Control of Blood Glucose

Question 1

what are the steps of normal blood glucose?

Answer 1

-potassium ion channel is open
- potassium diffuses out of the beta cell
- inside of the cell is relatively negative (-70mv)
- calcium ion channel is closed

Question 2

what are the steps of high blood glucose?

Answer 2

• blood glucose levels become high
• glucose enters by facilitate diffusion
• glucose is respired to form ATP is the mitochondria
• ATP belong the potassium channel
• membrane depolarises
• calcium ion channels open
• calcium diffuses into the beta cells
• causes the vesicles of insulin to be released by exocytosis