Diabetes (advanced level)
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Quiz
1.What factors describe type 1 and type 2 diabetes? Drag the options to the correct column.
| Type 1 diabetes | Type 2 diabetes |
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Pancreas stops making insulin
Develops in people over 40
Typically develops before the age of 40.
Immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells
Associated with lack of exercise and poor diet
About 10% of diabetes cases
Body cells do not respond to insulin
About 90% of diabetes cases
2. Complete these two flow diagrams to show how the body reacts to high and low blood glucose levels in a person without diabetes.
Blood glucose above normal
Blood glucose below normal
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Liver converts glucose to glycogen
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Pancreas releases insulin
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Blood glucose levels are brought back to normal
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Pancreas releases glucagon
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Glucagon stimulates liver to release stored glucose from glycogen
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Blood glucose levels rise to normal level
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Fat cells convert glucose to triglycerides
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Detected by pancreas
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Muscle converts glucose to glycogen
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Detected by pancreas
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3. What type of molecule is insulin?
4. Which part of the cell links amino acids together to make a protein?
5. Why is the three-dimensional structure of insulin important?
