Homeostasis Flashcards
1
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Glucose
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Monosaccharide, main respirtatory substrate
2
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Glycogen
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Polysaccharide, main storage polysaccharide in animals as its insolauable
3
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Glucagon and Insulin
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Hormones used to regulate blood glucose concentration
4
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Glycogenesis
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Conversion of glucose molecules into glycogen
5
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Gluconeogenesis
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Conervsion of amino acids and glycerol into glucose
6
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Glycogenolysis
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The hydrolysis of glycogen into glucose
7
Q
Islets of Langerhans
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Where blood glucose concentration is regulated, a tiasue in the pancrease
- Alpha cells and beta cells found here
8
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Alpha cells
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Have receptors that detect a decrease in blood glucose concentration and scretes glucagon
9
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Beta cells
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Havr receptors that detect an increase in BG concentration and secretes insulin
10
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How is the blood conc decreased
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