Chapter 9

How does the idea of allostasis differ from homeostasis?

What is the primary advantage of maintaining a constant high body temperature?

What evidence indicates that fever is an adaptation to fight illness?

Would adding salt to the body's extracellular fluids increase or decrease osmotic thirst?

What evidence indicates that taste is not sufficient for satiety?

What are two mechanisms by which CCK increases satiety?

Name three hormones that increase satiety and one that increases hunger.

Which neuropeptide from the arcuate nucleus to the paraventricular nucleus is most important for satiety?

In what ways does the lateral hypothalamus facilitate feeding?

In what way does eating increase after damage in and around the ventromedial hypothalamus? After damage to the paraventricular nucleus?