Appetite Hormones
Across
- 3. when stimulated causes hunger, when lesioned it represses hunger
- 5. hormone secreted by the pancreas; controls blood glucose levels
- 6. protein secreted by fat cells; when abundant it causes the brain to increase metabolism and decrease feelings of hunger
Down
- 1. hypothalamus when stimulated represses hunger, when lesioned an animal that just ate will eat again
- 2. hormone secreted by empty stomach; sends "I'm hungry" signals to the brain
- 4. hunger-triggering hormone secreted by the hypothalamus
- 7. digestive tract hormone; sends "I'm not hungry" signals to the brain