L03- Predict Relationships

Question 1

Cause: smoking
Effect: ???

Answer 1

• high BP

Question 2

List 3 cause and effect relationships

Answer 2

• smoking causes emphysema
• high BP (HTN), DM, hyperlipidemia, > 45, smoking, alcoholic causes vascular diseases (atherosclerosis)
• alcohol during pregnancy can lead to fetal alcoholic syndrome in bb

Question 3

List the 4 steps of insulin’s effect on glucose

Answer 3

1. high blood glucose
2. pancreas beta cells release insulin into blood stream
3. insulin causes glucose channels to be inserted into cell memebrane to promote glucose uptake into cells [liver and skeletal m. cells do glycogenesis] [ liver and adipose tissue cells do lipogenesis]
4. decrease in blood glucose

Question 4

List the 4 steps of glucagon’s effect on glucose

Answer 4

1. low blood glucose
2. pancreas alpha cells release glucagon into the blood stream
3. glucagon stimulates glycogenolysis [ liver and skeletal m.], lipolysis [ liver and adipose tissue], and gluconeogenesis [ liver]
4. increase in blood glucose

Question 5

What are the 3 steps in regulation of body temp (inc in body temp)?

Answer 5

1. body temp exceeds 37 degrees C
2. sympathetic nerve signals go to brain (hypothalamus), which sends sympathetic signals to eccrine sweat glands to increase sweating
3. lower body temp