Neural Control of Feeding

Question 1

what causes overcoming the effort needed to create incentive and so action is executed

Answer 1

dopamine

Question 2

three main components of neural response (involved in feeding behaviour)

Answer 2

humoral response: stimulate hormone release
visceromotor response: control autonomic nervous system
somatic motor response: elicit regulatory behaviours

Question 3

what happens in the prandial state

Answer 3

anabolism: energy storage as glycogen and triglycerides

Question 4

what happens in the postabsorptive state

Answer 4

catabolism: breaking down complex macromolecules

Question 5

source of energy for brain

Answer 5

glucose

Question 6

results of relationships between intake and expenditure (<,>,=)

Answer 6

=: normal
intake > expenditure: obesity
intake < expenditure: starvation

Question 7

role of leptin

Answer 7

regulate body weight by causing sensation of satiety

Question 8

what does lateral hypothalamic syndrome cause

Answer 8

anorexia

Question 9

what does ventromedial hypothalamic syndrome cause

Answer 9

obesity