Ghrelin - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE Lecture 8: Due before class on 8th MOTIVATION - Motivation – A process that guides behavior toward a goal, and dissipates once the goal is reached - Motivation and emotion give impetus to behavior - Motivation Maintains , or internal equilibrium. E.g. temperature nutrient content, etc. - - individuals are motivated to maintain a certain set point to maintain equilibrium. - Clark Hull felt that an internal state called drive motivates organisms to seek or avoid im...

A critical evaluation and synthesis of research studies focusing on a specific topic that is useful for health-care providers is a(n): Systematic review Peer reviewed journal Hypothesis Epidemiological study - Answer-Systematic Review Which type of study follows the healthy population, looking for the development? - Answer-Cohort Which gov agencies publish the dietary guidelines for Americans? - Answer-USDA All of the following raise basal metabolism rate except: Growing Muscle m...

25-29.9 - Answer a body mass of how many kg/m is considered overweight 30+ - Answer a body mass of how many kg/m is considered obese body mass index - Answer the ratio of weight to height squared. 40-70% - Answer what percentage does genetics contribute to obesity leptin - Answer an obesity gene, it is a hormone produced by adipose tissue. the greater the adipose tissue the more leptin levels increase. obesity - Answer it is caused by an over abundance of food and lack...

BIOD 121 MODULE 1- 6 EXAM TEST BANK WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS NUTRITION What is the difference between food and nutrients? - Food provides energy in terms of calories, while nutrients are substances found in food that provide the materials for building and maintaining our bodies and regulating of key metabolic processes that sustain life. What two motives drive people to eat certain foods? (it isn't nutritional value) - taste and texture Nutrients - substances in food What is nutr...

pellagra correct answers acquired deficiency of niacin (nicotinic acid, vitamin B3); Sx = diarrhea, dementia, dermatitis Hartnup disease correct answers autosomal recessive disorder of decreased GI absorption of tryptophan which is the precursor to nicotinic acid (niacin, vitamin B3); see pellagra-like Sx = diarrhea, dementia, dermatitis (3 D's with Vitamin B3 deficiency) scurvy correct answers deficiency of vitamin C; signs and Sx of impaired collagen synthesis = swollen bleeding gums, e...

Psc 126 Exam 3 Questions With 100% Verified Answers What percentage of U.S. population is overweight - answer68% how much fat constitutes women's BMI - answer20-27% obesity - BMI - answerBMI over 30 risks of obesity - answer- mortality rates of all cancers especially cancers of digestive tract (colon, rectum, esophagus, and multiple myeloma) - cardiovascular disease - atherosclerosis - hypertension - type 2 diabetes - heart dailure multiple myeloma - answercancer of plasma cells we...

PCOL 824 Final Exam ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers serotonin receptor (5HT2C) - CORRECT ANSWER- serotonin binding activates the satiety pathway leptin - CORRECT ANSWER- -hormone produced in fat cells -stimulates the satiety pathway and inhibits the hunger pathway ghrelin - CORRECT ANSWER- stimulates the NPY pathway (hunger

What is primary obesity? an excess of calorie intake over energy expenditure for the body's metabolic demands What is secondary obesity? obesity due to various congenital anomalies, chromosomal anomalies, metabolic problems, CNS lesions, or drugs (ex. hypothyroidism) What communities are the highest rates of obesity seen? black and hispanic communities What are some types of drugs that cause weight gain? steroids, antipsychotics, antidepressants, beta blockers When is hyperplasia of adipocy...

__% of American adults are overweight or obese. correct answer: 71.9% __% of American adults are obese (BMI ≥ 30) correct answer: 39.6% How much has overweight increased in the US in the past few decades? correct answer: Little to no increase in overweight prevalence, only in obesity Women aged _________ have a greater risk of substantial weight gain compared with men of all ages. correct answer: 25-34 2/3 of deaths related to high BMI are due to _______________. correct answer...

Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Procedures - Answer Group of surgical procedures that impact the physiological regulation of body weight and improve morbidity and mortality rates Purely restrictive weight loss surgery - Answer Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) Weight loss surgeries that are combination (Malabsorptive & restrictive) -Gastric manipulation, causing some restriction & neural/hormonal) - Answer Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) & Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass (RYGBP) Bypas...