Ch. 8 Motivation - hunger hormones

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increased leptin

= decrease the appetite (diminishes the rewarding sensation of food)

increased ghrelin

= increase in appetite

increased orexin

= increase the appetite

No lat

= not fat; laterous

increased obestatin

= suppress (decrease) appetite

increased PYY (peptide YY)

= suppress appetite --> used in diet pills

Orexin

appetite stimulant; secreted by hypothalamus

ghrelin

appetite stimulant; secreted by the empty stomach

insulin

diminishes blood glucose

cortisol

hormone with stress

PYY

suppresses appetite; digestive tract hormone

Leptin

suppresses appetite; secreted by fat cells when abundant

obestatin

suppresses appetite; secreted by stomach when full; produced by the same gene as ghrelin


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