negative feedback - blood glucose

Question 1

what is hyperglycemia?

Answer 1

too much of a high concentration of gluecose in the bloodstream

Question 2

what is hypoglecmia?

Answer 2

a too little concentration of glucose in the blood stream

Question 3

what do the enzymes in your saliva do?

Answer 3

break down long carbohydrate molecules / starch

Question 4

step by step how to reduce glucose in the bloodstream

Answer 4

. long carbohydrate molecules broken down into individual gluecose molecules by enzymes in saliva
. pancrease releases insulin
. insulin turns gluecose molecules into gycogen
. liver stores the glycogen molecules

Question 5

step by step how to increase gluecose in bloodstream

Answer 5

. glycogen molecules stored in liver need to be seprated
. glucagon created by the alpha cells in the pancrease splits the glycogen molecules into gluecose molecules