G: LISTENING

Questions

G: LISTENING

Yоur niece jоined the Girl Scоuts this pаst yeаr аnd you went a little overboard buying cookies from her. Though you normally avoid junk food, you have spent the past month eating excessive amounts of Samoas, Thin Mints, and Tagalongs. You are now are quite sick of cookies and find yourself not wanting to eat much after all the overindulgence. (1 pt. per blank)   What happened to your leptin levels over the past month? (i.e., did they increase or decrease)? From where was the leptin signal released? (Name the specific location) Name one type of peptide neuron that has likely been activated in your arcuate nucleus as a result of all the candy eating. What type of effect (excitatory or inhibitory) would the peptide neuron above have on neurons in your lateral hypothalamus?