Week 9-Impact of stress on cardiovascular and digestive systems

Question 1

____ is a hormone secreted by the pancreas that causes cells to absorb glucose

Answer 1

Insulin

Question 2

Type __ diabetes is a congenital, autoimmune disease, where immune system kills cells in the pancreas that secrete insulin, which means it’s a form of insulin ____ diabetes

Answer 2

1; dependent

Question 3

Type __ diabetes is characterized by late onset, where insulin receptors on cells become resistant to insulin, and can associate with obesity, making it a form of insulin ____ diabetes.

Answer 3

2; resistant

Question 4

Stress is problematic for people suffering from diabetes because it causes even more ____ to pour into the circulation, and also promotes ____ resistance.

Answer 4

glucose; insulin

Question 5

For type __ diabetes patients, stress can make it difficult to balance ____ ____, while for type __ diabetes patients stress can worsen existing syndromes.

Answer 5

1; blood sugar; 2

Question 6

Since ____ require a lot of energy, stress can shut it down to allocate energy to other processes. ____ stress can also trigger ____ ____ syndrome, characterized by stomach pain relieved by ____, diarrhea, or constipation

Answer 6

Digestion; chronic; irritable bowel; defecation

Question 7

Repeated turning on and off of the ____ system results in loss of coordination of the components of the system

Answer 7

digestive

Question 8

____ is a hole in the wall of an organ. ____ ____ is the hole of the stomach or portion of the ____ or ____ immediately bordering the stomach

Answer 8

ulcer; peptic ulcer; esophagus; intestine

Question 9

____ ____ are caused by Heliobacter pylori, a species of bacteria that eats away the stomach wall. Stress can facilitate this process because it can shut down the immune system (____ ____)

Answer 9

peptic ulcer; immune supression