Internal Environments
- Created by: mollyridgway
- Created on: 07-05-18 22:41
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- Internal Environments
- Homeostasis
- keeping the internal body environment constant
- what the body needs
- controlled glucose, water and salt levels
- constant temperature
- osmosis and active transport to take place
- Control of blood sugar levels
- high
- blood levels increase
- pancreas releases insulin
- glucose is converted to glycogen and stored in liver
- glucose is removed from blood
- blood glucose concentration is regular
- glucose is removed from blood
- glucose is converted to glycogen and stored in liver
- pancreas releases insulin
- blood levels increase
- low
- level of blood glucose decreases
- pancreas releases glucagon
- glycogen turned into glucose
- released to blood
- blood glucose concentration is regular
- released to blood
- glycogen turned into glucose
- pancreas releases glucagon
- level of blood glucose decreases
- high
- Diabetes
- type 1
- young age
- does not produce insulin
- insulin injections, healthy eating
- type 2
- older, overweight people
- not enough insulin produced, fat blocks insulin
- exercise, healthy eating, medication
- type 1
- Homeostasis
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