| A | B |
|---|
| glucose | simple sugar that circulates through the blood and provides our bodies a major source of energy |
| hypothalamus | in brain; controls hunger |
| lateral hypothalamus | stimulates hunger in a person by releasing orexin |
| ventromedial hypothalamus | stimulates satiation (fullness) after eating |
| thyroid | regulates metabolism |
| ghrelin | a hormone that increases hunger, secreted by an empty stomach |
| orexin | chemical--increases hunger, secreted by the hypothalamus |
| pancreas | Regulates glucose in the bloodstream |
| PYY | decreases hunger, digestive tract hormone |
| leptin | decreases hunger, protein hormone secreted by fat cells |
| insulin | controls glucose (sugar) levels, secreted by pancreas |
