Hypothalamus

energy. The hypothalamus is a central part of your brain that plays a role in body reaction after not eating. It is responsible for regulating balance in your body. When you're not consuming calories basically the hypothalamus is working overtime to restore balance through a process called hunger. The hypothalamus is broken down into three areas; the lateral, the paraventricular, and the ventromedial. The paraventricular hypothalamus regulates the hunger. The ventromedial hypothalamus helps tell…

Introduction In vertebrates, reproduction is primarily controlled by the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis. The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons in the hypothalamus are key regulators of the hypothalamic neuroendocrine system mainly though the synthesis of GnRH (Moenter et al., 2003). The decapeptide GnRH is released from the hypothalamus in a pulsatile manner, and the amplitude and frequency of these pulses change throughout the estrous cycle (McCartney et al., 2002; Moenter et al.…

Outline Introduce the problem 1-2 sentences 50 words Decades have passed and the science community researched and were still not able to discover the biological function of the pituitary gland that was said to be the " seat of the soul". Philosophers have claimed that the pituitary gland is the habitat of the soul Before criticizing the claim, articulate it clearly so that we understand why someone would make each a claim. In other words, present the argument of your opponent in debate,…

Consuming alcohol, as an adolescent will have severe affects on your brain not only at the age you currently are, but also for the rest of your life. First we need to know clarify that alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. Alcohol slows down the central nervous system, which leads to sluggish decision-making by the drinker, and furthermore slows down how the person walks, and talks etc. Research has proven that there are vast differences in the brains of teen drinkers in comparison to…

1.9 DEFINITION OF TERM 1.9.1 Stress management: That refers to the wide spectrum of techniques and psychotherapies aimed at controlling a person's levels of stress, especially chronic stress, usually for the purpose of improving everyday functioning. 1.9.2 Physiology: From Ancient Greek (physis), meaning "nature, origin", and (-logia), meaning "study of" is the scientific study of the normal function in living systems. A sub-discipline of biology, its focus is in how organisms, organ systems…

Teens get mulitiple types of cencer and other viruses. Cancer is rare in teens. Certain diseases like breast cancer usually affect adult women — teen girls are unlikely to get this form of cancer. But some types are more likely to occur in teens. Testicular cancer, for example, tends to affect younger guy rather than older men. Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer. In teens, it can sometimes appear during their growth spurts and tends to show up in people who are taller than…

Our bodies are made up of many different components, but our nervous system has cells that serve as protective barriers for our bodies. Glial cells do not directly participate in our synaptic interaction and electrical signs. Their function is mainly to support function in order to define contacts and maintain signaling abilities in neurons. There are too many “glia” to count in our nervous system. These cell are much smaller than a neuron, and do not have axons or dendrites. The term “glia”…

Abstract Background: Understanding the variation in progression from normal to precocious puberty is a matter of concern. Beside idiopathic central precocious puberty, CAH is an important cause of gonadotropin independent precocious puberty that requires a comprehensive treatment regimen to achieve normal growth and pubertal development. Aim of the work: This study aimed to evaluate growth and pubertal changes in children with CAH. Also, to consider the idiopathic central precocious puberty.…

Fear is by far the most driving force behind the evolution of humanity and of all other species. Fear is the single strongest force behind humanity and its survival because fear is what stops people from doing something that could harm or kill them. Fear is the most powerful chemical reaction in the brain, requiring more chemicals and less time to register then thoughts or memories and lasting much longer. Fear affects everyone in some way, and some much more cripplingly then others. Fear has…

Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones which are produced predominantly in response to stress in the adrenal gland (Davis & Sandman 2010; Korgun et al. 2012). The physiological effects of glucocorticoids occur when the hormone are bind to, and mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor (Erhuma 2012). It plays a wide range of vital physiological roles that are necessary for healthy implantation and pregnancy processes (Korgun et al. 2012). As glucocorticoids are critical in the regulation of the…