Diabetes and Homeostasis

What is homeostasis?

• Chemical reactions that happen in the body

• Maintaining a constant internal environment

• How information is passed to the next generation

• The process of change and development

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What is the main sugar used by cells for energy?

• Glucose

• Sucrose

• Lactose

• Starch

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What carbohydrate is easy to break down into glucose?

• Fiber

• Cellulose

• Starch

• Protein

What organ is responsible for monitoring and balancing blood glucose?

• Liver

• Muscles

• Fat Tissue

• Pancreas

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How does the pancreas respond when blood glucose is high?

• It take in glucose

• It releases glucose

• It releases insulin

• It releases glucagon

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What is the role of insulin

• It causes the liver to release glucose

• It causes muscle and fat cells to take in glucose

• It signals the brain to take in glucose

• It causes glucose to break down

What happens when blood glucose levels are chronically (all the time) high?

• The cells stop responding to insulin

• The pancreas stops being able to make much insulin

• The high glucose causes damage to the body's organs

• All are correct

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How does the body respond to low blood glucose?

• The pancreas releases glucose

• The pancreas releases glucagon

• The pancreas releases insulin

• The brain stops taking in glucose

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