QMA INSULIN PRACTICE TEST
endocrinevcsystemvc-vcanswer--
composedvcofvcglandsvcthatvcsecretevcdifferentvctypesvcofvchormonevcthatvcaffectvcalmostvc
everyvccell,vcorganvcandvcfunctionvcofvcyourvcbody.vcItvcisvcessentialvcinvcregulatingvcgrowthvc
andvcdevelopment,vcmetabolism,vcasvcwellvcasvcreproductivevcprocessesvcandvcmood.
Thevcpancreasvcisvcavcglandvcinvcthevc_________vcsystem?vc-vcanswer--
EndocrinevcSystem
Thevcpancreasvcsecretesvcwhichvctwovchormones?vc-vcanswer--Insulinvc,vcGlucagon
WhatvcisvcthevcpurposevcofvcInsulin?vc-vcanswer--
Tovccarryvcglucosevcfromvcthevcbloodvcstreamvcintovcthevccellsvcforvcusevcofvcenergyvcandvcfu
el
Normalvcfastingvcorvcacvcbloodvcsugarvcrange?vc-vcanswer--70-110
ketoacidosisvc-vcanswer--excessivevcproductionvcofvcketones,vcmakingvcthevcbloodvcacid
diabetesvcmellitusvc-vcanswer--
insulinvcisvcnotvcsecretedvcadequatelyvcorvctissuesvcarevcresistantvctovcitsvceffects
SevenvcsignsvcofvcDiabetesvcMellitusvc-vcanswer--
unusualvcthirst,vcfrequentvcurination,vcextremevchunger,vcblurredvcvision,vcunusualvcweight
vclost,vcextremevcfatigue,vcirritability
whatvcarevcthevctwovcmostvccommonvcdiabetesvcmellitusvc-vcanswer--typevc1vc&vctypevc2
Whatvcisvctypevc1vcdiabetes?vc-vcanswer--
insulinvcdependent,vcdiagnosedvcinvcchildhoodvcorvcearlyvcadulthood
Whatvcisvctypevc2vcdiabetesvcmellitus?vc-vcanswer--
poorvclifevcstylevcchoices,vcexcessivevcbodyvcfat,vcproducesvcinsulinvcbutvcbodyvcdoesntvcus
evcitvceffectivelyvcknownvcasvcinsulinvcresistance
Howvcdoesvcagingvcaffectvcthevcbodyvcasvcrelatedvctovcdiabetesvcandvcthevcpancreas?vc-
vcanswer--
Cellsvcbecomevcmorevcresistantvctovcthevceffectsvcofvcinsulin,vcmorevcdifficultyvcmetabolizin
gvcglucose,vcThevccellsvcinvcthevcpancreasvcthatvcproducevcinsulinvcbecomesvclessvcsensitiv
evcwithvcagevcandvcdon'tvcproducevcinsulinvcquicklyvcenoughvctovcrespondvctovchighvcbloodvc
sugar.
WhatvcarevcthevcthreevcP'svcofvchyperglycemia?vc-vcanswer--polyuriavc-
vcfrequentvcurination,vcpolydipsia-vcfrequentvcthirst,vcpolyphagia-frequent vchunger
endocrinevcsystemvc-vcanswer--
composedvcofvcglandsvcthatvcsecretevcdifferentvctypesvcofvchormonevcthatvcaffectvcalmostvc
everyvccell,vcorganvcandvcfunctionvcofvcyourvcbody.vcItvcisvcessentialvcinvcregulatingvcgrowthvc
andvcdevelopment,vcmetabolism,vcasvcwellvcasvcreproductivevcprocessesvcandvcmood.
Thevcpancreasvcisvcavcglandvcinvcthevc_________vcsystem?vc-vcanswer--
EndocrinevcSystem
Thevcpancreasvcsecretesvcwhichvctwovchormones?vc-vcanswer--Insulinvc,vcGlucagon
WhatvcisvcthevcpurposevcofvcInsulin?vc-vcanswer--
Tovccarryvcglucosevcfromvcthevcbloodvcstreamvcintovcthevccellsvcforvcusevcofvcenergyvcandvcfu
el
Normalvcfastingvcorvcacvcbloodvcsugarvcrange?vc-vcanswer--70-110
ketoacidosisvc-vcanswer--excessivevcproductionvcofvcketones,vcmakingvcthevcbloodvcacid
diabetesvcmellitusvc-vcanswer--
insulinvcisvcnotvcsecretedvcadequatelyvcorvctissuesvcarevcresistantvctovcitsvceffects
SevenvcsignsvcofvcDiabetesvcMellitusvc-vcanswer--
unusualvcthirst,vcfrequentvcurination,vcextremevchunger,vcblurredvcvision,vcunusualvcweight
vclost,vcextremevcfatigue,vcirritability
whatvcarevcthevctwovcmostvccommonvcdiabetesvcmellitusvc-vcanswer--typevc1vc&vctypevc2
Whatvcisvctypevc1vcdiabetes?vc-vcanswer--
insulinvcdependent,vcdiagnosedvcinvcchildhoodvcorvcearlyvcadulthood
Whatvcisvctypevc2vcdiabetesvcmellitus?vc-vcanswer--
poorvclifevcstylevcchoices,vcexcessivevcbodyvcfat,vcproducesvcinsulinvcbutvcbodyvcdoesntvcus
evcitvceffectivelyvcknownvcasvcinsulinvcresistance
Howvcdoesvcagingvcaffectvcthevcbodyvcasvcrelatedvctovcdiabetesvcandvcthevcpancreas?vc-
vcanswer--
Cellsvcbecomevcmorevcresistantvctovcthevceffectsvcofvcinsulin,vcmorevcdifficultyvcmetabolizin
gvcglucose,vcThevccellsvcinvcthevcpancreasvcthatvcproducevcinsulinvcbecomesvclessvcsensitiv
evcwithvcagevcandvcdon'tvcproducevcinsulinvcquicklyvcenoughvctovcrespondvctovchighvcbloodvc
sugar.
WhatvcarevcthevcthreevcP'svcofvchyperglycemia?vc-vcanswer--polyuriavc-
vcfrequentvcurination,vcpolydipsia-vcfrequentvcthirst,vcpolyphagia-frequent vchunger
