IB Hormones SL

Which words from the table below complete the sentence correctly?

In the pancreas, ____I____ secrete glucagon, which ____II____ blood glucose levels.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What will be happening in a person after eight hours of sleep?

• β cells in the pancreas will be producing insulin.

• Glucose will be converted into glucagon.

• α cells in the pancreas will be producing glucagon.

• Glycogen is being produced and stored in the liver and muscle cells.

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What are causes of type I and type II diabetes?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is the difference between the origin of type I and type II diabetes?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What are responsible for the lowering of blood glucose levels?

I. β-cells in the pancreas

II. Insulin molecules

III. α-cells in the pancreas

• II only

• I and II only

• II and III only

• I, II and III

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which part of the brain is involved in controlling body temperature?

• medulla

• pituitary gland

• hypothalamus

• cerebellum

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Which of the following occur(s) when body temperature increases?

• metabolic rate increases

• vasodilation of arterioles leading to skin surface

• increased blood flow to skin surface

• reduced respiration of brown adipose tissue

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Which of the following occur(s) when body temperature decreases?

• metabolic rate increases

• vasoconstriction of arterioles leading to skin surface

• reduced blood flow to skin surface

• increased respiration of brown adipose tissue

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Which one of the following symptoms is most likely to occur if a person has an overactive thyroid gland?

• increased blood flow to the skin surface

• slower metabolism

• weight loss

• blurred vision

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Insulin increases uptake of glucose by cells across the cell membrane.

Using your knowledge of cell transport, suggest how this is done.

• Making it easier to close channel proteins for glucose

• Increasing the number of channel proteins for glucose

• Making the phospholipids more permeable to glucose

• Making the phospholipids move further apart

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