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As the carbohydrate-rich bread digests in your stomach, how do you think your body will
respond? The body will try to decrease the level of glucose in the blood which have
increased after eating the pizza.
Click on each circle in the image below to take a look at some of the actions that the pancreas
can take on. How would you predict it would respond to this situation? It will produce the
hormone insulin
Select the description that best describes the step in blood-sugar regulation in the images below:
Food is converted into glucose and enters the bloodstream
The pancreas senses the increase in blood sugar and releases insulin
Select a description for what's happening in each of the images below: Stimulus
Receptors
Effectors
Response
Which of the following are examples of negative feedback? When you get too hot, your
body produces sweat to cool you down.
When blood sugar levels increase, the body releases insulin to lower glucose levels.
, Match the appropriate description to the correct location on the diagram. Insufficient
insulin is released
Sugar is unable to enter into the cells of the body
Blood sugar levels remain high
Take a look at some of the actions that the pancreas can take on. How do you predict it would
respond to this situation? The pancreas will produce the hormone glucagon.
Select the text that best describes the step in blood-sugar regulation in the areas below.
The lack of food decreases the level of glucose in the blood stream
The pancreas sense the decrease in blood sugar and releases glucagon
Glucose signals liver and muscle cells to release glucose
Blood glucose levels rise, increasing glucose levels back to normal
Choose which would be the best source of energy to tap into after using up all the carbohydrates.
Fats
After how many days does the body significantly increase its conversion of fatty acids (fat) into
ketone bodies to use as an energy source? 2 days
Choose the next best source of energy to tap into after using up ketone bodies. Proteins
Answers| Latest Update
As the carbohydrate-rich bread digests in your stomach, how do you think your body will
respond? The body will try to decrease the level of glucose in the blood which have
increased after eating the pizza.
Click on each circle in the image below to take a look at some of the actions that the pancreas
can take on. How would you predict it would respond to this situation? It will produce the
hormone insulin
Select the description that best describes the step in blood-sugar regulation in the images below:
Food is converted into glucose and enters the bloodstream
The pancreas senses the increase in blood sugar and releases insulin
Select a description for what's happening in each of the images below: Stimulus
Receptors
Effectors
Response
Which of the following are examples of negative feedback? When you get too hot, your
body produces sweat to cool you down.
When blood sugar levels increase, the body releases insulin to lower glucose levels.
, Match the appropriate description to the correct location on the diagram. Insufficient
insulin is released
Sugar is unable to enter into the cells of the body
Blood sugar levels remain high
Take a look at some of the actions that the pancreas can take on. How do you predict it would
respond to this situation? The pancreas will produce the hormone glucagon.
Select the text that best describes the step in blood-sugar regulation in the areas below.
The lack of food decreases the level of glucose in the blood stream
The pancreas sense the decrease in blood sugar and releases glucagon
Glucose signals liver and muscle cells to release glucose
Blood glucose levels rise, increasing glucose levels back to normal
Choose which would be the best source of energy to tap into after using up all the carbohydrates.
Fats
After how many days does the body significantly increase its conversion of fatty acids (fat) into
ketone bodies to use as an energy source? 2 days
Choose the next best source of energy to tap into after using up ketone bodies. Proteins
