Diabetes and Homeostasis Obesity

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

• True

• False

In which organ are the receptors that respond to glucose levels found?

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Which hormone is released in response to an increase in blood glucose concentration?

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What effect 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

Which hormone is produced in response to a decrease in blood glucose concentration?

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What effect 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, which hormone can be produced that will raise glucose concentration in the blood?

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Which type of diabetes results in the inability to produce insulin and can be treated with regular doses of insulin.

• Type 1 Diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes

Which type of diabetes results in the production of insulin but cells are less sensitive to it.

• Type 1 Diabetes

• Type 2 diabetes

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Name the test used to diagnose a person with diabetes.