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level: Temperature & Glucose Regulation

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level questions: Temperature & Glucose Regulation

QuestionAnswer
what does the hypothalamus do?measures temperature of the blood flowing through it, collects information from temperature sensors around the body, and decides if it is too hot or too cold
What is the normal constant body temperature?37 degrees celsius
what is vasodilation?blood vessels near the surface of your skin allows blood to flow through them
what is vasoconstriction?keeping the blood away from the surface of the skin
what does the hypothalamus do if you are too hot?it sends signals to the body via the nervous system sends a signal to your sweat glands to secrete sweat
state the function of insulintells receptors on certain cells to take in some of the glucose floating around in our blood
state the function of glucagonincreases blood glucose
How do you fix low levels of glucose?1. pancreas detects low concentration of glucose 2. Secretes glucagon into the blood stream 3. Liver cells break it down into glucose and release it back into the blood stream
How do you fix high levels of glucose?1. pancreas detects high concentration of glucose 2. Secretes insulin into the blood stream 3. the insulin binds to receptors on certain cells which takes in some of the glucose floating around in our blood
What are the two main cells that take in the glucose floating around in our blood?Liver cells and muscle cells
What kind of feedback loop does insulin and glucagon demonstrate?negative feedback loop