Section 9: 9.5 - Feedback circuits regulate digestion, energy storage, and appetite Flashcards

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What do the processes that enable an animal to obtain nutrients match?

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The animal’s circumstances and need for energy

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How is the nervous system connected to the digestive system?

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When the tongue senses food on it, it triggers saliva production and peristalsis

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How is the endocrine system connected to the digestive system

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The endocrine system regulates secretion of enzymes, as they are expensive to make. It also regulates appetite.

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Give an example of the relation between the nervous, digestive, and endocrine system (Stomach)

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  • Physical stretching of stomach walls triggers nervous system
  • This triggers release of gastrin from the stomach
  • Gastrin circulates through the blood back to stomach, stimulating production of gastric juices

This ensures gastrin is only produced when eating, ensuring it is not over-produced, which would digest your stomach

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Give an example of the relation between the nervous, digestive, and endocrine system (Eating and rising glucose)

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  • When eating, blood glucose level rises
  • Rise in glucose triggers pancrease beta cells to secrete insulin
  • Insulin travels through blood and breaks down sugars
  • Insulin then either transports them throughout the body or stores excess as glucagon
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Give an example of the relation between the nervous, digestive, and endocrine system (Fasting and dropping glucose)

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  • When fasting, glucose levels drop
  • Drop in glucose triggers pancrease alpha cells to secrete glucagon
  • Glucagon travels to the liver, and promotes breakdown of glycogen
  • Glycogen is converted back into glucose, released into the blood, and restores levels
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What triggers feelings of hunger?

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Ghrelin

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What results in a signal being sent to the brain to reduce hunger?

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Insulin, released when blood sugars rise when eating

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What 2 hormones suppress appetite?

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  1. Leptin - Produced by adipose tissue
  2. PYY - Produced by small intestine
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