Hormones

Question 1

homeostasis

Answer 1

keeping the self stable

Question 2

hypothalamus regulates homeostasis by

Answer 2

releasing hormones into the bloodstream

sending axonal projections to autonomic nerve centers

Question 3

autonomic nervous system

Answer 3

controls body functions and behaviors that we do not consciously or voluntarily regulate

Question 4

sympathetic nervous system

Answer 4

promotes active states that often involve increased metabolism and consumption of the body’s energy

Question 5

parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 5

promotes resting states that often involve decreased metabolism and conservation of the body’s energy

Question 6

endotherms

Answer 6

animals that generate their own body heat

Question 7

vasodilation

Answer 7

expanding the diameter of blood vessels

Question 8

hypovolemic thirst

Answer 8

thirst that occurs when the volume of fluid in the body is below normal

Question 9

osmotic thirst

Answer 9

thirst caused by too much salt in the body

Question 10

orexia

Answer 10

hunger

Question 11

orexigenic signals

Answer 11

brain signals that promote hunger

Question 12

anorexia

Answer 12

satiety

Question 13

anorexigenic signals

Answer 13

brain signals that suppress hunger

Question 14

insulin

Answer 14

a hormone produced by the pancreas following food consumption so that glucose can be converted into energy by the cells

Question 15

T1 Diabetes

Answer 15

failure of the body to make insulin

Question 16

T2 Diabetes

Answer 16

body failure to respond normally to insulin

Question 17

leptin

Answer 17

a hormone secreted by fat cells into the bloodstream when they have grown large because of storing food energy

Question 18

PYY

Answer 18

a hormone made by the intestines when they are filled with food

Question 19

adipose tissue

Answer 19

fat cells that store food energy for later use

Question 20

ghrelin

Answer 20

a hormone that is produced by the stomach when it is empty and acts as a hunger signal

Question 21

anorexia nervosa

Answer 21

a pathological loss of appetite that originate in the nervous system