Homeostasis and Diabetes

______ are cells that produces and secretes insulin.

• Alpha Cells

• Beta Cells

• Islets of Langerhans

• Pancreas Cells

______are cells that are part of the Islet of Langerhans, that secretes and produces glucagon

• Alpha Cells

• Beta Cells

• Pancreas Cells

• Delta Cells

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known as adult-onset or noninsulin-dependent diabetes, cells of the body don’t respond properly to the hormone insulin

• Diabetes mellitus 1

• Diabetes mellitus 2

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Which pancreatic islets produce the hormone glucagon?

• Alpha cells

• Beta cells

• Delta cells

• F cells

Which of the following is NOT an effect of insulin on its target cells?

• The increase of glucose utilization and enhanced ATP production

• The deceleration or decrease of glucose update

• Stimulation of glycogen formation in the skeletal muscles and liver cells

• Stimulation of amino acid absorption and protein synthesis

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Which of the following is an effect of glucagon?

• Buildup of glycogen in skeletal muscle and liver cells, which cannot be used for energy production

• Decreased production of glucose in the liver

• Breakdown of triglycerides in adipose tissue, which can be released as fatty acids in the bloodstream

Negative Feedback Loops:

• amplify processes

• prevent small changes from getting larger

• are initiated during childbirth

• are found only in plants

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When glucose levels in the blood rise, your brain sends a signal to your pancreas. The pancreas releases insulin, which opens channels in cell membranes to allow glucose to enter the cell, lowering blood sugar levels. This is an example of a:

• Positive Feedback Loop

• Negative Feedback Loop

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What is a disease where sufferers cannot control their blood glucose levels?

• Diabetes

• Influenza

• Cholera

• Cystic fibrosis

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The two types of feedback systems that help organisms maintain homeostasis are:

• positive and negative 

• receptor and effector

• static and dynamic

• minor and major

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