Pancreas

Question 1

What kind of gland is it?
What is the function of the hormones it produces. These hormones are produced in clusters of cells called what?

Answer 1

both endocrine and exocrine

-to regulate blood glucose levels
-Islets of Langerhans

Question 2

2 types of Islet Cells
-what are they and what hormone do they produce

Answer 2

alpha-glucagon
beta-insulin

Question 3

What happens when blood glucose levels are low?
-________ cells in the pancrease will release _______ hormone to _________ the blood glucose levels
-what does this hormone to
-hypo and hypersecretion of this hormone causes what

Answer 3

-alpha, glucagon, increase
-breaks down glycogen into glucose
-hypersecretion: hyperglycemia, high levels
-hyposecretion: hypoglycemia, low levels

Question 4

What happens when blood glucose levels are high?
-______ cells in the pancreas will relase ____ hormone to ________ blood glucose levels
-what is the function of the hormone
-Hypo and hypersecretion of this hormone causes what

Answer 4

-beta, insulin, lower
-insulin increase the permeability of the cells to glucose so that they can be taken in and stored as glycogen in the liver, muscles, and fat
-hyposecretion: hyperglycemia, high levels
-hypersecretion: hypoglycemia, low levels