metabolism and energy balance

Question 1

energy balance

Answer 1

between energy input and output

Question 2

unrestrained eaters

Answer 2

listen to signals to know how much they should eat

Question 3

restrained eaters

Answer 3

eat how much they know they should eat

Question 4

VMH

Answer 4

satiety centre, lesion causes increased food intake

Question 5

LHA

Answer 5

hunger centre, anorexia, weight loss

Question 6

CCK

Answer 6

gut hormone, activates enzyme production, short term satiety effect

Question 7

ghrelin

Answer 7

released by empty stomach, hunger signal

Question 8

leptin

Answer 8

peptide hormone released by fat cells that decreases weight

Question 9

NPY

Answer 9

increases food intake, inhibited by leptin

Question 10

alpha-MSH

Answer 10

product of POMC, inhibits food intake

Question 11

AgRP

Answer 11

antagonist of MC4 receptor, blocks Alpha-MSH

Question 12

MHC-injection

Answer 12

increases food intake, reward system

Question 13

GLP-1

Answer 13

satiety factor, treating diabetes type II

Question 14

peripheral thermoreceptors

Answer 14

react to changes in environmental temperature

Question 15

central thermoreceptors

Answer 15

react to a change in body temperature

Question 16

brown fat

Answer 16

specialised fat cells that can generate heat by non-shivering thermogenesis