Understanding Diabetes Development: Blood Sugar Regulation Fundamentals

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What does the negative feedback system indicate?

The body reacts neutrally to the initial event

The body will further increase the initial event

The final event will be similar to the initial event

The final event will be opposite to the initial event (correct)

In a positive feedback system, what happens to the final event compared to the initial event?

It is similar to the initial event (correct)

It becomes opposite to the initial event

It decreases

It remains constant

What is the hormone that increases uterine contractions during childbirth?

Glucagon

Oxytocin (correct)

Adrenaline

Insulin

Which gland produces oxytocin during childbirth?

Pituitary gland Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of oxytocin in childbirth?

Stimulates uterine contractions Signup and view all the answers

Which pancreatic cells produce insulin in response to high blood glucose?

Beta cells Signup and view all the answers

How does the body respond in a positive feedback loop?

By amplifying the initial event Signup and view all the answers

What happens if blood glucose concentration gets higher than normal range?

The brain stimulates pancreas to produce more glucagon Signup and view all the answers

What does the body do in a negative feedback system if there is a decrease in blood glucose levels?

Stimulates pancreatic beta cells to produce more insulin Signup and view all the answers

What happens in a positive feedback system when something increases?

The body further increases it Signup and view all the answers

Understanding Diabetes Development: Blood Sugar Regulation Fundamentals

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Questions and Answers

What does the negative feedback system indicate?

In a positive feedback system, what happens to the final event compared to the initial event?

What is the hormone that increases uterine contractions during childbirth?

Which gland produces oxytocin during childbirth?

What is the role of oxytocin in childbirth?

Which pancreatic cells produce insulin in response to high blood glucose?

How does the body respond in a positive feedback loop?

What happens if blood glucose concentration gets higher than normal range?

What does the body do in a negative feedback system if there is a decrease in blood glucose levels?

What happens in a positive feedback system when something increases?

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