Hormonal Communication Flashcards
Factors controlled by homeostasis
Body temp
Blood glucose
Blood ph
Negative feedback steps
Change in internal environ
Receptors are stimulated when level is too high
Receptors send signal to effectors through nervous system
Effectors counteract the change
Can only maintain within specific range
Normal blood glucose
90mg per 100cm3
What monitors blood glucose levels
Pancreatic cells
Controlling blood glucose in the liver
Gluconeogenisis
Glycogenisis
Glycogenolysis
What cells detect high glucose
Beta cells
Hormones responsible for restoring blood glucose if too low
Glucagon
Adrenaline
When is adrenaline released
In response to exercise
Primary messengers
Glucagon
adrenaline
Insulin
When blood glucose is too low
Adrenaline and glucagon bind to receptors on membrane of liver cells
Binding activates an enzyme - adenylate Cyclase converts atp to cAMP
CAMP activates protein kinase A
Glycogenolysis breaks down glycogen to glucose
Gluconeogenisis
Production of glucose from non carbohydrate sources eg liver makes glucose from glycerol and AA
Diabetes 2
Develops when muscle and liver cells stop responding to insulin
Diabetes 1
Autoimmune disease attacks beta cells prevent secretion of insulin
Glucose in urine technique
Colorimetry with Benedict’s solution
Glycogenisis
Production of glycogen when insulin bonds to cell membrane