Glucose Homeostasis

Question 1

What does homeostasis depend on?

Answer 1

Negative feedback loops

Question 2

What is diabetes in terms of homeostasis?

Answer 2

A disease caused by a broken feedback loop involving the hormone insulin

Question 3

What does insulin do?

Answer 3

decreases the concentration of glucose in the blood by acting as a signal that triggers cells of the body, such as fat and muscle cells, to take up glucose for use as fuel.

Question 4

What causes glucose to convert into glycogen?

Answer 4

Insulin

Question 5

What does glucagon do in terms of homeostasis?

Answer 5

increases the concentration of glucose in the blood

Question 6

What is the function of glucagon?

Answer 6

acts on the liver, causing glycogen to be broken down into glucose and released into the bloodstream, causing blood sugar levels to go back up.

Question 7

What is type 1 diabetes?

Answer 7

Inability of the pancreas to produce insulin?

Question 8

What is type 2 diabetes?

Answer 8

Cells of the body become resistant to insulin or insufficient insulin produced by the pancreas