Endocrine part II Questions With Complete Solutions

What glands are in endocrine system? (6) correct answer: pituitary adrenal thyroid parathyroid pancreas gonads Natural chemicals that communicates with fifty million target cells in the body. Regulate, coordinate, integrate metabolic and physiologic activities in our body to maintain homeostasis. Negative feedback system correct answer: hormones Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disorder caused by a reduction or absence of the production of insulin by the ____ cells of the ____. Diabetes mellitus diagnosis requires how many consecutive fasting blood sugar levels at what scores? correct answer: beta cells of the pancreas 2 consecutive fasting blood sugars greater than 126 mg/dL *Type 1 diabetes* Due to an absolute insulin deficiency. Cells cannot use glucose so body breaks down fat (____). ___ ____ can occur when there is hyperglycemia more than 250 mg/dL. correct answer: ketones diabetic ketoacidosis Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs when there is hyperglycemia more than Type 1 or type 2? correct answer: 250mg/dL type 1 *Type 2 diabetes* What is the body producing but is ineffective to control glucose levels? correct answer: insulin What two hormones play important role in storage of glucose? What are they produced by? What type of system does this contain? correct answer: insulin glucagon islets of Langerhans in pancreas feedback system What is needed to maintain normal glucose levels? correct answer: islet of Langerhans in pancreas What hormone responds to hypoglycemia? What cells secrete this hormone? correct answer: glucagon alpha cells