Hormones, Glycagon and Insulin Flashcards
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What are hormones?
A
Chemical messengers
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What releases hormones?
A
Endocrine glands
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What do target tissues have?
A
They have receptors proteins so they are specific
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What is blood regulation controlled by?
A
Insulin and glycogen released in the pancreas
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What happens to glucose that isn’t used for energy?
A
Converted to glycogen and stored
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What happens when there is an increase of glucose in the blood?
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Pancreas receptors-> liver-> more insulin-> glucose-> glycogen-> glucose norm
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What happens when there is an decrease of glucose in the blood?
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Pancreas receptors-> liver-> more glycogen-> glycogen-> glucose-> glucose norm
