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INTERNAL REGULATION - Coggle Diagram
INTERNAL REGULATION
- short and long-term regulation of feeding
brain regulates eating through messages from mouth, stomach, intestines, fat cells
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glucagon
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insulin level drops, glucose enters cells slowly and hunger increases
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Prader-Willi syndrome
genetic condition marked by mental retardation, short stature and obesity
obesity
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attributed to sedentary lifestyle, increased fast-food restaurants, increased portion sizes and high use of fructose in foods
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bulimia nervosa
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associated with increased release of ghrelin and alternations of several other hormones and transmitters
arcuate nucleus
part of hypothalamus, contains 2 sets of neurons
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paraventricular nucelus
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inhibits lateral hypothalamus, which is important for feelings of hunger and satiety
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- controlling body temperature
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set point
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e.g. levels of water, oxygen, glucose
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- mechanisms of water regulation
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vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone, ADH)
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receptors in organum vasculosum laminae terminalis (OVLT), subfornical organ, stomach
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- hypovolemic thirst & sodium-specific hunger
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