Glucose feedback flowchart

Which side of the flowchart (left or right) talks about the response to HIGH blood glucose?

• Left side

• Right side

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Which two organs are visible on the flowchart?

• Liver and pancreas

• Liver and lungs

• Pancreas and red blood cells

• Pancreas and fat

What are the tubes at the top and bottom of the chart?

• Test tubes

• Dialysis tubes

• Blood vessels

• Lungs

What specific molecule does high blood “sugar” refer to?

• Pressure

• Insulin

• Oxygen

• Glucose

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What substance does the pancreas release when there is HIGH blood sugar?

• Glucagon

• Insulin

• Beta cells

• Glucose

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Insulin is a hormone. Define hormone using your notes.

• Molecule that you eat

• Organ that maintains homeostasis

• Messenger molecule

• Structure on membrane that receives a signal

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What does insulin tell the fat cells to take in from the blood?

• Insulin tells fat cells to take in glucose from the blood

• Insulin tells pancreas cells to divide

• Insulin tells fat cells to take in glucagon from the blood

• Insulin tells fat cells to take in insulin from the blood

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When fat cells take in glucose, what happens to the blood glucose level?

• Blood glucose level decreases

• Blood glucose level increases

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How does insulin "tell" fat cells to do something?

• Insulin sends a text message

• Insulin diffuses across the membrane into the fat cells

• Insulin fits into the receptors on the surface of the fat cells

• Insulin has the same shape as a glucose molecule

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The pancreas detects the amount of glucose in the blood. What does the pancreas release if blood sugar is too LOW?

• The pancreas releases glucagon if blood sugar is too low

• The pancreas releases insulin if blood sugar is too low

• The pancreas releases glucose if blood sugar is too low

• The pancreas releases beta cells if blood sugar is too low

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