Animal Nutrition Flashcards
Define homeostasis
Homeostasis is the ability of an organism to maintain stability of internal conditions despite changes in its environment.
What is insulin
Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas which is released in the blood to help convert glucose to glycogen
What is glucagon
Glucagon is a hormone made by the pancreas that raises blood glucose levels by converting glycogen to glucose
What is glycogen
Glycogen is the form in which glucose is stored in the liver and cells
What hormone convert glucose into glycogen
Insulin
What hormone converts glycogen to glucose
Glucagon
What happens to glucose found in the blood
The glucose found in the blood is taken up by the body cells to be used for cellular respiration which releases energy
Where is glycogen stored
In the liver and the skeletal muscles
In which process is the blood glucose level maintained at a constant level
Homeostasis
Name a disorder that occurs when insulin is not released or does not function properly resulting in high glucose levels
Diabetes mellitus
What is ingestion
The taking in complex foods into the body by biting and chewing
What is digestion
The breaking down of complex food into smaller substances using mechanical and chemical methods
What is absorption
Absorbing simple food substances into the blood
What is assimilation
Taking the simple food substances from the blood into the body cells
What is egestion
Excreting waste products from food products the body no longer needs
