Homeostasis: Diabetes

Question 1

Type 1 Diabetes

Answer 1

genetic, born with it

Question 2

Type 2 Diabetes

Answer 2

gained later in life, pancreas stops producing insulin

Question 3

Blood Glucose

Answer 3

blood sugar

Question 4

Hypoglycemia

Answer 4

low blood sugar levels, makes you pass out

Question 5

Hyperglycemia

Answer 5

too much blood sugar, hindered insulin production

Question 6

How does the human body keep blood sugar levels around 70 to 110 mg/dL?

Answer 6

the human body releases insullin/glucagon to keep the blood sugars leavels normal

Question 7

Insulin

Answer 7

released when blood sugar gets too high, abosrbs glucose out of blood

Question 8

Glucagon

Answer 8

liver releases glucose stored in the cells

Question 9

Describe severe hypoglycemia

Answer 9

those affected may pass out, have a seizure, fall into a coma, or die.

Question 10

Where and why is insulin made?

Answer 10

insulin is made in the pancrease. made so that glucose levels can be brought down

Question 11

What happens if insulin is not present or not working properly?

Answer 11

blood sugar level will get high, could get diabetes.

Question 12

What is glucose?

Answer 12

broken down food that is taken to the liver and stored as glycogen

Question 13

What happens to blood sugar when a person eats?

Answer 13

it rises

Question 14

What organs does glucose travel through?

Answer 14

stored in glycogen in liver, taken through small intesting and absorbed into the vlood by the intestinal wall.

Question 15

How is glycose chemically digested and physically digested?

Answer 15

chemically by liver
physically by intestines