Chapter+15

15.1 Endocrine Glands (p.296-297)

(1) What is a hormone? (insert an image too)[ A hormone is a chemical signal produced by one set of cells that affects a different set of cells. (2) How are the nervous system and endocrine system similar? different? Both of these are systems that play major rols in the body being able to function on its own. One coordinates teh bodies activiteis while the other controls the body's organs such as the brain and many others

15.5 Pancreas (p.308-310)

(3) Describe insulin secretion from the pancreas. Where is it produced? When is it secreted? Inculin is secreted when the blood glucose level becomes high, which occurs right after a person eats. It is produced when the liver stores glucose fromblood as glycogen. (4) What is the role of insulin? Insulin produces sugar that you body needs to use as glycogen in order for you to survive (5) What is diabetes mellitus? When your pancreas shuts down, causing your body not to produce anymore insulin (6) How does a glucose tolerance test assist in the diagnosis of diabetes? It helps to determin how much sugar is present in your body. If it's low than that means that your pancreas is not producing enough sugar. (7) What causes diabetes type 1? It is typically caused from being really sick, and it messus up your immune system which then kicks into overdrive and kills off good cells and bad cells leaving your body with all kinds of dead cells. (8) How is diabetes type 1 controlled? By taking insulin shots regulary up to three times a day. This helps to put back sugar in your body, which isn't being made. (9) What causes diabetes type 2? It is typically caused from being really sick, and it messus up your immune system which then kicks into overdrive and kills off good cells and bad cells leaving your body with all kinds of dead cells. (10) How is diabetes type 2 controlled? By taking insulin shots regulary up to three times a day. This helps to put back sugar in your body, which isn't being made. (11) What are the symptoms of diabetes? Getting a serious sickness that doesn't go away in the right amount of time. Staff infections can a lot of times lead to having such complications