BSC 1005 Test 1: Diabetes Study Guide
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The inability for cells to remove glucose from the bloodstream, which leads to high
levels of glucose in the blood, is known as ______. - ANSWER Diabetes
Diabetes affects what percentage of Americans? - ANSWER 10.5%, nearly 34 million
people.
Diabetes costs the American economy how much annually? - ANSWER 300 billion
The energy source that drives all of life's functions: - ANSWER ATP
A steady state within your body: - ANSWER Homeostasis
The process by which the energy in glucose is used to make ATP: - ANSWER Cellular
Respiration
Causes cells to take in glucose from the blood: - ANSWER Insulin
Cause the liver to release glucose into the blood: - ANSWER Glucagon
What is the body's response to rising levels of blood glucose? - ANSWER The pancreas
releases insulin
Controlled experiments involving humans, such as tests of new medications are called
________ ________ _________. - ANSWER Human Clinical Trials
An investigation of a population to determine what factors affect health is called: -
ANSWER Epidemiological study
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The inability for cells to remove glucose from the bloodstream, which leads to high
levels of glucose in the blood, is known as ______. - ANSWER Diabetes
Diabetes affects what percentage of Americans? - ANSWER 10.5%, nearly 34 million
people.
Diabetes costs the American economy how much annually? - ANSWER 300 billion
The energy source that drives all of life's functions: - ANSWER ATP
A steady state within your body: - ANSWER Homeostasis
The process by which the energy in glucose is used to make ATP: - ANSWER Cellular
Respiration
Causes cells to take in glucose from the blood: - ANSWER Insulin
Cause the liver to release glucose into the blood: - ANSWER Glucagon
What is the body's response to rising levels of blood glucose? - ANSWER The pancreas
releases insulin
Controlled experiments involving humans, such as tests of new medications are called
________ ________ _________. - ANSWER Human Clinical Trials
An investigation of a population to determine what factors affect health is called: -
ANSWER Epidemiological study
