Keeping Internal Conditions Constant

Question 1

amino acids can not be used as fuel for your body and are turned into urea where?

Answer 1

your liver.

Question 2

kidneys filter urea out of your blood stream, where is the urea kept temporarily

Answer 2

the bladder

Question 3

why do organ Donner’s have to be of the same blood type?

Answer 3

otherwise their immune response system would attack the organ

Question 4

scientists are genetically modifying pigs to produce organs which can be used on humans, what is their name for this.

Answer 4

xenotransplantation

Question 5

glucose levels in the blood are controlled by what hormone

Answer 5

insulin

Question 6

where is insulin produced?

Answer 6

the pancreas

Question 7

if your pancreas doesn’t produce enough insuling then this causes what?

Answer 7

type 2 diabetes

Question 8

how do we treat type 1 diabetes?

Answer 8

we inject insuling into the body before meals.

Question 9

glucagon is the enzyme which does what?

Answer 9

breaks down glycogen and converts it back into glucose.

Question 10

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Answer 10

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