Endocrine system

Question 1

homeostatsis

Answer 1

regulation and limits of bodies physiological variables (blood pH, sugar, CO2 concentration, temperature and H2O balance)

Question 2

thyroxin

Answer 2

• thyroid gland

- increases metabolic rate and regulates body temperature

Question 3

leptin

Answer 3

hormone produced by FAT tissue in body
targets hypothalmus of brain
regules appetite

Question 4

melatonin

Answer 4

pineal gland

regulates circardian rythm (more produced at night to make you tired!)

Question 5

insulin

Answer 5

hormone produced in pancreas to regulate glucose in blood

- beta cells produce insulin when there is high blood sugar

Question 6

glucagon

Answer 6

hormone produced in pancreas

- alpha cells secrete glucagon when there is low blood sugar

Question 7

type I diabetes

Answer 7

when B cells don’t produce enough insulin

Question 8

type II diabetes

Answer 8

when body cell receptors don’t respond to insulin

Question 9

diabetes

Answer 9

a metabolic disease in which the body cant produce (enough) insulin which leads to elevated glucose level in blood

Question 10

low blood sugar

Answer 10

• glucagon released by A cells in pancreas
• glucagon breaks down glucose from glycogen
• blood sugar elevates
• liver releases glucose into blood

Question 11

high blood sugar

Answer 11

• insulin released by B cells of pancreas
• stimulates glucose to form glycogen by condensation reaction
• blood sugar is lowered
• fat cells take in glucose from blood