Exam 9: Internal Regulation

 Small birds generally eat ____.

 Describe the brain mechanisms involved in shivering, sweating, and changes in blood flow to the skin.

 For most obese individuals, giving them leptin would ____.

 Obesity in Prader-Willi syndrome is linked to a problem with ____.

 Paz just ate some salty popcorn. Now she is experiencing an increase in the concentration of sodium in her _____.

 Professor Roesch is lecturing about myths and truths regarding food consumption. She tells her class that _____.

 Which hormone controls the rate at which glucose leaves the blood and enters the cells?

 Vasopressin increases blood pressure by constricting the blood vessels.

 Orexin inhibits appetite.

 There are many chemicals and brain areas that contribute to feeding and satiety. Why might this be?

 Ghrelin is associated with ____ in the periphery and ____ in the brain.

 An advantage of maintaining a constant body temperature is that it ____.

 After damage to the lateral hypothalamus, animals ____.

 Glucagon stimulates the liver to ____.

 Vasopressin raises blood pressure by ____.

 The paraventricular nucleus normally inhibits meal size.

 Processes that reduce any discrepancies from the set point are known as ____.

 Many kinds of information impinge onto two kinds of cells in one nucleus of the hypothalamus, which is regarded as the "master area" for control of appetite. That area is the ____.

 Alysia is lactose intolerant. She has a hard time with _____ although she can have small amounts of ____ because it is easier to digest.

 CCK limits meal size.