Pancreas and Diabetes Flashcards
Which two hormones does the pancreas secrete ?
Insulin and glucagon
Islet of Langerhans has three cell types, what are they?
- Alpha cells
- Beta cells
- Delta cells
What do Alpha cells secrete?
Glucagon
What do Beta cells secrete?
Insulin
What do Delta cells secrete?
Somatostatin and pancreatic polypeptide
What 4 things does insulin cause the body to do?
- Carbs to be stored as glycogen in muscle/liver
- Causes fat storage in adipose tissue
- Excess carbs that aren’t converted to glyogen are converted to fat and stored
- Promotes uptake of amino acids and conversion to protein
Insulin secretion is secreted by what?
- High blood glucose
- Amino acids
- Beta-keto acids
- Acetylcholine
- Glyburide
- Obesity
Insulin secretion is inhibited by what?
- Low blood glucose
- Fasting
- Catecholamines
- Somatostatin
Describe the metabolism of insulin?
Plasma half life is 6 mins.
Insulinase degrades unused insulin in live, kidney, and muscles
Which cells in the body handle glucose differently than any other cell group?
Neurons in the brain are permeable to glucose
Is insulin an anabolic or catabolic molecule?
Anabolic
How do glycogenesis and glyconeogenesis differ?
Glycogenesis is storing glucose as glycogen
Glyconeogensis is formation of glycogen from non-carbohydrate sources
What is glucagon?
Secreted by alpha cells when blood glucose levels fall. It opposes the effects of insulin.
Insulin or Glucagon: Increases gluconeogenesis?
Glucagon
Insulin or Glucagon: Increases glucogenesis?
Insulin