B3 3.7 Controlling blood glucose

?
what monitors and controls the level of glucose in our blood?
the pancreas
1 of 10
what does the pancreas produce is there is too much glucose in our blood?
insulin
2 of 10
what des insulin cause the glucose to do?
insulin causes the glucose to move from the body into the cells
3 of 10
what is excess glucos converted to in the liver?
glycogen for storage
4 of 10
what happens if no / too little insulin is produced by the pancreas?
the blood glucose level may become too high, this condition is known as type 1 diabetes
5 of 10
how is type 1 diabetes controlled?
injections of insulin and careful attention to levels of exercise and diet
6 of 10
what des insulin cause the level of blood glucose to do?
insulin causes the level of glucose in the blood to fall
7 of 10
what happens if the level of glucose falls too low
receptors in the pancreas detect the low level and the pancreas produces glucagn
8 of 10
what does glucagon do
causes the glycogen in the liver to change into glucose
9 of 10
what happens to this glucose
it is released back into the blood
10 of 10

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

what does the pancreas produce is there is too much glucose in our blood?

Back

insulin

Card 3

Front

what des insulin cause the glucose to do?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

what is excess glucos converted to in the liver?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

what happens if no / too little insulin is produced by the pancreas?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Biology resources:

See all Biology resources »See all Circulation resources »