how blood sugar levels are regulated in your body. Blood sugar level (also known as blood glucose level) is the amount of glucose (sugar) in the blood. The amount of glucose in the blood is expressed as millimoles per litre (mmol/l). Blood sugar levels are tightly regulated in the human body. Glucose‚ transported via the bloodstream‚ is the primary source of energy for the body’s cells. The levels of glucose in the blood are monitored by the cells in the pancreas. If the blood glucose level falls
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Hormones Every living organism on Earth has some sort of organ system. For example‚ humans have their endocrine system. The endocrine system is a group of organs that release different biological substances called hormones. There are vast amounts of hormones‚ which means there are multiple uses that are necessary for survival. Hormones have multiple roles in the human body. For example‚ they assure that growth‚ development and maturation occurs properly and on time. Also hormones‚ help control
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HORMONES Hormones are a class of regulatory biochemicals produced in all multicellular organisms by glands‚ and transported by the circulatory system to a distant target organ to coordinate its physiology and behavior. They serve as a major form of communication between different organs and tissues. Hormones regulate a variety of physiological and behavioral activities‚ including digestion‚ metabolism‚ respiration‚ tissue function‚ sensory perception‚ sleep‚excretion‚ lactation‚ stress‚ growth and
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Lab Exercise 8.5.1 Hormone Levels During The Menstrual Cycle a) WX represents the hormones‚ which stimulate the follicle‚ FSH‚ and YZ represents the thickening of the corpus luteum‚ done by LH‚ which produces progesterone (Y). b) The ovarian hormones released by WX is estrogen and progesterone is released by YZ. c) Estrogen and progesterone exert negative feedback effects. d) See attached graph. e) See attached graph. f) Before ovulation the temperature slowly decreases and
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role in modern business? 2 ‘History repeats itself.’ Do you agree? 3 To what extent is formal education effective? 4 ‘The only victims of war are the poor or the innocent.’ Discuss. 5 Can the use of nuclear energy be justified? 6 Assess the factors which affect the distribution of population in your country. 7 Can mathematics be made fun‚ interesting and worthwhile? 8 Which should be medicine’s main priority – the quality or the length of life? 9 Assess
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Thyroid hormones are essential for the body to function normally. To achieve this purpose‚ the thyroid hormones must be present in the body in the correct amount -- not too little and not too much. Hyperthyroidism is the medical term applied to an over-active thyroid gland with consequent excess secretion of thyroid hormones (T3 and T4)‚ causing the body to “speed up.” Hyperthyroidism with an enlarged thyroid gland is more popularly known as toxic goiter. What are the causes of hyperthyroidism
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7) At what age do children have all their primary teeth‚ and how many are there? 2 years old and 20. (862) 8) The solutes contained in saliva include sodium‚ potassium‚ Chlorine‚ Phosphate‚ Hydrochloride (K+‚ Cl-‚ PO43-‚ HCO3-). (860-861) 9) The stomach initiates protein digestion and denatures proteins. T/F (866‚ 871) 10) Chyme is created in the stomach. (866) 11) Hydrochloric acid is secreted by which of the secretory cells of the stomach? Parietal cells
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allowing the – (9) efflux / influx (circle or highlight one) – of (10) _______________________ ions. This causes a membrane potential change known as (11) ___________________________‚ which brings the membrane potential closer to the point at which the action potential will occur. If (12) ___________________ (the voltage at which an action potential is generated) is reached at the (13) ______________ ________ (area) of the neuron‚ then an action potential will be generated because (14) ________________________-gated
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WHAT IS SEX ‚ HUMAN SEXUALITY‚ SEX HORMONES AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED HORMONES Table of Contents Introduction3 What is human sexuality3 1. Biological dimension………………………………………..4 2. Psychological dimension……………………………………4 3. Sociocultural dimension…………………………………….4 Sex hormones……………………………………………………………5 Human sexual response cycle6 i. Excitement……………………………………………………...7 ii. Plateau………………………………………………………….8 iii. Orgasm…………………………………………………………8 iv. Resolution………………………………………………………9
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Blood sugar levels and dementia: how our diet could be leading to memory impairment Dementia and memory loss is of major concern for all of us. It is estimated that 35 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and it has been proposed that this number will grow to around 100 million within the next thirty years (Copped’e‚ 2012). Although‚ it has previously been established that an important risk factor of dementia is diabetes (Bijal‚ 2012)‚ new evidence now suggests that sugar intake
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