Appetite

Question 0

Gut hormones and satiety

Answer 0

Anorexgenic pathway
POMC precursor for stimulating a-MSH

Anything that stimulates PMOC will decrease energy intake and vice versa

Question 1

Physiological regulation of satiety

Answer 1

AT- leptin- brain
Stomach and Intestines- vagus nerves and gut hormones - brain
Pancreas- insulin- Brian

Question 2

What is ghrelin?

Answer 2

Peptide hormone
Secreted in stomach
Increases appetite
Produced by epithelial cells lining find us of stomach

Question 3

Functions of ghrelin?

Answer 3

Immune function and inflammation

Increases gastric emptying rate