiponectin?

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is factor released by insulin

has an impact on how we handle insulin or allows our body to regulate little bit how we respond to insulin effects

35
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What are 2 effects of insulin of control of food intake?

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has catabolic and anabolic effects
catabolic effect- decrease food intake
anabolic effect - increase food intake

36
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Give 2 examples of orexigenic factors?

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NPY and AgRP

37
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How does glucagon secretion during feeding affect satiety + glucose release?

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it promotes satiety + promotes glucose release

38
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What is effect of amylin on feeding?

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stimulated at same time as insulin

it reduces feeding

39
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What type of agents are insulin, glucagon and amylin?

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anorexigenic agents =reduce feeding

40
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What is leptin? what does it control?

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leptin is secreted by white adipose tissue which is endocrine gland. more white fat, more leptin secreted
controls fat stores by operating feedback mechanisms between adipose tissue + brain
increase in adipose tissue size -> increases leptin secretion

41
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What is ghrelin?

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Appetite inducing horome (orexin) -> stimulates hunger
released by stomach particularly upper oart, pancreas, adrenals in response to nutritional status. D1 cell type releases ghrelin

42
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What is obestatin?

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produced by epithelial cells of stomach
encoded by ghrelin gene but opposes the effects of ghrelin on food intake-> suppresses food intake, antagonises ghrelin induced food intake + growth hormone secretion

43
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Acting on a1 receptor leads to …… feeding

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decreased feeding

44
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Acting on a2 receptor leads to …. feeding

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increased feeding

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