Exam 17: Energy Balance and Temperature Regulation
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The type of heat loss that occurs by sitting on a cold car seat is
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A(n) ____________________ energy balance occurs when the amount of energy in food intake equals the amount of energy expended by the muscles performing external work.
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________________, from the adrenal gland, and neuropeptide ________________ increase carbohydrate metabolism.
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Match term with correct characteristic.
a.hypothermia
b.obesity
c.frostbite
d.hyperthermia
e.anorexia
f.heat stroke
g.heat exhaustion
-Heat-loss mechanisms are absent despite the fact that the body temperature is rapidly rising
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The leading theory for maintenance of body weight as a result of long-term matching of food intake to energy expenditure relates to the
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Describe the physiological (non-psychosocial) mechanisms that influence food intake.Include the following in your answer: CCK, NTS, ghrelin, PYY, insulin, leptin, NPY, melanocortins, orexins, and CRH.
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Neuropeptide Y has a __________ (positive or negative?) effect on the brain's satiety center.
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The major means of increasing heat production in response to a cold environmental temperature is
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The temperature control center within the anterior region of the hypothalamus is activated by ______ and initiates reflexes that mediate ______.
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A person can lose heat to an environment warmer than the body by means of
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Melanocortin, leptin, peptide YY₃₋₃₆, and CCK are all appetite stimulators.
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Overweight people tend to eat more on a daily basis than thinner people do.
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The substance labeled 3 is called ____________________, and it is released from the ____________________ during a meal.
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Based on the information provided in the figure, number 2 is ____________________, and it ultimately has a positive effect on the secretion of ____________________ (number 7).
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The feeding and satiety centers are located in the hypothalamus.
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The disorder characterized by a pathological fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image is ____________________.
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_______ is/are the means of heat energy emission from the surface of a warm body.
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