QMA INSULIN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

QMA INSULIN EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
RAPID ACTING INSULIN - -Humalog, Novolog, clear, onset 15min, peak 1-
2hours, last 3-4 hours

-REGULAR INSULIN - -Humulin R, Novolin R, clear, onset 0.5-1 hour, peak 4-
10, last 5-7 hours

-INTERMEDIATE NPH - -Humulin N, Novolin N, cloudy, onset 2-4, peak 4-
10,last 10-16 hours

-LONG-ACTING INSULIN - -Lantus, Levemir, clear, onset 2-4, peak less,0-24

-ISETS OF LANNERHANS - -CLUSTER OF CELLS IN THE PANCREAS THAT
SECRETE INSULIN AND GLUCAGON

-2 FUNCTIONS OF THE PANCREAS - -Makes and Secretes Insulin and
Glucagon to regulate blood sugar levels and break down food in the
intestines

-3 ENZYMES PRODUCED BY THE PANCREAS - -LIPASE-FATS
PROTEASE-PROTEINS
AMYLASE-CARBOHYDRATES

-2 MAIN HORMONES PRODUCED BY THE PANCREAS - -insulin glucagon

-Glucose levels - -reach peak in 30 mins returns to baseline in 3 hours

-Normal blood glucose level - -70-110

-polydipsia - -excessive thirst

-polyuria - -excessive urination

-polyphagia - -excessive hunger

-ketoacidosis - -excessive production of ketones, making the blood acid

-diabetes mellitus - -DM- disease of hormone

-Ketones - -alternative fuel made by the liver when cells not getting glucose

-Glucagon - -turns proteins in the liver to sugar energy for the cells