Exam 2 Flashcards
poikilothermic
body temperature same as environment
homeothermic
warm blooded
better at heating than cooling
what is the sensor for hemeothermic
pre-optic area
what releases IL-1
leukocytes
what are leukocytes activated by
bacteria
virus
fungus
IL-1 does what
used during a fever
increases synthesis of prostaglandin
what does prostaglandin do
activates receptors in preoptic area
what does preoptic area activate
it activates the autonomic nervous system to raise body temperature
some bacteria grow less at higher temps
homeostasis involves what two types of behavior
reflexive (degrading fats) and overt (searching for food)
where to make lesion for rats to become obese
ventromedial hypothalamus
VMH
what is the normal role of the VMH
to stop eating behavior
where to make lesion for rat to stop eating
lateral hypothalamus
LH
what is the normal role of the lateral hypothalamus
to initiate eating behavior
also augments taste sensation, facilitates ingestion and swallowing, regulates ANS regulation of digestion
electrical stimulation of the LH produces what
stimulation-bound feeding
SBF
at high stimulation currents, LH stimulation supports what
brain-reward stimulation (via DA)
two signals for the onset and offset of hunger
a fast neural signal
a slow hormonal signal
what is believed to explain why someone has pain after having a limb removed
the touch fibers going into the substantia are always active to some degree, and even in the absence of pain there is a baseline of activity in touch fibers
what act as fast hunger-off signals
signals from stomach and from the mouth
food going straight into stomach
intragastrically
sham-fed
food never reaches stomach
what happens if an animal is sham-fed
they will eat more than animals that aren’t sham-fed, but they will still stop eating at some point
constant hedonic value
if starving, then shitty food is very pleasurable
if very full, really good food is still tempting
what causes bulimics to binge
a bulimic finds food equally pleasurable regardless of hunger state
stomach distension
a fast hunger off signal from the stomach
vagus nerve
connects stomach with VMH
what happens if you cut the vagus nerve
stomach distension no longer signals satiety
does the VMH receive fast or slow signals
fast
caloric content of food is a fast hunger off signal from the stomach via what nerve
splanchnic
blood is a fast or slow hunger off signal
slow
the original glucostatic theory
sites in brain (LH) have receptors that measure glucose levels in the blood that when no longer activated initiate LH activity and eating behavior
what is the problem with the original glucostatic model
diabetics have very high blood glucose level because they don’t have enough insulin but they’re always starving
hyperphagic
very hungry
diabetics show that it’s not _____ that is the slow hunger off signal, but it is _____
it’s not blood sugar
it is intracellular glucose
role of insulin
transfers glucose into cells
without it, glucose will not enter most cells
what is the problem with the glucostatic theory once we know that glucose needs to be inside the cells
most brain sites don’t need insulin to absorb glucose from the blood into the cells, so the diabetic’s brain should have plenty of glucose and therefore wouldn’t be hyperphagic
glucose receptors are not in the ___ but in the ___
not in the brain
in the liver
where does glucose need to be injected to satiate hunger
in liver or hepatic portal vein (directly to liver)
what happens when energy levels are high from high glucose levels
liver signals the brain via increased activity of inhibitory afferents from vagus nerve to LH to stop eating
what happens when energy levels are low from low glucose levels
liver signals the brain via decreased vagus nerve activity to initiate eating
LH is disinhibited
lipostatic theory
the brain indirectly measures fat by measuring free fatty acids
the two stages of lesioning the VMH
dynamic phase: lots of eating
static phase: eating curbs and a new constant but very high weight is set
how do you alter your weight set point
increasing the number of fat cells in body in early years, aka overfeeding
VMH lesion is altering what to make the rat gain weight
metabolism
insulin is released by what
islet cells of the pancreas
insulin increases the conversion of glucose to what
glycogen (happens in the liver; glycogen is stored form of glucose)
fats
insulin facilitates the transport of fats into where
adipose tissue
fats are stored as what
triglycerides
triglycerides are what
glycerol and fatty acids
order from which glucose is used in the body
blood stream
glycogen in muscles and liver
stored fat cells (breaks down into three fatty acids)
muscle
gluconeogenesis
getting glucose from muscle
glucagon is released by what
the islet cells of the pancreas
what does glucagon do
when blood glucose levels fall, its release causes glycogen to be broken down into glucose in the liver
also breaks down fats into fatty acids
can break down fatty acids into ketones
VMH activation inhibits what
secretion of insulin by the pancreas
when a VMH lesion disinhibits insulin release, what does this result in
excess insulin and excess fat storage, or not enough free fatty acids for energy
so even if an animal eats a lot, it can’t be used for energy
where is the fat signal monitored
the liver monitors free fatty acid levels
what happens when free fatty acid levels are high
the liver signals hunger (disinhibits LH)
when are fatty acid levels high
when there is little food in the body and fat is broken down for energy
VMH
stop eating behavior
stop hunger
LH
start eating behavior
start hunger
LH is disinhibited by
low glucose levels in liver
it is disinhibited via decreased activity of inhibitory vagus nerve inputs to LH
stimulation of the LH increases release of what
insulin
lesions of the LH result in what
decrease in insulin levels
breakdown of fat to FFAs
In summary, the stomach has receptors for ____ ____ and ____ ____, and sends a ____ ____ ____ signal via the ____ ____ to the ____
In summary, the stomach has receptors for stomach distension and caloric content, and sends a fast hunger off signal via the vagus nerve to the VMH
In summary, the liver has receptors for ____ and ____ ____ ____, and sends a ____ ____ ____ signal to the ____
In summary, the liver has receptors for glucose and free fatty acids, and sends a slow hunger on signal to the LH
bulimia includes higher than normal levels of ___ and lower than normal levels of ___
higher levels of NPY
lower levels of CCK
homonculus
a visual representation of how much of the sensory cortex is dedicated to each body part
the more ___ the larger the part of the map of sensory cortex that is dedicated to that body part
receptors in the area
the receptors for touch, pressure, and vibration are
dendrites of sensory neurons located within specialized end organs
what is the gold standard of end organs
pacinian corpuscle
what do end organs do
transmit specific stimuli to receptors, which transduce the stimuli to neural impulses
pacinian corpuscles
pressure