Thirst and hunger

Question 1

Thirst need drive

Answer 1

Loss of water volume and maintain ion levels

Question 2

Hunger signal causes

Answer 2

stomach fullness, nutrient levels and a combination

Question 3

Satiety signals

Answer 3

Signals that tell the brain to stop eating like stomach stretch

Question 4

Chemical signals

Answer 4

glucose and lipid receptors inform the brain when it needs more

Question 5

Leptin

Answer 5

a protein that is released from fat cells when they grow larger telling us to stop eating

Question 6

Lateral hypothalamus

Answer 6

part of the hypthalamus that controls thirst and hunger signals

Question 7

Ventromedial region of the hypothalamus

Answer 7

controls satiety and stops people from over eating

Question 8

Dual-centre theory

Answer 8

one area serves to inhibit the area of the opposite function

Question 9

Brain pathways involved with eating

Answer 9

reward, punishment, disgust, visual, olfactory,VHM, LH, and gustatory

Question 10

body weight set point

Answer 10

the idea that we each have an individual weight that our body fights to maintain