Q.1.
Homeostasis in the human body is often maintained by a:
Q.2.
When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels.
Q.3.
What short term storage polysaccharide is glucose converted to?
Q.4.
When you are cold, you shiver and your blood vessels contract, which warms you up. When you are hot, you sweat and your blood vessels expand, which cools you down.
Q.5.
Which food sample would give a positive colour change for Fats and oils?
Q.6.
The main funtion of adipose tissue is to store enery in the form of------------------------.
Q.7.
Which reagent is is used to test for glucose?
Q.8.
In type 2 diabetes
Q.9.
A person that requires insulin shots has
Q.10.
Homeostatic blood glucose controlling enzymes are produced in
Q.11.
What name do we use to describe the maintaining of constant conditions, such as blood glucose levels, body temperature and water levels, inside the body?
Q.12.
What do we call the process that controls the amount of blood glucose levels?
Q.13.
What type of foods are broken down into glucose in the small intestine?
Q.14.
What does glucagon promote in the liver?
Q.15.
What does insulin promote in the liver?
Q.16.
What organ releases hormones that regulate blood glucose levels?
Q.17.
What hormone is released when blood glucose fall below normal?
Q.18.
What hormone is released when blood glucose levels rise above normal?
Q.19.
How do you treat type 2 diabetes?
Q.20.
What causes type 1 diabetes?