2/2/26, 3:48 PM PhysioEx Exercise 4 Activity 2
PhysioEx Lab Report
Exercise 4: Endocrine System Physiology
Activity 2: Plasma Glucose, Insulin, and Diabetes Mellitus
Name: Morris
Date: 2 February 2026
Session ID: session
Pre-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 5 out of 5 questions correctly.
1 Which of the following statements is false?
You correctly answered: Insulin is a hormone secreted into the stomach to aid with starch
digestion.
2 Which of the following statements is true?
You correctly answered: All of these statements are true.
3 A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus implies that
You correctly answered: the pancreas is not producing sufficient insulin.
4 A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus implies that
You correctly answered: the cells of the body are unresponsive to circulating insulin.
5 Glucagon is a hormone
You correctly answered: that opposes the action of insulin.
Experiment Results
Predict Question
1 Predict Question: To measure the amount of plasma glucose in a patient sample
Your answer: the optical density of the sample will be measured and the glucose
concentration will be extrapolated from the glucose standard curve.
Stop & Think Question
1 Why does the color in the tubes vary?
You correctly answered: The tubes contain different amounts of glucose.
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PhysioEx Lab Report
Exercise 4: Endocrine System Physiology
Activity 2: Plasma Glucose, Insulin, and Diabetes Mellitus
Name: Morris
Date: 2 February 2026
Session ID: session
Pre-lab Quiz Results
You scored 100% by answering 5 out of 5 questions correctly.
1 Which of the following statements is false?
You correctly answered: Insulin is a hormone secreted into the stomach to aid with starch
digestion.
2 Which of the following statements is true?
You correctly answered: All of these statements are true.
3 A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus implies that
You correctly answered: the pancreas is not producing sufficient insulin.
4 A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus implies that
You correctly answered: the cells of the body are unresponsive to circulating insulin.
5 Glucagon is a hormone
You correctly answered: that opposes the action of insulin.
Experiment Results
Predict Question
1 Predict Question: To measure the amount of plasma glucose in a patient sample
Your answer: the optical density of the sample will be measured and the glucose
concentration will be extrapolated from the glucose standard curve.
Stop & Think Question
1 Why does the color in the tubes vary?
You correctly answered: The tubes contain different amounts of glucose.
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