glucose regulations Flashcards
what is glucose needed for
glucose is needed by every cell to release energy by respiration
what is important that the concentration of blood glucose should be
the concentration of blood glucose should be kept constant
what is the blood glucose concentration monitored by
its monitored by the pancreas
what happens after a meal of rich in carbohydrate
The blood glucose rises
what does the pancreas produce
a hormone insulin
what does insulin trigger
liver and muscles
what does the liver and muscles do
it stores the excess glucose into glycogen
now that the glucose is taken out of the blood and stored what happens to the concentration
The concentration it returns to its NORMAL LEVEL
type 1
is when the pancreas does not PRODUCE ENOUGH INSULIN
type 2
is when the body cells stop responding to insulin produced by the pancreas.
when the blood glucose concentration is too low what does the pancreas release
The pancreas release a hormone glucagon into the blood stream
glucagon triggers the liver and muscles to convert it into ……………………..
glycogen to store back into glucose This causes the blood glucose to return to NORMAL
