Higher Human Biology 2.8 Blood Glucose + Obesity

Chronic elevation of blood glucose levels leads to Atherosclerosis leading to cardiovascular disease, stroke or peripheral vascular disease,

• True

• False

What organ are the receptors that respond to glucose levels found?

What hormone is release in response to an increase in blood glucose concentration?

What response does insulin have?

• conversion of glucose to glycogen in the liver

• conversion of glucose to glycogen in the pancreas

• conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver

• conversion of glycogen to glucose in the pancreas

What hormone is produce in response to a decrease in blood glucose concentration?

What response does glucagon have?

• conversion of glucose to glycogen in the liver

• conversion of glucose to glycogen in the pancreas

• conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver

• conversion of glycogen to glucose in the pancreas

During fight or flight response what hormone can be produced that will raise glucose concentration in the blood?

What type of diabetic is unable to produce insulin and can be treated with regular doses of insulin.

• Type 1 Diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes

What type of diabetic produce insulin but their cells are less sensitive to it.

• Type 1 Diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes

What test is complete to diagnose a person with diabetes?