Vet Tech ch 1 Cells and diabetes

Which of the following is the best example of osmosis? 

• NA/K Pump 
• Water moving though the cell membrane 
• Kidneys 
• Photosynthesis 

Molecules using simple diffusion move from 

• high to low concentrations 
• low to high concentrations 
• no concentrations  
• both concentrations  

Osmosis is the movement of... 

• salt 
• sugar 
• water 
• none of these 

Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of _____ concentration to an ______ concentration

• High, low
• Low, high
• Low, low,
• High, high

Why do type 1 diabetics pee a lot? 

• low blood sugar
• because they are taking in too much insulin
• too much sugar in the blood
• side effect of the medication

Identify symptoms associated with Type I Diabetes
I. Weight gain
II. Decreased urination
III. Feeling hungry
IV. Feeling thirsty
V. Weight loss
VI. Hyperactivity

• All of these
• I, III, V, VI
• III, IV, and V
• II, IV, VI

Hypoglycemia is a ____ level of glucose in the blood.

• decreased
• elevated

______ is the fuel for the body that is manufactured from the food we eat.

• Insulin
• Glucagon
• Glucose
• Glucosamine

What is low blood sugar called?

• Hypoglycemia
• Hyperglycemia

What is high blood sugar called?

• Hyperglycemia

• Hypoglycemia